I dont really understand why you would buy a band tee if you don't know or like the band. Seems kinda weird to me but if that's what you wanna do, fine. Maybe the album art is cool? Idk man you do you.

I kinda get why people get upset when someone wears one and they dont know any songs but at the same time, doesn't really seem worth it to "call them out".

Just dont be surprised if someone asks what your favorite song from them is if you're wearing the bands merch.

I hate to sound like a cranky middle aged man, but that's exactly what I am so... Why does everyone now buy shirts for bands they've never heard and probably wouldn't even like if they did hear them?

I agree it's kind of shitty to interrogate someone about their T-shirt, so I never say anything about it but it just doesn't make sense to me...

I don't walk around wearing shirts for Taylor Swift or Jason Aldean because I don't listen to their music and I don't want people to assume that I do because then they might want to talk to me about it lol

I come from the Grunger generation where you'd only wear the bands you loved. I dont get why you'd wear a band shirt of a band you werent listening to.

Had a kid (well early 20s) come into work in a Nirvana smiley shirt a few years back. I said "Oh you like Nirvana, then?" (paraphrased as it was a couple of years back)

"What's that?"

"Your shirt."

"What??"

"You're wearing an old band's shirt!"

"No its not." Side-eyes me as she walks off. I was just excited as I thought someone was into the music. Ahh well.

I love wearing popular merchandise and acting like I have no idea what it is. It sends everyone around me into a fit of despair when I act like I don't know what my Star Wars shirt is.

People wear shirts they don’t know much about because they like the color, fit, and/or design. Pretty simple.

I have a Cowboy Bebop shirt. I have not watched Cowboy Bebop. The shirt was on sale and I needed an emergency shirt. I wear my Cowboy Bebop shirt without shame or remorse.

I had a friend back in high school who did this to a girt wearing a Nirvana shirt. He made her name 10 songs that weren't "Smells like Teen Spirit". He said she was a "fake fan" who shouldn't be allowed to wear/buy the shirt because of the 10 songs she named, one of them was a cover.

My mate was out at a book launch for a musician and one of the young bar staff was wearing a t-shirt of a punk band from the 70's. He was having a good natured banter with her and pointed at the shirt saying, "Like you know who that is."
"That's my Dad." she said.
I have a funny picture of them posing for a selfie together afterwards.

My mother in law gave me this shirt, not knowing it was anime.

I've never seen a single episode of Gundam, but I occasionally receive compliments from people and don't have the heart to tell them I'm not as cool as they think I am.

Whoever does this to random people wearing shirts:

Screw you.

Well, I'm an old fuck, and I don't give a fuck.

I made a friendly acquaintance with a cashier at the local grocery because he was wearing a band shirt and didn't actually know anything about the band. Offered to introduce him to some of their stuff, he liked it, and now we talk music when I go there.

Now, I will say that if you're going to wear a shirt portraying something that's part of pop culture like a band or movie, you need to be open to conversations about it, same as you would with anything else you're advertising on your body. You wear a Cowboys hat, expect football discussions, even if it was just something you found, you dig?

I've been listening to Led Zep my whole life, own their albums on vinyl, can sing along to every song off of the first four albums, have covered them in more than one band.

Gun to my head? I couldn't name more than a couple songs.

Between having a terrible memory and listening to entire albums over individual songs I can't make songs from any band I love, hell, half the time I couldn't name the album. I try to listen to a few new albums every week, how the hell can I remember all that? I spent four hours trying to find a solo I heard last month to show my girlfriend, listening to every album I've listened to since then, she stopped caring long before I found it.

I don't know where I was going with this, but if a douchebag pulled the shit from the comic on me I think I'd beat him to death with my original Zeppelin II pressing.

Tbh I don't get wearing band tees that you're not into especially when you find yourself in this situation enough times to have this reaction and make a comic about this exact situation. Tee shirts are cheap nowadays so why can't you just wear something different. I could understand if it's a hammy down or something you didn't pick but if you have the power to wear something your actually interested in why not do that. Or even just get a coat.

I've learned that when people ask you this stuff, you can just say no and walk away. It sounds so dumb and obvious, but I definitely felt like I had to justify myself when I was younger and it took until probably 30 to figure out I didn't actually owe anyone an explanation. Stupid socialization had me thinking I had to be nice, even to people who were being dicks.

I had a rule when I was young and still follow. I buy shirts of bands at the event I'm at. If I am seeing you at a show, I will be buying the shirt as a trophy for seeing them.

I should start wearing shirts for gen z bands and see if the reverse is true.

I saw a girl around twelve a few years ago wearing a Friends t-shirt; younger than the time since the shows ended. I didn't really watch the show but I was surprised to see someone so young wearing it. I asked about it and she said she just liked the shirt. I said "oh, okay" and moved along.

Wow what a poser. I bet she doesn't even know when Levi Strauss was born, despite clearly wearing jeans

It is valid, in my opinion, to assume that a person wearing a band shirt to be a fan of that particular band and while I wouldn't torture them with trivia questions I would at least expect them to give me a coherent answer to a question like "You like Led Zeppelin, eh?".

I wear band shirts not only because I like that particular band but as a way for like-minded people to maybe start a conversation with me at social gatherings.

Serves them right, little fuckin poser