MERGED--> Merchandise + European Merchandise + Prices

[Jimhb]

Merchandise

Does anyone have any photos of the European merchandise? Is it much different from the stuff they sold in the US??

 

[1stOne]

More importantly, does it take as long to buy the damned stuff?

 

[Westport]

I was just thinking the same thing....

Let's go Europe...share with us some photos!!!

 

[TheEdge1987]

European Merchandise

What merchandise has been available in Europe so far? Is it roughly the same as North America and have badges been available to buy?

 

[greety]

I think the stuf is the same, badges, yes, €2, a piece;
Prices here are even more crazy.
A baby doll cost $35 in the States right? Well here it is €35, so that's even more expensive (given the euro is still a bit stronger than the $)

 

[Penfold]

the merch at manchester was ridiculous the majority of the t-shirts where £20 which works out about $35 anyway but £8 for a sodding key chain they can F%@K right off the hoodie was just plain black with the black and red circle and that was £50 ($90) programmes where £15......... don't want to turn this into a rant though cos i bought 2 t-shirts for myself and was pi$$ed that they didn't have the vintage t-shirts that you got

 

[RevDerek]

My family bought one official t-shirt (£20) and outside the ground in the carpark at manchester after the event we bought three unofficial (better design) t-shirts for £15.
Amazingly, the sales were cash only - so if you wanted a hoodie, t-shirt, programme and poster, you needed to be carrying about a hundred quid cash. Mad!

 

[*biggreg*]

Penfold, the only stalls where I saw the vintage shirts were the ones on the floor inside the arena., but £70 a throw....you can pick up the originals for less!!
The card machines kept breaking down, they even ran out of paper on a couple of stalls, so Rev's right. Got myself a three Symbol shirt (my girlfriend askin why as I already have two?!? - from other tours just the different symbols - and a hoodie (black, 05 on reverse).

*greg*

 

[Lukeskywalker]

Paid £15 for a programme. Got it home read it. Bullshit. U2 going corporate. Compare it to the quality photobook we got on Josh Tree tour.

 

[rjhbonovox]

Paid £15 for a programme. Got it home read it. Bullshit. U2 going corporate. Compare it to the quality photobook we got on Josh Tree tour.

I see some guy selling programmes for £8 at about 8pm.

 

[digsy]

uk merchandise costs?

anyone have any idea or can offer some guidance - i would like to khow how much money to take with me to the concerts.
compared to the US, how much were the t-shirts for example and was the stock the same?

 

[Jimali]

t-shirt prices started at £20 which is a bit of a rip-off IMO!!! After shelling out a right few bob for the tickets, it would be a good gesture if U2 could somehow keep the merchandise prices to a minimum.
I expect the stock and designs would be the same or similar.......obviously the tour dates on the back would differ.

 

[digsy]

t-shirt prices started at £20 which is a bit of a rip-off IMO!!! After shelling out a right few bob for the tickets, it would be a good gesture if U2 could somehow keep the merchandise prices to a minimum.
I expect the stock and designs would be the same or similar.......obviously the tour dates on the back would differ.

£20?!?!?!holy crap - thats insan for a tshirt, and that only the starting price!
anyone know how much the programmes were??

 

[the edges plec]

I thought the price of the t-shirts was'nt too bad but the programmes at £15 each was a bit steep

 

[ClaytonMan]

Badges were £1, Keyring £8 Hoodie £50 And again T shirts £20, Now considering someone told me T shirts for Queen concert wer £25 i dont think the price was that bad.

 

[zwervers2]

I thought the price of the t-shirts was'nt too bad but the programmes at £15 each was a bit steep

insanity is not a dirty word in the U2 vocabulary

 

[digsy]

insanity is not a dirty word in the U2 vocabulary

its just other concerts i've been to shirts are normally about 315 so isuppose £20 isnt to bad i guess
but when i really want a program and som badges as well it all really starts to add up!!!

 

[zwervers2]

its just other concerts i've been to shirts are normally about 315 so isuppose £20 isnt to bad i guess
but when i really want a program and som badges as well it all really starts to add up!!!

315 pound for a t-shirt??????????

That must be one hell of a t-shirt

 

[digsy]

oops
£15

 

[adele]

i bought a t-shirt for 20.00 i also wanted a baseball cap but didn't want to pay 15.00 for 1. If anone wants to sell theirs, i might be interested.

 

[what a bomb!]

not even gonna bother with merchandise, can only just afford the train fare! besides i got enough U2 shirts! including a vertigo one so im up to date! lol

 

[The Maestro]

Is the programme not worth bothering with then?

What's the keychain like?

 

[play it cool]

Is the programme not worth bothering with then?

What's the keychain like?

I haven't seen this one but I've long since stopped buying programmes - years ago they used to give you an idea ofwhat the concert was about, nowadays they are just a rip off, often without pictures of the current production. To me websites like this are far more informative, can point you at much better pictures and, crucially, at a much less painful price (i.e. naff all).

 

[gas panic]

Im only missing one shirt, i bought all the others i spent nearly £300, i got the cap, poster, hoodie, 2 flashing pins, the necklace, and programme, i already had the keyring & full set of badges from the first night in Sd from a friend

 

[gas panic]

What's the keychain like? [/B]

It's a red Metal V shape.

 

[ramblin rose]

Im only missing one shirt, i bought all the others i spent nearly £300, i got the cap, poster, hoodie, 2 flashing pins, the necklace, and programme, i already had the keyring & full set of badges from the first night in Sd from a friend

Ah flashing pins? What were they like? I wonder if these are Blinky Light guy's pin design?

Can you please describe? Or better yet post a scanned picture?

 

[zwervers2]

oops
£15

You made me realy curious!

 

[menelaos]

Im only missing one shirt, i bought all the others i spent nearly £300, i got the cap, poster, hoodie, 2 flashing pins, the necklace, and programme, i already had the keyring & full set of badges from the first night in Sd from a friend

You must REALLY love U2...!!!!

 

[stevec]

Hopefully I remember this correctly:

Badges - £1
Keyrings - £8
Programmes - £15 (Unofficial programmes were £5, but shit)
T-shirts - £20 / £25 (£70 for "Boy"/ "War" so-called classic t's)Necklace - £25
Hoodies - £50

The caps were awful and I didn't even bother looking at the price of them.

Personally I bought a keyring, both programmes, one HTDAAB "symbols" t-shirt and the hoodie. I had been saving £20 per month since January specifically for that reason. Total cost for me was £98.

 

[sonofabono]

T-shirt price was average at £20 but everything else was a bit overpriced to say the least!!!