Coldplay Remove Tour Merchandise Because It's 'Crap'

Coldplay have pulled selected items of tour merchandise on their current US jaunt, because in the words of Chris Martin, it is "crap".

The band felt the quality of some items on sale was substandard, which led to the removal of the goods from merch stalls at the concerts.

"We were in the dressing room in L.A. looking at some of the stuff and much of it, especially some of the t-shirts, looked terrible." Frontman Martin is quoted as saying.

"We put so much work into our music. The same quality control has to extend to stuff being sold at our shows and we made that clear. It has to be a no crap zone."

Thanks for the report to AngryApe.

Comments

[AVIDFANOFSOUNDS]

maybe they should remove the music as well

[slann101]

^ harsh and uncalled for.

i think its good theyve decided to remove sub stabdard merchendise. how many times have you came home from a show to find the shirts are basicly pieces of shit?

[Mithaearon]

AVIDFANOFSOUNDS wrote:

maybe they should remove the music as well

Darn you got there before me! So true.

[polaroidvision]

slann101 wrote:

^ harsh and uncalled for.

i think its good theyve decided to remove sub stabdard merchendise. how many times have you came home from a show to find the shirts are basicly pieces of shit?

+1 on both points.

I like Coldplay.

[recliner33]

AVIDFANOFSOUNDS wrote:

maybe they should remove the music as well

I was thinking the exact same thing when I first read the article.

[GuitarSymphony]

Get that crap out of the No Crap Zone.
For the record, Coldplay are NOT in the No Crap Zone.
Coldplay has made some astounding pieces of music.
Whether you like Coldplay or not, they're a band that can't be ignored.
Respect your fellow musicians, we all work so hard.

[Fatally Jon]

I wish other bands did this as well.
Some of the shirts for some of my favorite bands just look incredibly dumb, and most of them don't pertain to the band at all.
Like, what does a skeleton geisha have to do with Coheed & Cambria?

[papersun87]

That's hilarious . . . but yeah, so many great bands have crappy swag. It's cool to see a band actually say, "Hey, we're not selling this."

[Gnomestar]

to be fair something at their shows needs to be exciting...


nah it's good that a band refuses to sell crap merch

[stevezy]

yeah at least they care about the quality of the merch. most shit goes out without the band's approval whatsoever.

[slann101]

'Like, what does a skeleton geisha have to do with Coheed & Cambria?'

im sorry, but that sounds awsome.

coheed and cambria = win
+
skeleton geisha = win
=

TOTAL WIN

[ticklemeemo]

Good for them! Crap is not good.

[acshadow25]

no crap zone? i dont even think i have to make a joke about that haha they may as well just remove everything

[XtractionProces]

If more bands say no to shitty merchandise, bet both your balls you won't see the quote anywhere.

Ego ftw.

[zodiac32]

I don't like Coldplay, but they should replace their medchandise

[David_Bowie=GOD]

slann101 wrote:

^ harsh and uncalled for.

i think its good theyve decided to remove sub stabdard merchendise. how many times have you came home from a show to find the shirts are basicly pieces of shit?

20 dollar pieces of shit for that matter. That's why I order better shit online if im going to. I swear if I see an astronaught on another band t-shirt im going to shit a chicken!

And yes, they should also get rid of their shitty music to whoever said that first.

[ThePedestrian17]

my band sells band pants instead of shirts

[Frage66]

Mithaearon wrote:

AVIDFANOFSOUNDS wrote:

maybe they should remove the music as well

Darn you got there before me! So true.

If you're not a Coldplay fan, than don't read messages about them. :s

[megadethirish]

I dont care what anyone says, everyone likes at least one Coldplay song...I wudnt be their biggest fan but they do write some very good stuff!