Author Topic: NMA Merchandise Situation  (Read 39 times)

MaoLee

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NMA Merchandise Situation
« on: June 26, 2026, 05:42:25 AM »
When I recently went to an NMA concert, I was totally disappointed by the selection of merchandise. A hoodie with that horse that’s been popping up all over T-shirts and hoodies lately—and it doesn’t even have an NMA logo on it. A T-shirt with nothing but a list of concerts from the last few years on the back. Any random rock band could pull that off. It doesn’t even motivate me to keep looking longer or buy any of it.

One of the latest T-shirts didn’t even have a print on the back, even though it can’t be that hard to find a good two-line quote from NMA’s lyrics. Another one didn’t have the typical handwritten font like earlier shirts.

For me, the merchandise stand in particular was always a constant and very band-oriented gathering point with consistently interesting offerings. What on earth happened there? Even the NMA shop seems pretty neglected compared to earlier times.

Is it just me, or do others feel the same way?

Guillaume

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Re: NMA Merchandise Situation
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2026, 08:27:15 AM »
One more reason to wait for the release of their new album so that the merchandising can be reborn!

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Re: NMA Merchandise Situation
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2026, 11:15:51 PM »

Gotta say that I've not been terribly fond of NMA merch over the last few years... I remember the days when there were interesting designs on offer on every tour... not so much recently.  In fact I genuinely can't remember the last time I bought a t-shirt at a show... might even be pre-Covid times?

All of which is personal taste of course, maybe the merch in question work for others.  Whenever I go and see a band I like who are running their own affairs and don't have a big record label behind them I will always check out the merch and try and buy something,  But, at the same time, I've had a bit of a downturn in my finances over the last few years, I've been struggling a bit,  and I've haven't got the cash available to chuck away on something I don't really like.  I'll always stretch my cash to see NMA (with all the subsequent costs that it involves!) but a t-shirt with an uninteresting design?  Sorry, too much...

It's been said before on this Forum that we'd all love to have some classic and rare t-shirts reprinted but I guess there's some issues issues with copyright or something?
... we might still get this Forum back to something like former glories!