Third Annual Band Shirt Day
Friday, September 20th, 2024. 

Portugal. The Man, Wilco, The Revivalists, The Format, K.Flay, Cherry Glazerr, Geese  & More Confirmed to Participate .

Band Shirt Day invites artists to donate proceeds directly from merch sales to causes of their choosing, including the official Band Shirt Day Fund in partnership with GoFundMe, which will collect funds to distribute evenly to six key causes: Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Project Hope, The Ally Coalition, MusicCares, and Animal Legal Defense Fund.

PHOENIX, AZ – August 2024: The third annual official Band Shirt Day (#BandShirtDay) is set for Friday September 20th. Celebrating the iconic “band tee,” this celebratory holiday drives a global fundraising initiative, uniting artists, fans, and the music industry at large. Event partners include MerchFriends, Hello Merch, Bandsintown, and WASTOIDS. 

Band Shirt Day brings artists together to sell merchandise through their official sales channels and donate proceeds to charitable organizations of their choice. Like Record Store Day or AUS Music T-Shirt Day in Australia, Band Shirt Day celebrates music culture, but takes things a step further by inviting artists to sell their merchandise while using their platform to create change. 

Artists can participate by pledging a portion of their merchandise sales to a desired cause, then using social media to engage fans to purchase and raise donations. With two prior campaigns accomplished which collectively raised over $30,000 for more than 80 unique charitable causes worldwide, Band Shirt Day 2024 hopes to make an even larger impact for good.

“As touring musicians, the Josh Abbott Band has the chance to interact with members of several communities. We believe our fan-base is one of the most loyal and supportive in the business and we also recognize that they have needs and ways that we can better serve them. Through interacting with our fans we have found areas we would like to offer awareness, fundraise and a helping hand when the occasion calls for it.”
-Josh Abbott Band, fundraising for the JAB Cares Foundation through Band Shirt Day 2024 

Early registered Band Shirt Day 2024 artists include Portugal. The Man, Wilco, The Revivalists, The Format, K.Flay, Cherry Glazerr, Geese and others, joining forces to raise funds on behalf of their selected organization or the official Band Shirt Day Fund. This year’s Band Shirt Day Fund recipients through GoFundMe includes ACLU, The Ally Coalition, MusiCaresPlanned Parenthood, Project Hope, and Animal Legal Defense Fund.

"On one hand, a band shirt is an everyday item. But when you think about all the varieties of musical experiences practically any band shirt represents, you realize how potent a symbol these garments really are. I'm always psyched to share in the community spirit that surrounds Band Shirt Day."
-JPW, Artist, Band Shirt Day 2022-2024

Artists can register to participate in Band Shirt Day here.

“I keep wearing shirts [until they are] so ripped–barely held together: Dead Kennedys, Jesus and Mary Chain. I have a Minor Threat shirt that my brother gave me, and it always reminds me of getting into punk and hearing that music for the first time. It was life changing and it really made me fall in love with music.”
–Oliver Ackermann, A Place to Bury Strangers, Band Shirt Day 2024 Artist 

A full list of participating Band Shirt Day artists, merch, and causes can be found here. 

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About MerchFriends 

MerchFriends 501(c) 6 is an organization bringing together some of the top names in the merch business to produce content, events, and educational material aimed at influencing and supporting a healthy independent music merch ecosystem. Led by Hello Merch co-founder Sam Means (The Format), MerchFriends' mission is to unite independent merchandise makers to support and sustain the industry and artists that they serve. https://www.merchfriends.org/ 

About Band Shirt Day 

Band Shirt Day is a global fundraising initiative, where artists come together for a single day to sell merchandise on their official sales channels and donate proceeds to charitable organizations of their choice. https://bandshirtday.com/ 

About Bandsintown

With over 600,000 artists, 88 million registered fans, and partnerships with Spotify, Apple, Shazam, Google, and more, Bandsintown has 1.5 billion monthly active users and delivers more than 5 billion personalized concert recommendations annually.

About WASTOIDS 

WASTOIDS is the audio/video channel from Hello Merch, creating television-ready live sessions, music videos, and an expanding array of music-focused podcasts. For more information, visit WASTOIDS.COM. 

About Hello Merch

Hello Merch started in 2008 as an outlet for bands, musicians, creative artists and businesses to manufacture and sell merchandise anywhere, without giving up their rights. Now, operating out of a historic warehouse and growing to include their own printing department and other services, Hello is shipping worldwide and close to sending their millionth order.

About GoFundMe

GoFundMe is a community-powered fundraising platform dedicated to helping people help each other. Founded in 2010, GoFundMe combines storytelling and fundraising to make it easy for people to ask for help, connect with supporters, and reach their goals. GoFundMe gives people a way to make a meaningful difference for the causes and communities that are most important, urgent, and relevant to them and society.

MerchFriends Media Contact: Jason P. Woodbury: Jason Woodbury jasonwoodbury@hellomerch.com

Band Shirt Day Contact: Dylan Gette-King dylan@bandshirtday.com 

Media Tools: https://bandshirtday.com/graphics