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Wear Your Old Band T-Shirt to Work Day 2015

Wear Your Old Band T-Shirt to Work Day returns as Steve announces who has won the Greatest Band T-Shirt of All Time vote, plus he is joined by graphic designer Peter Saville.

大象传媒 Radio 6 Music's 'Wear Your Old Band T-Shirt To Work Day' returns. Now in its eighth year, 'Wear Your Old Band t-shirt to Work Day' has grown into a celebration of the music t-shirt and the stories they tell, as well as being a chance for people to demonstrate their passion for a particular artist or group.

Steve will be encouraging music-lovers around the UK to dig out their favourite old band tee and wear it with pride wherever they are and whatever they're doing - whether that's at home, at college, at work. If they do and send in a picture via email or uploaded using #tshirtday, 6 Music will play a song relating to the artist or band on their t-shirt on air between 7am and 7pm.

And, new for 2015, this year has included a listener vote to find the greatest ever band t-shirt. To establish the shortlist, Steve enlisted the help of his discerning 6 Music listeners and also industry luminaries including artist Jeremy Deller, designer of the Yes artwork Roger Dean, illustrator Pete McKee, Mercury Prize shortlisted band Slaves, V&A curator Kristian Volsing, Design Museum and fellow 6 Music presenters.

The vote is now closed and Steve will be running down the list during the show. The winning T-shirt will then go on display at the Design Museum, complete with a description from Steve.

Steve speaks to graphic designer Peter Saville about designing Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures' shirt ahead of revealing who the winner of the Greatest Band T-Shirt 2015 vote is.

Steve says: "T-Shirt Day was originally aimed at finding an excuse for music fans to unearth one of their old band t-shirts and wear it to work for a day - a bit like a badge of musical honour - which we thought might be fun because there are so many stories surrounding these shirts. What's been brilliant, though, has been seeing the terrific array of band's names being paraded on the day - old and new groups, some of them quite obscure. And sure enough, they all have a tale behind them."

He continues: "Over the past couple of years, the day has now started becoming a bigger celebration of music-related t-shirts, saluting the designs and logos and the slogans, many of which have either ended up being quite iconic or deliberately notorious. That's why this year we'll also be attempting to crown the most popular or influential t-shirt of all time with a vote among our listeners.".

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    Common People

    • Island.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Jamming

    • Jammin' (Various Artists).
    • Mango.

  • Bloc Party

    Banquet

    • Wichita.

  • Blur

    For Tomorrow

  • Bad Brains

    Pay To Cum

    • Faster And Louder: Hardcore Punk Volume 1.
    • 2.

  • 隆Forward, Russia!

    Nine

    • Nine (Radio Edit).
    • Dance To The Radio.

  • Daniel Johnston

    Walking The Cow

    • Hi, How Are You.
    • Homestead Records.
    • 3.

  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.

  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.

    It's Tricky

    • London.

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen

    Cocoon

    • The Balcony.
    • Island.

  • Pixies

    Here Comes Your Man

    • 4 A.D..

  • Happy Mondays

    Step On

    • EMI.

  • The Human League

    Open Your Heart

    • VIRGIN.

  • Pop Will Eat Itself

    Karmadrome

    • (single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Teenage Fanclub

    Sparky's Dream

    • Creation Records.

  • Misfits

    Helena

  • The Stone Roses

    Fools Gold

    • Precious - Various Artists.
    • Dino.

  • Metallica

    Master of Puppets

    • Master Of Puppets.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 2.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Rock And Roll

    • Atlantic.

  • Wild Beasts

    A Simple Beautiful Truth

    • Domino.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Street Fighting Man

    • London.

  • The Smiths

    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 15.

  • Inspiral Carpets

    Saturn 5

    • Cow Records.

  • Sex Pistols

    God Save The Queen

    • Virgin.

  • OhBoy!

    God Look After The Quiet Kid

    • EP#2.
    • Lock and Key Records.

  • Primal Scream

    Loaded

    • Now.

  • Sonic Youth

    Dirty Boots

    • Geffen.

  • The Sisters of Mercy

    Black Planet

  • Guns N鈥� Roses

    Welcome To The Jungle

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • Geffen.

  • Ramones

    Blitzkrieg Bop

    • Sire.

  • 惭辞迟枚谤丑别补诲

    White Line Fever

  • Pink Floyd

    Money

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • Fontana.

  • Joy Division

    She's Lost Control

  • Hank C. Burnette

    Spinning Rock Boogie

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  • Fri 27 Nov 2015 16:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music