R.E.M. Monster Tour 1995 European Tour Boot Tee – White XL

The shirt

This is a bootleg: a period, unofficial print, not licensed merchandise. There is no copyright or licensing line on the shirt.

Front: "R.E.M." in light blue over the orange-and-blue bear head from the Monster album artwork, with "MONSTER TOUR 1995" beneath. Back: "R.E.M." over a large orange bear figure with the European dates printed down the body — July 1 Torhout, 2 Werchter, 3 Paris, 5 Vienna, 7 Out in the Green, 8 Hamburg, 11 Prague, 13–14 Utrecht, 15 Kitzingen, 16 Zaragoza, 18 Madrid, 20 Lisbon, 23 Cardiff, 25–26 Huddersfield, 27 Edinburgh, 29–30 Milton Keynes; August 3 Oslo, 4 Stockholm — and "MONSTER TOUR 1995" at the base.

Tag: Hanes, 100% cotton. Size XL.

Condition: good used condition with minor wear.

The band and the tour

Monster (September 1994) was R.E.M.'s ninth album. The Monster Tour that followed, January to October 1995, was the band's first full tour since 1989. This shirt is from the European leg of July and August 1995, whose dates are printed on the back.