PRINT FOR BAND MERCH

The merch table pays for the tour.

Print band t shirts, die cut stickers, hoodies, show tickets and gig posters for gigs, tours and release nights, with the sizes that suit each.

How to plan it.

A merch table works on price ladder logic. A cheap sticker gets someone to stop and reach for a wallet, a shirt is the decision they came ready to make, and a hoodie is the one fan in twenty who wants the expensive thing. Missing the bottom rung costs you the whole ladder.

Design for a dark room. Fine lines and low contrast that look good on a screen disappear on a black shirt under stage lighting. One bold mark beats a detailed illustration almost every time.

Order sizes based on who actually comes to your shows, not an even spread. Most bands run out of medium and large first and finish a tour holding extra small.

Die cut stickers come in seven sizes from 2 × 2 in to 5 × 5 in, where the size is the longest side whatever the shape. A 3 × 3 in sticker fits a laptop lid, a guitar case or a water bottle, which is where fans put them. Choose holographic or clear plastic for something people keep, and white paper for the sticker you give away free with every shirt.

Shirts are 100 percent cotton crew necks in sizes S to 3XL, in seventeen colors. White is the starting price and a colored shirt costs more, so price the table from the color you actually order. Hoodies are a 50 percent cotton fleece at 7.8 oz per square yard and run from S to 5XL, which covers the fans a shirt range leaves out.

Tickets come in 2 × 6 in or 3.74 × 8.27 in on 14 pt stock, with optional perforation for a tear off stub. The stub is your door count at the end of the night. A gig poster at 11 × 17 in fits most venue notice boards; 18 × 24 in suits a window or the wall behind the merch table.

The kit, sized.

Sizes and minimums come from each product’s specs. Quantities are a starting point for planning, not a pack size.

Band merch kit
Piece	Size	How many	Why
Die cut sticker singles	3 × 3 in, holographic or white plastic	The largest run on the table (orders from 100)	The entry price item that starts most sales.
Custom T-shirts	S to 3XL, skewed to M and L	Per show attendance, not an even spread	The purchase most fans came for.
Hoodies and sweatshirts	S to 5XL	A short run	The top rung, and the sizes a shirt range misses.
Event tickets	2 × 6 in with perforated stub	Venue capacity plus spares	The stub gives you a door count.
Custom posters	11 × 17 in	One per venue board, plus a few to sell signed	Fits a standard notice board.