CBGB 1973 was before the legends, before the rules, before anyone realized what was happening. This was the moment a small Bowery club opened its doors and let raw, unfiltered sound take over. It wasn’t polished or planned, just a place where bands showed up, plugged in, and changed everything by being loud and real.
These are the CBGB 1973 designs fans usually grab first. The ones that feel closest to the band’s roots and never sit around long.
In short – it is where everything began. CBGB 1973 is the foundation. The room was small, the sound was rough, and the bands had nothing to lose.
That spirit still shows in the designs. These shirts feel raw and immediate, just like the early nights on the Bowery. If you connect with music that values honesty over polish, this is the era you come back to.
These early CBGB graphics and stripped-down visuals are inspired by the year the underground scene found its voice and changed rock history.
The t-shirts in this CBGB 1973 collection pull straight from the club’s earliest days. Highlighting raw logos, vintage signage, and stripped down graphics tied to the moment everything started. There’s no gloss here, just CBGB before the legends, when nobody knew what it would become and nobody cared how rough it sounded. Every design here is officially licensed and printed in the USA. These are shirts for fans who respect where it all started.
CBGB’s name carries weight because of what happened inside those walls. It wasn’t about branding or image control. It was about giving bands a place to play loud, try things out, and figure it out in real time.
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CBGB was never about polish. It was loud, cramped, messy, and honest. It was the kind of place where the music mattered more than how things looked. That spirit is exactly why CBGB shirts still mean something, and why the fit should actually work for the people wearing them.
Vintage-style CBGB shirts feature distressed printing, retro colors, and soft cotton that feels worn-in. They’re designed to look like you’ve owned them since they launched back in the day.
Through the design process we use vintage-style techniques to distress the artwork to make it look like it was printed in the 70’s while still being fresh and new. The coolest t-shirts always have a vintage-esque feel to them. Read More
CBGB never tried to look cool or grungy. It just was. The peeling walls, the hand-painted signs, the no-frills atmosphere, all of it became part of the identity without anyone planning it that way.
That’s why vintage-style CBGB t-shirts still work.
Fade-resistant DTG inks on premium cotton — these tees age like classic vinyl. Trust me, they don’t fade and if it does I will replace it*
All CBGB shirts from The Societees are freshly printed in the USA on demand. That means no old warehouse stock — every order is made just for you.
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I want you to LOVE the t-shirt when you pull it out of the bag. If your CBGB shirt isn’t the right size, you can return or exchange it hassle-free. Full details are on my Sam’s guarantee page
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The greatest CBGB t-shirts of all time. For those who are always about to rock.
