Offbeat Merchandise |
If you'd like to purchase a t-shirt, record bag, bracelet, key-ring/bottle-opener or badge by post, email us with details of size, colour and design if appropriate.
Please note that
1) All merchandise for sale here is sold at cost-price; we do not make a profit on any of it.
2) The other promotional items featured, such as
the various stickers, fanzines and games, were 'one-off' productions free to those attending
particular Offbeats, and are no longer available.
Free Promotional items...
Stickers - general Fanzines, wallcharts, etc Offbeat Top Trumps Offbeatopoly Other games Pens |
On sale...
T-Shirts Bobblehats Badges Record bags Bracelets Keyring / Bottle-opener Beer |
There have also been various sets of stickers given out along with related wallcharts and fanzines - see the Fanzines, stickerbooks and wallcharts section for details.
Offbeat Boy/Girl (current version) - Priced at the cost-price of £15.00 each.
Boy and Girl versions. Colours of shirts have changed over the years: those offered in our most recent order are...
Girl design: silver print on black T-shirt, with red sleeves.
Boy design: navy print on white T-shirt, with navy sleeves.
Sizes available are small, medium, large and XL (Boy design only).!
The 'Boy' and 'Girl' front prints and 'indier than thou' back print are shown below in close up. The 'Boy' and 'Girl' pictures were by Susan Vennard, the new improved back print design courtesy of Paul Trimmer.
'Boy'
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'Girl'
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Back print for both
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Offbeat 'Planet of sound' - now sold out.
Front print |
Back print |
Respect due to the computer graphical art and manipulation skills of Paul Trimmer and the artwork of Susan Vennard, without whom this Pixies-inspired design would not have been possible.
Offbeat Boy/Girl design (2001 version) - now sold out.
These were the original Offbeat Boy/Girl styles, and are pictured below - front design by Susan Vennard, back slogan courtesy of Paul Trimmer. There were four designs, all with the same back print:
'Boy 1'
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'Boy 2'
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'Girl 1'
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'Girl 2'
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Back Print
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We have two principal designs; occasional limited edition badges may also appear to commemorate special events or just because we've had a new idea.
Firstly our enduring 'Offbeat Boy' and 'Offbeat Girl' design. Pictured below, they are available from us at Offbeat priced 50p each, or if you'd prefer to order by post then simply email us now. Both come in two colours; boys dayglo yellow and dayglo green; girls dayglo pink and dayglo orange. We currently have plenty of all colours in stock.
A limited edition pair of 'Offbeat Lockdown' button badges to
commemorate the online Offbeats of 2020.
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The 'I love Offbeat' button badge;
logo on sparkly white or sparkly pink background,
both with a shiny heart, just 10p each. Production by Darren O'Connor
in Sheffield.
Now sold out. |
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A limited edition 'Offbeat 200' button badge to
mark our 200th Offbeat (obviously!).
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'No to lad-rock/dad-rock/fad-rock' button badges as pictured below, with added otterness! Priced at a bargain 10p each; now sold out. Thanks to Darren O'Connor for making these so cheaply for us. |
Offbeat logo button badges showing the logo on a sparkly luminescent white, mother-of-pearl or sparkly gold background. Priced at a bargain 10p each; now sold out. Thanks to Paul Maher for making these so cheaply for us. |
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New from summer 2005, the limited edition 'I've danced the night away at Offbeat' design.
Priced at 25p each and available in blue, orange, pink or yellow. Production at Arthurs in Glasgow
via John Hunt.
Now sold out. |
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A limited edition 3 button-badge set to
mark our 10th Birthday.
Given away FREE at the Offbeat 10th Birthday Party, February 2007; production by Paul Maher.
Did you manage to collect all 3?
Right: 10th Birthday badges |
A limited edition 'Scottish Tour 2005' button badge to
mark our first-ever Offbeat excursion outside of Sheffield.
Priced at just 10p each, production by Paul Maher.
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Scottish tour badge |
The 'Keep it Peel!' badge, to mark the passing of John Peel in October 2004.
These were given away free at Offbeat, Friday 29th October, 2004.
Thanks to Lucy Young for lending us her Badge-it machine, enabling these to be made at
very short notice.
These badges have now all been given away;
no reprint is planned |
Keep it Peel! badge |
Limited edition 'Offbeat 100' badge, to celebrate the 100th Offbeat in May 2004.
Priced at 25p each and on sale at the Offbeat 100 weekender.
Available in 4 different colours (white, purple, lime-green and blue).
These badges have now sold out. |
Offbeat 100 badge |
A limited edition 'In da cub' badge (pictured right) is available
to celebrate our 7th birthday, priced 25p. As ever, thanks to John Hunt in Glasgow for
sorting out the production at the legendary Arthur's!
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7th Birthday badge |
There was a very limited
edition badge (pictured right) available
only at our 6th birthday party on 31st January 2003.
Thanks as ever to Susan Vennard for the designs and for John Hunt in Glasgow for
sorting out the production at his local badge-makers! Now sold out. |
6th Birthday badge |
The 2000 design Offbeat badges were available in the six designs
pictured below. Artwork was by our resident Offbeat
artist Susan, they are 3.5cm in diameter
and cost 25p each.
These have now all sold out.
'Boy' badges were dayglo yellow and 'girl' badges were dayglo pink.
As worn by Darren from Hefner! |
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'Boy 1'
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'Boy 2'
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'Boy 3'
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'Girl 1'
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'Girl 2'
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'Girl 3'
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Our 1998 set of three badges is pictured below. These are now totally sold out.
'Sphere'
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'Indier than thou'
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'Indiepoppunk'
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Thanks again to Susan Vennard and Paul Trimmer for their help with badge design, to Signrite who produced the 1998 and 2000 badges, Forever Changes Records and Paul Maher, who produced the first and second editions of the logo button badges respectively, and to Arthur's in Glasgow and John Hunt, who respectively produced/arranged production all the other designs.
Smiths Rubics Cubes, 12th May 2006
Prizes for the winners of the playlist bingo at our Smiths and Morrissey Night, May 2006. The pictures are a selection of Smiths single and album sleeves. |
Pulp Rubics Cubes, 3rd March 2006
Prizes for the winners of the playlist bingo at our Pulp Night, March 2006. The pictures of the band members are from the His'n'Hers LP. |
Model of the old-style Raynor Lounge, 17th December 2005
Limited edition self-assembly model of the old-style Raynor Lounge given away on our last night in there before the builders moved in to extend the venue. You can download and print your own on to white card. |
Offbeat 10th Birthday, February 2007
Offbeat 10th Birthday mini-zine A collection of all our Offbeat posters from 1997 to 2007. Free to the first 50 in at the Offbeat 10th Birthday party. |
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The Cure - Chronology, February 2004
Cure fanzine and stickerbook given away to first 50 people in at the Offbeat Cure Night. A history of The Cure in interviews and reviews, plus 6 stickers. |
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DTP software is destroying classic fanzine design, May 2002
Manics fanzine edited by Alex Marklew. Given away to first 50 people in at the the Offbeat Manic Street Preachers Night. |
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Offbeat Smiths Scrapbook, March 2001
A compilation of Smiths and Morrissey press cuttings and photos. Given away to first 50 people in at the the Offbeat Smiths and Morrissey Night. |
There was a barrel for each night of the Offbeat 100 weekender, and it was on sale during the previous week at The Devonshire Cat on Wellington Street and The Fox and Duck in Broomhill.
Beermat and pumpclip for 'Offbeat 100' ale, May 2004 |
Also produced for Offbeat 100, May 2004, though a further batch may appear at a later date,
some special Offbeat pens to write your requests with.
Printed by the very helpful Big Ideas of Sheffield. |
Originally on sale from summer 2004, these stylish handmade items (yes, I spent hours threading on the beads!) are perfect for the festival season. Available in 2 colour schemes pictured right, they cost £3.00 each. In stock!. |
Offbeat logo on the front, 'indier than thou' around the middle. They cost £12.00 each. In stock!. |
Handy key-ring / bottle-opener with
'I danced the night away at Offbeat' design
on the fob. Click on the picture (right) to see
close-up of design.
Priced £2.00 each, they are available from at Offbeat, or if you'd prefer to order by post then simply email us now. In stock!. |
Stylish record bags with the Offbeat logo, first on sale from January 2005. Available in grey (black print) or black (white print). Now sold out. |
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