Put the artists you love on your Christmas list

Every December, fans spend a fortune on gifts. Not much of it reaches the artists they actually listen to.

There’s an easy fix. Put them on your list.

Vinyl and merch straight from the band. Buying from an artist’s own shop usually means more of the money reaches them.

Tickets for next year’s tour. Bands sell early tickets to cover the costs of going on the road. A gift now really helps.

Their small run stuff. The tote bag, the zine, the signed print. It’s often limited and usually cheap.

The problem is that nobody knows which band you mean, or that the vinyl comes in three colours. So save the exact links into a HintDrop list, which is free and works with any shop, and send it to the family.

Your favourite band gets the sale. You get the right record. Everyone wins.

More in HintDrop’s guide to gifts for vinyl lovers: https://hintdrop.app/blog-uk/gifts-for-vinyl-lovers