One nice thing about last weekend and seeing Oasis in New Jersey is that it has reset my Facebook algorithm entirely. All of my ads, all of the algorithmic content, is Oasis-related — fan accounts, radio stations, bootleg merchandise, etc.
This is not a comprehensive survey, just a couple of things I’ve screenshotted.
Couldn’t get any the Adidas merchandise at the pop-up shop or the venue? Well, Facebook has you covered with bootleg Oasis jerseys! How do I know they’re bootlegs? Well, real Adidas Oasis jerseys aren’t going to be under twenty-five dollars.
There’s t-shirts! So many t-shirts! The one of the left, with the concert dates of the entire tour, is exactly what my sister wanted from the pop-up store.
Y’know, I should talk about the pop-up store merchandise at this point. They had a series of t-shirts with the sleeve art for a number of the band’s singles. If they’d had one for “Whatever” I would have bought it. They didn’t, so I was content with my bucket hat and tour program.
This Oasis Peanuts mash-up shirt is pretty nice, though. I’ve no idea if Sparky had any thoughts on Oasis. I’m trying to think, who would be the Peanuts characters most likely to be into Oasis? I want to say Rerun, but it’s gotta be Linus. Yeah, Linus would totally be into decrypting the lyrics. Linus would need to know what a “Wonderwall” is.
Bootleg Funko POP!s! As an advent calendar or a Christmas tree ornament!
I call them “bootleg” because these are clearly in the Funko POP! style — the dead black eyes and large head gives it away — except nothing about these indicates they’re made by Funko. And I’ve seen other IPs get the same treatment, notably The Lord of the Rings.
The Christmas ornament looks pretty cool, honestly.
This scratches the surface, but I don’t want to bore you more. 🙂
I don’t know how long this “reset” will last, but it’s really nice.