Show Tote: stadium-approved bags for concerts and game days

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Show Tote is a Dallas-based bag brand built around one problem: getting a bag you actually like past security at a stadium or arena. Its founders started it after being turned away at a concert over a bag that broke the venue's rules, and every style is sized to fit the bag policies most big venues now use. The homepage has a search box where you type a city, state or venue to see which Show Tote bags are allowed in, which is handy before you buy for a particular show or season ticket.

It suits concert-goers and sports fans who want something smarter than a plastic freebie, and anyone who needs a small bag that works for a night out as well as a game. The range comes in two families: small structured bags in leather-look finishes, and clear bags for venues that insist on see-through.

What's worth a look

Six full-price picks from the homepage, from bags to the add-ons that personalise them:

The smallest bag is The Phone at $268, which the shop lists at 6 by 4 by 1 inches: room for a phone, cards and keys. The Mini at $328 is a wider 4 by 6 inch shape, The Handle is $348, and The Camera at $378 is the largest of the small bags at 5 by 7 by 1 inches. Most come in Onyx, Saddle Brown, Chalk White and Lipstick Red, with crinkle finishes on some styles.

The accessories are where you can make a bag your own. A 48-inch gold Long Chain Strap is $98, and the charms are $38 each, with music notes, guitars, boomboxes, footballs and basketballs in gold or silver. There are also Game Day Ribbons at $18 in team-style colour combinations, so one bag can switch teams through the season.

Good to know before you buy

Bag rules differ from one venue to the next, and they can change between seasons or tours. The product cards on the homepage show where a bag has been accepted and whether it fits most venues, but it's still worth checking your venue's own page close to the date. If you go to both football games and concerts, a clear style plus one small bag covers most situations.

Current offers

We list 15% off all clear styles, and the homepage banner showed the same when we checked: 15% off clear styles with no code needed. That brought The Clear Tote to $142.80 (was $168), The Clear Envelope to $134.30 (was $158) and The Clear Essential to $125.80 (was $148). The leather-look bags, straps and charms were at full price.

How to save more

• Use the venue search before you buy, so you pay for the bag size your stadium actually allows.
• If your venues require clear bags, buy one while the 15% saving on clear styles is running.
• One plain bag plus a few $18 ribbons or $38 charms costs less than a second bag for a different team or tour.

Products, prices and offers checked on the store's own website on 8 Nov 2026. Prices and stock can change.

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