Concerts you went to for the opening act, not the headliner

I went to see Stone Sour and Avenged Sevenfold opening for Disturbed a few years back. They both put on amazing shows. Corey Taylor can really control an audience in my opinion

 

I saw that bill, though I was there for the Pumpkins. I'm not even sure I'd heard of Garbage.

All I remember about their performance is that Shirley wore a flesh-colored top that made me think she was topless!

22 years later, I'm a much much much bigger Garbage fan than I am for the Pumpkins!

 

My wife and I saw Iris DeMent at the Park West in Chicago, and she and her band were crowded onto the front of the stage, which was otherwise covered with some other bands equipment underneath big black cloths.

It turns out Prince had rented the whole place for one of his late night, last minute announcement shows. About three-quarters of the way through Iris's set, all these bodyguard type started showing up standing in the aisles, and as we left there was a whole other crowd waiting outside to get into Prince's show.

 

Went to see Fishbone open for the Beastie Boys in 198-something.

 

The Zombies will be opening for Uriah Heep in Bergen tonight. I'll probably leave before The Heep hit the stage, as I don't like them and find the combination of acts bizarre.

 

Le Butcherettes opening for Death From Above 2 days ago. (DFA was good to see also.)

 

2 times I went to see Marshall Crenshaw opening for Greg Kihn

 

Muddy Waters opening for Sha Na Na.
I was not happy when he only got to play for 30 minutes.

 

Yea, I saw 3 opening bands this year alone that I want to see as headliners doing full sets.

 

Roy Loney & the Phantom Movers opening for the Plimsouls.

Tony

 

Manson to see Slayer me and a lot people walked out when they finished.

 

I saw ZPZ opening for Dream Theater several years back. I had seen ZPZ before and since, but never heard a note of DT. Talking with some fans before their set, they were super excited for me to hear DT for the first time. I lasted maybe 4 songs before I couldn't take it anymore. Maybe it was the venue (an oversized cube perhaps better for basketball), but the relentless prog-metal that assaulted my ears was too much. Sorry DT fans, not my cup of beer.

 

Lucinda Williams opening for Joe Ely, 1993, The Paradise, Boston, MA

 

Fine Young Cannibals opening for UB40 in 1986.

 

Thin Lizzy Opening up for Queen in 1976.
Went in a big Thin Lizzy fan left a Huge Queen fan. Amazing show from Queen!

 

Swervedriver opening for Smashing >bleurgh!< Pumpkins. -E

 

I went to an ELP concert in the mid-80s (Emerson, Lake & Powell) only because I wanted to see Yngwie Malmsteen open.

Which seems odd to me now, as I am a huge ELP fan and never listen to Yngwie any more.

 

I've been familiar with Dream Theater since I heard "Pull Me Under" on the radio back in 1992. Prog-metal is exactly what they are.

 

Little Feat opening for Joe Cocker