Best Opening Act You Sat Through .......

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  1. Efus

    Efus Senior Member

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    Did somebody say "Make it funky?" Well alright then!
    Wet Willie, Sept. 1973 live and getting down in Macon G-A.



    This was a Capricorn Records promotional event recorded for Kirschner's Rock Concert.
    Wet Willie opened in the park, with Marshall Tucker Band and the Allman Brothers in the Grand Opera House.
     
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  2. Bullis

    Bullis Forum Resident

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    Johnny winter opened for SRV
     
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  3. black sheriff

    black sheriff Magic City

    I saw Six Finger Satellite open for the Poster Children in Tallahassee 1992. Both bands were great.
     
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  4. Demolition Man

    Demolition Man Forum Resident

    Same that combo back on the same tour as well. Annie Lennox was amazing. Sting on the other hand felt like he phoned in his performance that night. Literally no passion and fire at all from him. Thankfully a few years later on The Police reunion tour he finally reminded me why he's a fantastic live performer.
     
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  5. frcnorth

    frcnorth Forum Resident

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    Reno, Nevada
    Dada opened for David Bowie, San Jose State stadium, 1987.
     
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  6. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    Yeah, I saw that tour at Sandstone outside Kansas City. She couldn't be followed.
     
  7. Paul L

    Paul L Forum Resident

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    Brisbane,Australia
    Nirvana opening for Violent Femmes
    Georgia Satellites opening for Johnny Diesel
    Lamb of God opening for Metallica
    Motorhead opening for Motley Crue
    Hoodoo Gurus opening for Blue Oyster Cult
     
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  8. keef00

    keef00 Senior Member

    Fishbone opening for RHCP
    Motorhead opening for Alice Cooper
    The Cult opening for Billy Idol
    The Cult opening for Metallica
    Smithereens opening for Lou Reed
     
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  9. AlexDelarge

    AlexDelarge Forum Resident

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    Tennessee
    Bob Dylan opening for The Black Crowes in Knoxville,TN.
    Skid Row opening for Guns n Roses......Skid Row destroyed them....Knoxville...'92
    Alice In Chains opening for Ozzy (twice)
     
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  10. lemonade kid

    lemonade kid Forever Changing

    Wendy Waldman

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    opening for Bruce Springsteen in 1974. Amazing opener, and even more amazing show from Bruce...Phoenix loved Bruce, long before the rest of the country loved Bruce...

    The Wild The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

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  11. Purple Jim

    Purple Jim Senior Member

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    Lynyrd Skynyrd at Knebworth (before 10cc and the Stones). Not really openers but you get my drift.
    Also Penetration opening for The Jam at The Electric Circus, Manchester.
    Telephone opening for Iggy Pop in a Nottingham club (early 80s).
    Not much else springs to mind.
     
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  12. Apesbrain

    Apesbrain Forum Resident

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  13. jhm

    jhm Forum Resident

    At that point, I hadn't seen Sting live since The Dream Of The Blue Turtles tour in 1985 (one of my earliest concerts). We'd (my wife and I) had gone to see Annie actually. We'd been spoiled seeing her not even six months before at an 800 seat venue from the 2nd row. That show was great, so we wanted more. I had zero expectations regarding Sting's performance going in. I recall being pleasantly surprised actually. I remember I thought his band was really tight at least. I'm glad I got to see that final (?) Police tour a few years afterwards myself.
     
  14. rjp

    rjp Senior Member

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    hall & oates for carly simon.
     
  15. RJ3000

    RJ3000 Forum Resident

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    Milton, MA
    Jeff Buckley, opening for Juliana Hatfield at Avalon in Boston, 1995.
     
  16. lightappears

    lightappears Well-Known Member

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    Winnipeg
    Not exactly earth shattering but..

    Wolf Parade opening for Arcade Fire
    The Stills opening for Broken Social Scene
    The Futureheads opening for Hot Hot Heat
    Alice Donut opening for No Means No
     
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  17. Johnny Wong

    Johnny Wong Ya der hey.

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    Wauwatosa, WI USA
    Jellyfish opening for The Back Crowes in May of 1991.

    Jeff Buckley opening for Soundgarden in July 1994.
     
  18. The Slipperman

    The Slipperman Forum Resident

    Alestorm opening for Epica in 2012 at the Hawthorne Theater in Portland. I had never heard of Alestorm but loved their pirate metal music, got a few CDs. All time best opening act performance: Megadeth opening for Judas Priest in 1990. Crushing show where I broke a toe in the mosh pit and didn't mind a bit! With Testament opening the bill, this was a show I will never forget.
     
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  19. timnor

    timnor Forum Resident

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    The original Midlake lineup opening for the Flaming Lips in Munich. A great gig.
     
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  20. drobo

    drobo Forum Resident

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    Al Di Meola Project opening for Renaissance. Renaissance probably regretted this. They weren’t in the same league as Al D.
     
  21. The Panda

    The Panda Forum Mutant

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    Marple, PA, USA
    Foghat opening for Black Oak Arkansas
    Ben Folds opening for Neil
    Del Lords opening for Lone Justice also when they opened for Pat Benatar
     
  22. October Man

    October Man Extraordinary tunes from the hard drive

    Skunk Anansie opening for Killing Joke back in 1995. Ive been a fan of SA ever since.
     
  23. stewedandkeefed

    stewedandkeefed Came Ashore In The Dead Of The Night

    Lucinda Williams opening for Neil Young in 2003.
    Patti Smith opening for Bob Dylan in 1995.
    Gordon Lightfoot opening for Simon & Garfunkel in 1993.
    Bob Dylan opening for the Grateful Dead in 1995.
    Aimee Mann opening for Bob Dylan in 1996.
    Alice In Chains opening for Iggy Pop in 1991.
    I went to the Knebworth Festival in September of 1978. The headliners were The Tubes. The entire undercard - Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders, Rockpile, The Boomtown Rats, Peter Gabriel and Frank Zappa.
     
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  24. T-Mac

    T-Mac Forum Resident

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    Not sure if these count as I standee for all of them...who could sit ?

    First one comes to mind Lenny Kravitz opening for The Cult in Feb 1992. First time seeing him live and what a show, simply stunning.

    Other memorable ones were Kronos opening for Judas Priest in Toledo 1986, insane concert packed and very unruly audience

    King Buffalo opening for Elder last fall in Detroit, blown away and hypnotized by the music

    Russian Circles opening for clutch dec 2008 in Columbus, incredible night of music
     
  25. 56strat

    56strat Forum Resident

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    Seattle, WA, USA
    A few that I really enjoyed:
    The Black Crowes opening for Tom Petty
    Joe Cocker opening for Tom Petty
    Van Halen opening for Black Sabbath
    Merle Haggard opening for Bob Dylan
     
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