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June 03, 2017, 11:31 AM

ugeesta

opening acts / concerts...

quote:
Originally posted by mcs1564:
Joe Cocker opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan

This was one.

Robert Cray opening for Eric Clapton was another.

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June 03, 2017, 11:50 AM

46and2

quote:
Pere Ubu

One of my college girlfriends is the daughter of one of those guys.

I never cared much for their music.

June 03, 2017, 01:05 PM

oddball

Van Halen opening for Aerosmith, the latter was just awful. I'm guessing at the height of their drug phase. The Boomtown Rats played before both and I remember them being pretty good. The outdoor audience pelted the band with a barrage of grass clumps and garbage.

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June 03, 2017, 01:38 PM

Blackmore

Charlie Daniels opened for Joe Walsh (post James Gang). Daniels was great and got everyone all fired up. We were all on our feet, jumping up and down, screaming for an encore. I guess it's bad form and the opener isn't supposed to do an encore, but he did.

Walsh came out and you could tell he was PISSED. He opened with some slow, whiny, dirge-like song. Brought the crowd crashing back to earth and he never got us back.

Another memorable one was Fabulous Thunderbirds->Susan Tedeschi(before marrying Derek)->BB King

June 03, 2017, 02:40 PM

Butch 2340

1979 triple bill Atlanta Fox Theater

I saw Johnny Cougar (pre Mellencamp) open the show,next came a young Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, headliners were a band from England called . . . the Kinks.

It was a great show from top to bottom.

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June 03, 2017, 03:17 PM

Mr. Peteroniman

saw Grand Funk open for ZZ Top
maybe, still the best show, .... ever

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June 04, 2017, 09:04 PM

Captain Morgan

Nine Inch Nails opening for David Bowie. After NIN was done you could have had.front row seats.

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June 04, 2017, 09:38 PM

Tejas421

In 1972 I saw Jimmy Buffet open for Joan Baez (what a combination). We went just to hear Jimmy.

June 05, 2017, 08:19 AM

dgshooter

quote:
Originally posted by SigJacket:
Some great openers for Brian Setzer's Christmas concerts

Low Volts - http://www.lowvoltsmusic.com
The Record Company - http://www.therecordcompany.net
Totsy - https://www.totsyband.com

I have to agree with you SJ. I bought the Totsy CD and love it! Can't wait for them to make another.

June 05, 2017, 09:31 AM

sigspecops

46and2,

I was at that same concert. GnR took forever to get on stage and Axel Rose sounded horrible. The opening acts weren't too bad though. At least I think so, that was a really long time ago.

June 05, 2017, 10:03 AM

LS1 GTO

Watched Run DMC open for ZZ Top - Aloha Stadium, circa 1987

One crowds for Run DMC followed by a near total and complete crowd swap for ZZ Top.

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June 05, 2017, 11:14 AM

Sigfest

Saw Dan Fogelberg open for the Eagles in Cincinnati in 74/75? Excellent.

June 05, 2017, 11:18 AM

P250UA5

Big fan of Ben Folds.

Friend & I bought tickets to John Mayer with Ben Folds as the opener/first main show (pre-opener before him).
Left after the first Mayer song.

June 05, 2017, 11:39 AM

SFCUSARET

I was stationed in Germany (87-90) saw Kansas open for Blue Oyster Cult at a venue in Hanau. Blue Oyster Cult was on their european Imaginos tour.

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June 05, 2017, 11:48 AM

jhe888

quote:
Originally posted by clubleaf206:
Steve Goodman. Opened for Steve Martin. The day after the show I went out and bought every album of his that I could find.

Goodman is the real deal.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top opened for the Rolling Stones in '83 or '84. Either would have been a good show all on their own.