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What is the most unique opening song that you've seen?

cheney50mccheney50mc Posts: 217
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Both of my most unique opening songs are ones that are played almost every night.

Porch (Hamilton - 2005) and Given to Fly (also Hamilton - 2011).

I've never seen another set-list that had either of those songs as the opener.

Porch was awesome, but GTF seemed a bit strange.

Is there a list anywhere of all of the openers? Just curious...thanks.

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    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,640
    I think i saw the first opening of Crazy Mary in Philly 03.  

    Alot of shocked people lol
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    PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,764
    cp3iverson said:
    I think i saw the first opening of Crazy Mary in Philly 03.  

    Alot of shocked people lol
    That was a good one. It lit a fire.  
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    offhegoes32offhegoes32 Posts: 407
    Do The Evolution, Champaign 2003.

    Man, what a way to get a show going.  Not sure what other times they opened with it.
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,873
    edited January 2018
    EDIT: I didn't see this show myself but I wish I had.

    LIvefootsteps claims it has happened six times but hearing Alive open things up would be a mindblower:

    Newcastle, Australia
    November 19, 2006

    Not a bad little set list, either.

    http://www.livefootsteps.org/setlist/?show_id=774




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    CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990
     I got Lightning Bolt and Crazy Mary(each 2 times ever).
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    PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,764
    In terms of absolute numerical based fact - I Am Mine - has only opened 2 times, or 1.78% of the times it has been played.  So that would be number 1.  Followed closely by Hail, Hail - has only opened 5 times, or 2.09% of the times it has been played. 

    On the very unusual all things considered front, catching Once, which has been played 14 times as an opener but only twice since 1992, one being the night before 4.28.16, was unusual get at the Ten show.

    In terms of personal favorite and never expected to get it openers, it would be Wash, 7.14.2003.  Had not opened a show in the United States since bridge 1994, and ultimately, opener or not, I never expected I would be at a show they happened to play it.  And then I was fortunate enough to get it again just two years later in Ottawa. 
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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    KC138045KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,715
    edited January 2018
    Breakerfall is probably the most unique one I've got.  My first show too.
    Columbus-2000
    Columbus-2003
    Cincinnati-2006
    Columbus-2010
    Wrigley-2013
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    RiotAct10RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,607
    Betterman in Cleveland, 2006, was a surprise out of the gate.
    words seem so out of place.

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    rw160510rw160510 Posts: 909
    edited January 2018
    I saw given to fly open at Hyde Park in 2010. That was probably the most unexpected opener I have seen. Other notables that do not happen too often were go in Manchester 2012, world wide suicide at the astoria in 2006 and hard to imagine in Amsterdam 2014, but that's just as they don't play that song nearly enough.
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    cheney50mccheney50mc Posts: 217
    JimmyV said:


    http://www.livefootsteps.org/setlist/?show_id=774

                    

    Thanks for this link   :)                        





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    cheney50mccheney50mc Posts: 217
    PB11041 said:

    On the very unusual all things considered front, catching Once, which has been played 14 times as an opener but only twice since 1992, one being the night before 4.28.16, was unusual get at the Ten show.

    I always thought it was strange that Once opened both shows. And then heard that before the 2nd show they were given a '10' banner for their tenth show at the venue, so they decided to play the album. I was also surprised they went straight into '10' instead of doing the usual 2 or 3 song lead in...

    Maybe this was the only time they have opened with the same song during a 2 night stand... ?

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    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 544
    offhegoes32 said:
    Do The Evolution, Champaign 2003.

    Man, what a way to get a show going.  Not sure what other times they opened with it.
    Agree completely! Blew my mind. I think that's a really underrated show all the way around  -best version of Black I've ever heard. 
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    CantKeepmedownCantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 2,895
    I feel like it was 2006, or maybe 2003 that had a run of different openers.....Present Tense, GTF, Alive, Betterman.  For me, personally, it's probably Crazy Mary or I am Mine.

    I know they opened a Petty show with Last Kiss.  And a couple Inside Job's on the 2006 tour too.   
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    gonzogonzo Posts: 553
    cheney50mc said:
    PB11041 said:

    On the very unusual all things considered front, catching Once, which has been played 14 times as an opener but only twice since 1992, one being the night before 4.28.16, was unusual get at the Ten show.

    I always thought it was strange that Once opened both shows. And then heard that before the 2nd show they were given a '10' banner for their tenth show at the venue, so they decided to play the album. I was also surprised they went straight into '10' instead of doing the usual 2 or 3 song lead in...

    Maybe this was the only time they have opened with the same song during a 2 night stand... ?

    They opened with the same three songs 6/1/06 and 6/3/06 in East Rutherford: Severed Hand, Corduroy, World Wide Suicide. 
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    cheney50mccheney50mc Posts: 217
    gonzo said:
     
    They opened with the same three songs 6/1/06 and 6/3/06 in East Rutherford: Severed Hand, Corduroy, World Wide Suicide. 
    Wow, strange. Thanks, I like this stuff  :)
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177

    Wash was a great opener.

    Elderly Woman was not such a great opener.

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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,873
    lolobugg said:

    Wash was a great opener.

    Elderly Woman was not such a great opener.

    Elderly Woman is a great opener. Pops the crowd every time which is what an opening song should do.
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177
    JimmyV said:
    lolobugg said:

    Wash was a great opener.

    Elderly Woman was not such a great opener.

    Elderly Woman is a great opener. Pops the crowd every time which is what an opening song should do.


    Wrong again, Jimmy.

    totally killed the vibe in Virginia 2010. so much so that they played about 5 or 6 rockers in a row to get it going again.

    maybe it had to do with the shitty acoustics at that Amphitheatre.

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    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,873
    lolobugg said:
    JimmyV said:
    lolobugg said:

    Wash was a great opener.

    Elderly Woman was not such a great opener.

    Elderly Woman is a great opener. Pops the crowd every time which is what an opening song should do.


    Wrong again, Jimmy.

    totally killed the vibe in Virginia 2010. so much so that they played about 5 or 6 rockers in a row to get it going again.

    maybe it had to do with the shitty acoustics at that Amphitheatre.

    Montreal loved it in 2011.
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    I've heard some pretty cool openers at most of my shows:

    Pittsburgh 00 - Even Flow
    Pittsburgh 03 - Small Town
    Cleveland 06 - Better Man
    Camden II 06  - Wash (I know they opened with it a lot in the early 90s, but to hear it open a show in 2006 was quite a surprise!)
    Wash DC 08 - Hard to Imagine
    Hampton 16 - Why Go
    Wrigley I 16 - Low Light (Statistically speaking, this is my most unique only ever opening a show twice).


    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
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    Edved007Edved007 Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,020

    My first show in Milwaukee on 7/9/95 opened with "Act of Love". In hindsight, that was insane, but I didn't appreciate it like I do now.  My little two show trip I did to Brazil in 15' was awesome for openers. Got The Beatles "Rain" in Belo Horizonte after a day of solid monsoon weather, and then a couple days later got Oceans in Rio on the most gorgeous beach I've seen...that was a sweet back-to-back run of openers given the locale, weather, etc.

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    98' - 6/26, 6/27, 6/29, 8/26, 9/22
    03' - 4/25
    06' - 6/29, 6/30
    07' - 8/05
    09' - 8/23
    11' - 9/03, 9/04
    12' - 9/30
    13' - 7/16, 7/19, 10/21, 10/22, 11/15, 11/16, 12/06
    14' - 06/28, 06/29, 10/1, 10/03, 10/16, 10/17, 10/20, 10/22
    15' - 11/20, 11/22
    16' - 4/21, 4/26, 4/28, 4/29, 5/1, 5/2, 7/9, 8/5, 8/7, 8/20, 8/22
    17' - 4/7
    18' - 7/1, 7/3, 7/5, 8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20, 9/4
    21' - 10/1, 10/2
    22' - 7/12, 7/14, 9/6, 9/8
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    Caught-A-Bolt-Of-LightningCaught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning Posts: 1,332
    Wash. Philadelphia, 2005.
    Would have never picked it but it was great...
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177
    JimmyV said:
    lolobugg said:
    JimmyV said:
    lolobugg said:

    Wash was a great opener.

    Elderly Woman was not such a great opener.

    Elderly Woman is a great opener. Pops the crowd every time which is what an opening song should do.


    Wrong again, Jimmy.

    totally killed the vibe in Virginia 2010. so much so that they played about 5 or 6 rockers in a row to get it going again.

    maybe it had to do with the shitty acoustics at that Amphitheatre.

    Montreal loved it in 2011.

    it could've been the Goldman Sachs fuckers in the crowd from DC.

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    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177

    Oh, I forgot "Hard to Imagine" was awesome as an opener in Chicago 2009.

    best 2nd song ever- "Arms Aloft"  :lol:

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    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

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    mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,281

    The first one to pop into my head was Seeing RVM open in San Bernadino in 2000.

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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177
    looking at my stats on livefootsteps............ I have seen some awesome openers.  LBC, Hail Hail, Can't Keep, Of the Girl, Low Light, Corduroy, Once, Animal.... hell I prefer all of these to the "traditional openers"!!!!

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    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

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    jpdannabellejpdannabelle T. Posts: 836
    lolobugg said:

    Wash was a great opener.

    Elderly Woman was not such a great opener.

    They opened with Elderly Woman in Moline. I thought it was fitting because it’s a “small town”. Then they played No Code in it’s entirety. 
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