Home› The Porch
Options

Double openers

No one's rivalNo one's rival Posts: 241
in The Porch
Can we please talk about the double openers?  How do you feel about them? Which is your favorite opening combo?

My favorite:  Go --> Animal

————
Other double openers:

Long road  --> Release (or Release --> Long road)
Oceans --> Footsteps
Pendulum --> Low light




Nissan Pavilion Stone Ridge, Bristow Virginia, 7-1-2003; Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, 3-9-2011 & 4-9-2011; Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica, 11-20-2011; 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-2-2012; 02 World, Berlin, Germany, 7-4-2012; Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-7-2012; Oslo Spektrum, Norway, 7-9-2012; Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-10-2012; 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, 10-27-2013; Global Citizen Festival, NYC, 9-26-2015; Foro Sol, México D.F., 11-28-2015; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-01-2016; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-02-2016; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington, 8-8-2018; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington 8-10-2018.
http://livefootsteps.org/USER/?USR=1225

Comments

  • Options
    Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,747
    edited August 2018
    Low Light - Release. Wrigley 2013

    however in San Diego 2009, Last Exit into Corduroy was awesome way to burst open an extremely underrated show
    Post edited by Foriginal Sin on
    Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
  • Options
    fall by the waysidefall by the wayside Jericho, VT Posts: 753
    Sure. There's only one opener every night, the first song of the show. By definition. Everything else is nonsense.
    9/13/98, 10/4/00, 4/29/03, 6/29/03, 7/2/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 9/15/05, 9/16/05, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/15/10, 9/11/11, 9/12/11, 10/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 9/26/15, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/5/16, 8/7/16, 8/13/18, 9/2/18, 9/4/18, 9/26/21, 9/1/22, 9/2/22, 9/14/22, 9/18/23, 9/19/23
  • Options
    No one's rivalNo one's rival Posts: 241
    Foriginal Sin said:
    Low Light - Release. Wrigley 2013

    however in San Diego 2009, Last Exit into Corduroy was awesome way to burst open an extremely underrated show
    Great show indeed.
    Nissan Pavilion Stone Ridge, Bristow Virginia, 7-1-2003; Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, 3-9-2011 & 4-9-2011; Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica, 11-20-2011; 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-2-2012; 02 World, Berlin, Germany, 7-4-2012; Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-7-2012; Oslo Spektrum, Norway, 7-9-2012; Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-10-2012; 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, 10-27-2013; Global Citizen Festival, NYC, 9-26-2015; Foro Sol, México D.F., 11-28-2015; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-01-2016; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-02-2016; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington, 8-8-2018; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington 8-10-2018.
    http://livefootsteps.org/USER/?USR=1225

  • Options
    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,351
    Release -> Oceans (Detroit, 2014)
  • Options
    ForceofNature101ForceofNature101 Posts: 1,190
    Both nights in LA 2013 I got some badass ones:

    Pendulum  - Release - Long Road

    And the next night....

    Oceans - Low Light
  • Options
    RW8297RW8297 Posts: 1,581
    Wash - Sometimes (Berlin 2018)

    Of The Girl - Present Tense (Krakow 2018)

    Pendulum - Nothingman (Prague 2018)
  • Options
    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,929
    edited August 2018
    Two slow opening-opening-songs in a row feels weird. 

    I don't have any problem with Release-Nothingman or Pendulum-Lowlight. As in starting slow.

    But Release-Long Road is a weird combo, with them both being such super-openers.

    Go-Animal fits together like Alone-Sad, Untitled-MFC and Lukin-Not For You = 


    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Options
    No one's rivalNo one's rival Posts: 241
    RW8297 said:
    Wash - Sometimes (Berlin 2018)

    Of The Girl - Present Tense (Krakow 2018)

    Pendulum - Nothingman (Prague 2018)
    Of the girl - Present tense! 
    Nissan Pavilion Stone Ridge, Bristow Virginia, 7-1-2003; Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, 3-9-2011 & 4-9-2011; Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica, 11-20-2011; 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-2-2012; 02 World, Berlin, Germany, 7-4-2012; Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-7-2012; Oslo Spektrum, Norway, 7-9-2012; Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-10-2012; 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, 10-27-2013; Global Citizen Festival, NYC, 9-26-2015; Foro Sol, México D.F., 11-28-2015; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-01-2016; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-02-2016; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington, 8-8-2018; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington 8-10-2018.
    http://livefootsteps.org/USER/?USR=1225

  • Options
    No one's rivalNo one's rival Posts: 241
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Two slow opening-opening-songs in a row feels weird. 

    I don't have any problem with Release-Nothingman or Pendulum-Lowlight. As in starting slow.

    But Release-Long Road is a weird combo, with them both being such super-openers.

    Go-Animal fits together like Alone-Sad, Untitled-MFC and Lukin-Not For You = 


    How about Long road - Release? Much better than Release - Long road in my humble opinion.
    Nissan Pavilion Stone Ridge, Bristow Virginia, 7-1-2003; Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, 3-9-2011 & 4-9-2011; Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica, 11-20-2011; 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-2-2012; 02 World, Berlin, Germany, 7-4-2012; Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-7-2012; Oslo Spektrum, Norway, 7-9-2012; Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-10-2012; 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, 10-27-2013; Global Citizen Festival, NYC, 9-26-2015; Foro Sol, México D.F., 11-28-2015; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-01-2016; Madison Square Garden, NYC, 05-02-2016; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington, 8-8-2018; Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington 8-10-2018.
    http://livefootsteps.org/USER/?USR=1225

  • Options
    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,640
    Not a fan of two slow openers 

    if you’re doing Release or Long Road or Sometimes you need to blast into Brain of J or Hail Hail
  • Options
    mwplummwplum Posts: 1,509
    Just from my own perception from being at these 2 shows:

    Release - Long Road (Fenway 2016) - absolutely incredible and unexpected!
    Long Road - Release - Low Light - Seattle 1 2018 - loved it as well, all 3 could be openers, again unexpected and fantastic
    1992-07-21 Vancouver
    1993-9-4 Vancouver
    1996-9-16 Seattle
    1998-7-19 Vancouver, 7-21 Seattle, Memorial Stadium
    2000-11-6 Seattle
    2001-10-22 Seattle
    2002 -12-09 Seattle
    2009-8-17 Manchester, 9-25 Vancouver
    2011-6-16 Seattle (EV), 9-3/4 PJ20, 9-25 Vancouver
    2012-6-27 Amsterdam (#2!)
    2013-11-29 Portland, 12-4 Vancouver, 12-6 Seattle
    2014-AUS - 1-26 Sydney, 1-31 Adelaide, 2-11/12 EV Sydney State Theatre, 2-13 EV Opera House
    2014 - USA - Memphis, Detroit, MOLINE, St. Paul, MILWAUKEE, Denver, 25/26 Bridge School
    2016 - Lexington, Philly x 2, MSG x 2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto x 2, Pemberton, Fenway x 2, Wrigley x 2
    2018 - Seattle x 2, Missoula, Fenway x 2
  • Options
    curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 3,226
    RW8297 said:
    Wash - Sometimes (Berlin 2018)

    Of The Girl - Present Tense (Krakow 2018)

    Pendulum - Nothingman (Prague 2018)

    Ah, Krakow.... what a show. What a setlist.
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • Options
    curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 3,226
    mwplum said:
    Just from my own perception from being at these 2 shows:

    Release - Long Road (Fenway 2016) - absolutely incredible and unexpected!
    Long Road - Release - Low Light - Seattle 1 2018 - loved it as well, all 3 could be openers, again unexpected and fantastic

    We were at both of those, too, and were thrilled with the double openers.
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • Options
    KICK7071KICK7071 In My Tree, ON Posts: 712
    Release - Present Tense Amsterdam 2 2018
    Present Tense - Nothingman London, Canada 2013

    Toronto 10-05-2000 / Toronto 06-28-2003 / Toronto 09-19-2005 / Toronto 05-09-2006 / Buffalo 05-10-2010 / Toronto 09-11-2011 /
    Hamilton 09-15-2011 / London - Canada 07-16-2013 / Buffalo 10-12-2013 / Ottawa 05-08-2016 / Toronto 05-10-2016 / Toronto 05-12-2016
    Amsterdam 06-12-2018 / Amsterdam 06-13-2018 / Chicago 08-18-2018 / Boston 09-02-2018 / Boston 09-04-2018 / Quebec City 09-01-2022 / Ottawa 09-03-2022 / Hamilton 09-06-2022 / Toronto 09-08-2022 / New York City 09-11-2022 / Chicago 09-05-2023 / Chicago 09-07-2023 / Austin 09-18-2023 / Austin 09-19-2023
  • Options
    fgdanzifgdanzi Posts: 136
    Long Road-Release at Seattle 1 was pretty damn cool! 
  • Options
    shmapshmap Posts: 359
    Not sure I’d classify many of these as double-openers, but some of my favorite one-two punches:

    Long Road -> Corduroy (Camden ‘98, my first show)
    Of the Girl -> Breakerfall (Camden ‘03)
    Wash -> Go (Camden ‘06)
    Why Go -> Last Exit (Philly Halloween ‘09)
    Once -> Animal (Philly ‘16)
    Low Light -> Release (Wrigley 2013)



  • Options
    shermsherm Seattle, Wa Posts: 708
    fgdanzi said:
    Long Road-Release at Seattle 1 was pretty damn cool! 
    Agreed. It worked for me. I was lucky enough to catch Wash / Sometimes in OKC which was pretty awesome too. First time I caught Sometimes besides Ed solo.
    Detroit 03, Toronto 03, Toledo 04, Kitchener 05, London 05, Cleveland 06, Detroit 06, Cincinnati 06, Chicago 07, Mansfield 08, EV Chicago 08, East Troy 11, Pensacola 12, EV Jax 12, Wrigley 13, Pittsburgh 13, Dallas 13, OKC 13, Detroit 14, Ft Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jax 16, Sea 18 
  • Options
    cutzcutz Posts: 11,421
    edited August 2018
    fall by the wayside said:
    Sure. There's only one opener every night, the first song of the show. By definition.

    Post edited by cutz on
Sign In or Register to comment.