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Best Support Act you have UNINTENTIONALLY seen.

mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,941
edited June 2011 in Other Music
Which act did you know nothing about going into the show and come out as a huge fan?

For it would be The Sadies opening for Black Mountain. Never heard of them, but once they took the stage their skills were jaw dropping. Very fun to watch and easy to see why they are considered legends in Canadia.

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  • mcgavinjmcgavinj Idaho Falls, ID, USA Posts: 311
    I went to a small Modest Mouse show and Mason Jennings was the opening act. Liked him better then Modest Mouse at the show.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Dead Confederate opening for Heartless Bastards. Awesome show!
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    delta spirit.

    i had no intention of seeing the support act but cause i have this quirk where i am never able to get anywhere late, i saw the delta spirit play. i thought they were great. now ask me who they supported and i couldnt tell you. :lol:
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,384
    My top 3:

    The Dirtbombs opening for The Datsuns in philly at the TLA about 5 or so years ago. They are one of the best live bands out there now i believe.

    Bad Wizard was pretty cool too. Saw them also open up for The Datsuns in '04. They were/are (?) a fun rock band. Although haven't seen or heard anything from them in a few years I picked up their first albums which were good.

    Kings Of Leon. I saw the open for The Strokes at the Tower Theater in '03. My friend that I went with told me about them and played a few songs from youth. I thought they were good, but they didn't blow me away or anything. Our seats weren't that great and I couldn't really see anything (we were towards the back). Few months later they played the TLA (headlined) and then i was hooked.
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    For me it would be The Cold War Kids. They were one of the opening bands for The Killers at the End's Deck the Hall Ball in Seattle. They were fantastic!!
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  • pjfan021pjfan021 Posts: 684
    has to be robert randolph and the family band opening up for clapton in 04. did a wicked cover of voodoo chile that had the entire united center on their feet.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Dana Fuchs at Ottawa Bluesfest. Went in for Derek Trucks (who was godly), but Dana was very very good as well. Met her afterwards, nice lady!
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  • KidcloudkickerKidcloudkicker Posts: 414
    I saw The Kills open for The Black Keys at what was essentially a middle school gymnasium in Toledo a few years back. Hadn't heard anything about them before hand and was blown away by there show. There couldn't have been many more than a 100 or so people at the show at that point. Cool experience. Even better, Alison Mosshart was hanging out with the crowd before the black keys went on stage.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Nothing comes to mind over the last decade more than My Brightest Diamond, which, I've talked about many times in the Other Music forum.

    They opened for the Decemebrists here in San Francisco in 2007.

    Ethereal, haunting, beautiful ... and yeah ... they can rock.

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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,305
    a few years ago i saw a band calle Viet Nam from philly and new york open for the lemonheads. their music was soaked with reverb and their music was slow and the lyrics were amazing. thier performance was hauntingly good. i bought the cd from the merch desk that night and i still think that that album is one of my favorites. these guys all had these massive beards and looked like they walked in from the local homeless shelter. they were all tweaked on something, not sure what. but i saw them again one other time maybe 6 months later headlining at a club with a capacity of like 100 people. shortly after that 2nd show the bassist and drummer either quit or were sacked and the lead guitarist went to rehab and the band disintegrated...i hear the lead player is in some new band but i doubt that they will ever recreate the magic that Viet Nam had...sad end for a great band...
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  • js149971js149971 Posts: 37
    ben harper in san jose 95 for pearl jam.... never been the same
  • maynardsuxmaynardsux Posts: 1,096
    Does Guns 'N Roses opening for Aerosmith back in '88 count ;):D
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  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    thefixer9 wrote:
    For me it would be The Cold War Kids. They were one of the opening bands for The Killers at the End's Deck the Hall Ball in Seattle. They were fantastic!!

    Interesting.

    For me, it would be As Tall As Lions, who opened for the Cold War Kids when I saw them.
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,941
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    a few years ago i saw a band calle Viet Nam ....quote]

    I love that album. I was going to see them when they toured with Wolf Parade but decided not to go since I spent a whole bunch of money on concerts earlier that year.

    I figured they're a brand new band so they'll be touring non-stop and that I would have had the chance to see them next time around.
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    For me it's probably seeing Radiohead supporting James on December 13th 1993 in Newport, South Wales. I wasn't a fan of Pablo Honey at the time (actually, I'm still not) but their live show was pretty good even back then.
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  • NYCPJNYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    Van Halen opening for Black Sabbath in 1978
    Cheap Trick opening for AC/DC - one month later!
    6/3/06 (East Rutherford 2)
    6/24/08 (MSG1)
    6/25/08 (MSG2)
    7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
    10/30/09 (Philly3)
    5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
    5/20/10 (MSG1)
    5/21/10 (MSG2)
    10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
    10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
    5/1/16 (MSG 1)
    5/2/16 (MSG 2)
    3/30/20 (MSG)
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,162
    I saw both Jack Johnson and Coldplay open for 311 in San Diego back in 2002 (i think). I had not heard of either artist and I was blown away . . . especially by Coldplay (i still think they could have followed Radiohead's footsteps if they didn't go the pop route with their music). Also, 311 sucked :D

    I was also mesmerized by Liam Finn when he opened for Ed.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    NYCPJ wrote:
    Van Halen opening for Black Sabbath in 1978

    Dude...that is bad ass! I have a Sabbath DVD from that tour. Wish it had VH footage.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    It's a tie between the following:

    Down opening up for Metallica in 2009 (I think). Down is just a fantastic metal band, and seeing Phil Anselmo live was pretty awesome. He's an intense frontman.

    or

    The Mars Volta opening for A Perfect Circle in 2004. TMV kicked some major ass that night...something I'll never forget.
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  • elvistheking44elvistheking44 Posts: 4,453
    Liam Finn
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    No Doubt opening for 311 at Roseland
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  • mulva9mulva9 Posts: 417
    Liam Finn opening for EV.
    Then saw Liam Finn and loved his opener - The Veils.
    The Tallest Man on Earth opening for John Vanderslice.
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    The only one that jumps out (probably because it was recent) is Alberta Cross opening for Ben Harper & Relentless 7 earlier this year. Bought their album at the show for $5 and it's very good start to finish.
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Jeez, how can I forget this one...

    The Clash opening for The Who at Shea... Concert Gold.
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  • myramyra Posts: 1,257
    The Doves, at the London Arena in 2002. Opening for, hum, Travis. :oops:

    I had actually seen them in a pub in London a few weeks before, so it was no totally unintentional.

    They were pretty good, although the crowd paid no attention whatsoever, what even got the band to say that their 80 year-old granny was more alive that they were. :D Shame.

    Probably one of the few, if not the only, opening acts I can still recall...
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Jeez, how can I forget this one...

    The Clash opening for The Who at Shea... Concert Gold.

    That's pretty damn epic...
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  • NYCPJNYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Jeez, how can I forget this one...

    The Clash opening for The Who at Shea... Concert Gold.

    I forgot about that one as well! I saw the same tour at the Pontiac Silverdome (1982).
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Liam Finn for me too. Didn't know anything about him going in, and his performance blew me away.

    I'd put Liam in 2nd though. Best supporting act I've seen that I didn't know much about was Los Lobos opening for the Grateful Dead in 1988 (David Lindley & El-Rayo X were also on the bill). All I knew about Los Lobos was their first song "Will The Wolf Survive", and was surprised with just how good of a live band they are. Been going to Los Lobos shows ever since.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Also.. Liam Finn opening for EV, The Whigs opening for The Hold Steady.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Sleater-Kinney opening Pearl Jam 2003
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