Finger Eleven opening up for Fuel and the Roots at my school back in 1998. And then a year later Boyhitscar opening for Finger Eleven at the TLA. Too bad Finger Eleven switched their sound to get on the radio. Loved their first 2 albums before "One thing"
"If you love someone, set them free... if someone loves you, don't fuck up" - EV
opened the 2010 paredes de coura festival in portugal
blew me away, so chilled
2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
2007 - London
2009 - London, Manchester, London
2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
2011 - Alpine Valley x2
2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
Queen opening for Mott The Hoople... Steely Dan opened for Bread in the early 70s.
The Police opened for The Clash in 1977 or 78... Blondie opening for the Ramones around the same era.
More recently... Liam Finn opening for Eddie Vedder, Tristan Prettyman opening for a Go-Gos Reunion, The Entrance Band opened for Cat Power and Andrew Bird opening for Ani DiFranco.
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As for the Sadies... caught them with John Doe. Those two brothers can play them guitars.
Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
Hail, Hail!!!
Sons & Daughters opening up for Franz Ferdinand in '05. Fun indie rock band from Scotland
The Shys opening up for The Subways in '06. I bought their demo album at the show afterwards (which later would become "Astoria") Haven't heard much from them since though. :?
22-20's opening up for The Whigs & Band Of Skulls earlier this year. I thought they were great live and had a good sound. Got a free live EP from them. Can't find any of their albums though, their from the UK. Did some research and found they formed in '02, broke up in '05 and reformed in '08. They supposedly ahve an album that came out this year.
Also The Whigs a few times (once for Kings Of Leon and again at a festival)
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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.
Middle school Gymnasium? Wow those must be some middle schools you attended! LOL! Joking around. I live outside Toledo, it's my home town. I was at that show. And The Kills were simply amazing.
E. Lansing-98 Columbus-00,03,10 Detroit-00,03 (1&2),06, 14 Cleveland-03,06,10 Toledo-04, Grand Rapids-04,06 London-05, Toronto-05, Indianapolis 10, East Troy (1&2) 11, Chicago 13, Detroit 14
So i saw Yeasayer tonight in philly, but this one dude that opened up for them was awesome! His name is Hush Hush. Real funny and pretty damn good, IMO
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club opening for KOL. Had 3rd row and thought they stole the show.
PJ: 2003 Mansfield: July 2 2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29 2005 Montreal: Sept 15 2006 Boston: May 24 & 25 2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28, 2010 Boston: May 17 2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25, 2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7
Primus opening for Rush.... okay, that wasn't unintentional, but it was awesome.
Street Sweeper Social Club opening for NIN/Jane's Addiction, they were a ton of fun.
Tenacious D opening for Foos and QotSA... short but hilarious.
I wish I could say Balkan Beat Box opening for Gogol Bordello, but I knew BBB was terrific going in.
Katie Miller-Heideke opening for Ben Folds was amazing also.
Is there a thread for WORST opener? Because that's a LOOOOONG list.
Is it too much to ask for a full-blown Temple of the Dog set? Probably.
I saw Janes Addiction supporting Fields of The Nephilim in 1988 at Brixton Academy. I had no idea who Janes Addiction were - I didn't even know their name until after they played. They were fucking incredible. Blew the roof off the place. Best opening act hands down.
I had the fortunate opportunity of seeing Jane's Addiction live. It wasn't back in the 80's or early 90's, 2003 actually... but it was still fucking awesome. To this day I still feel that Jane's Addiction is one of the best live bands ever. Almost as if they were meant to be live and their stuff is better live than on record.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Saw Guns and Roses open for the Cult in 1987, my friends sister took me because she had an extra ticket, saw Pearl Jam open for Red Hot Chilipeppers in the early 90's.
I saw Green Day open for Die Toten Hosen a long time ago when they weren't famous yet (at least not here in Germany). I was sorta shocked, cause they spit in each other's mouths and stuff, but I was impressed with their energy and although I didn't become a huge fan I listened to them a lot for a certain time afterwards.
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
1995- live @ hershey park... catherine wheel had opened.. it was supposed to be varuca salt, but they had canceled and catherine wheel had signed on and flew over just hours before the show.... they were great!!! better than live was.... what an awesome surprise that was, as me and my uncle were just discussing them on the way to the show...
also.... ben harper opening tibetian freedom concert at randalls island in 1997... amazing... didnt know who he was at the time, blew me away...
im sure there are others, but thats all i can think of now... good topic!
when was that? I imagine the crowd was not in to him?
“I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
when was that? I imagine the crowd was not in to him?
Weird ass pairing, but awesome.
Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
Devin Townsend - This guy scared the SHIT out of me when he started playing. He genuinely looked insane, and since I was up front I felt like I had no choice but to nod along to the music. But, it was actually really good. The guitar playing had a different quality to it, heavy but atmospheric, and his transitions from metal screams to operatic singing were mesmerizing.
Cynic - Same show I saw Devin open, Cynic also played. They were a bit different, more progressive metal, with vocoder'd vocals. Instead of being put off, I found them to be a damn good band.
Bad Religion - Saw them open Night 3 of the Spectrum shows, and I had never heard anything by them before. Their performance really impressed me, I found myself jamming along to the music even though I didn't know a single song. Unfortunately their recorded output didn't really stick with me, but it was a damn good show.
Funeral Party - Saw them open for Dillinger Escape Plan and Deftones this May. The singer was really raw live, and he had a lot of energy, so it was pretty contagious. Sadly their debut record didn't sound nearly as good or energetic as the live versions I heard (mostly just overproduced), but since it's their first album, I think they have promise.
Thanks EPOTTSIII!
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
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opened the 2010 paredes de coura festival in portugal
blew me away, so chilled
2007 - London
2009 - London, Manchester, London
2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
2011 - Alpine Valley x2
2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
The Police opened for The Clash in 1977 or 78... Blondie opening for the Ramones around the same era.
More recently... Liam Finn opening for Eddie Vedder, Tristan Prettyman opening for a Go-Gos Reunion, The Entrance Band opened for Cat Power and Andrew Bird opening for Ani DiFranco.
...
As for the Sadies... caught them with John Doe. Those two brothers can play them guitars.
Hail, Hail!!!
Sons & Daughters opening up for Franz Ferdinand in '05. Fun indie rock band from Scotland
The Shys opening up for The Subways in '06. I bought their demo album at the show afterwards (which later would become "Astoria") Haven't heard much from them since though. :?
22-20's opening up for The Whigs & Band Of Skulls earlier this year. I thought they were great live and had a good sound. Got a free live EP from them. Can't find any of their albums though, their from the UK. Did some research and found they formed in '02, broke up in '05 and reformed in '08. They supposedly ahve an album that came out this year.
Also The Whigs a few times (once for Kings Of Leon and again at a festival)
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Facelift hadn't been released in Europe ... they were unbelievable and blew both other bands.
Middle school Gymnasium? Wow those must be some middle schools you attended! LOL! Joking around. I live outside Toledo, it's my home town. I was at that show. And The Kills were simply amazing.
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10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
2003 Mansfield: July 2
2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
2005 Montreal: Sept 15
2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
2010 Boston: May 17
2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7
EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
Street Sweeper Social Club opening for NIN/Jane's Addiction, they were a ton of fun.
Tenacious D opening for Foos and QotSA... short but hilarious.
I wish I could say Balkan Beat Box opening for Gogol Bordello, but I knew BBB was terrific going in.
Katie Miller-Heideke opening for Ben Folds was amazing also.
Is there a thread for WORST opener? Because that's a LOOOOONG list.
Or Gogol Bordello open for System of a Down
-Seattle,Wash-Key Arena-9/22/9 -Pemberton,B.C-7/17/16
-Vancouver,B.C-GM Place -9/25/9 -Seattle,Wash-Safeco Field-8/8/18
-Vancouver,B.C-Pacific Coliseum-9/25/11 -Seattle,Wash-Safeco Field-8/10/18
-Misoula,MT-Adams Field House-9/30/12 -Vancouver,BC-Rogers Arena-5/4/24
I had the fortunate opportunity of seeing Jane's Addiction live. It wasn't back in the 80's or early 90's, 2003 actually... but it was still fucking awesome. To this day I still feel that Jane's Addiction is one of the best live bands ever. Almost as if they were meant to be live and their stuff is better live than on record.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022
* Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
* Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
* East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
* Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
I saw KOL open for U2 a few times back in 2005, they sounded terrible, but I think it was the sound systems, they were great on their own tour.
Social Distortion opening for PJ
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club opening for KOL and I also saw them open for STP
The National opening for Arcade Fire
Cold Play (parachutes era) and Jack Johnson (pre-Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer cover) opening for 311
also.... ben harper opening tibetian freedom concert at randalls island in 1997... amazing... didnt know who he was at the time, blew me away...
im sure there are others, but thats all i can think of now... good topic!
:wtf:
when was that? I imagine the crowd was not in to him?
In 1991, I saw PJ open for the RHCPs
Missed Janes Addiction when they opened for Love and Rockets
Saw GnR open for RHCPs at UCLA in 1986
I need more.
Nothing seems to satisfy.
I said, I dont want it.
I just need it.
To breathe, to feel, to know Im alive.
Devin Townsend - This guy scared the SHIT out of me when he started playing. He genuinely looked insane, and since I was up front I felt like I had no choice but to nod along to the music. But, it was actually really good. The guitar playing had a different quality to it, heavy but atmospheric, and his transitions from metal screams to operatic singing were mesmerizing.
Cynic - Same show I saw Devin open, Cynic also played. They were a bit different, more progressive metal, with vocoder'd vocals. Instead of being put off, I found them to be a damn good band.
Bad Religion - Saw them open Night 3 of the Spectrum shows, and I had never heard anything by them before. Their performance really impressed me, I found myself jamming along to the music even though I didn't know a single song. Unfortunately their recorded output didn't really stick with me, but it was a damn good show.
Funeral Party - Saw them open for Dillinger Escape Plan and Deftones this May. The singer was really raw live, and he had a lot of energy, so it was pretty contagious. Sadly their debut record didn't sound nearly as good or energetic as the live versions I heard (mostly just overproduced), but since it's their first album, I think they have promise.
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
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St.John's 9/25/2005
Toronto 9/11/2011
Toronto 9/12/2011
Quebec City 5/5/2016
Ottawa 5/8/2016