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Best PJ Opener?

Tom WilburTom Wilbur Posts: 43
edited November 2011 in Given To Fly (live)
Which opener in the past 20 years has been the best? for my moneys worth it was My Morning Jacket during the 2006 U.S. Tour. I mean, wow, one of the best live acts in America right now and us PJ fans got to see them back in '06 when they were rising stars, boy did they put on a helluva opening act. Got my super juiced for Pearl Jam.

I'm sure there are other stand-outs, so what say you? :?:
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  • IgotshitIDIgotshitID St.john's Newfoundland Posts: 895
    Kings of leon, Mudhoney, Wintersleep
    St.John's 9/24/2005
    St.John's 9/25/2005
    Toronto 9/11/2011
    Toronto 9/12/2011
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  • Tom WilburTom Wilbur Posts: 43
    IgotshitID wrote:
    Kings of leon, Mudhoney, Wintersleep

    Mudhoney would have been awesome.
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  • cellophane_starcellophane_star Posts: 117
    Bad Religion (Chicago 2008)
    Makes much more sense to live in the Present Tense.

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  • fisttothejawfisttothejaw Posts: 234
    I might have to say Black Keys - saw them at MSG1 in '10...
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,583
    1) My Morning Jacket
    2) Sonic Youth
    3) The Strokes (PJ20)
    severed hand thirteen
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  • evolvedmammalevolvedmammal Posts: 187
    Ted Leo and the pharmicists
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  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 633
    in order from the best down, my morning jacket, sonic youth, sleater kinney, eleven, mudhoney, bad religion, ted leo, carnival art. missed (drank through) the fastbacks, cheap trick and ben harper. only mmj and sk really killed it and played it like a headlining show. wish i had been willing to drive a little further to catch one of the bob pollard shows.
  • NAISNAIS Posts: 69
    Red Hot Chili Peppers in Seattle in 2000. It was very cool to see such a popular band play a basic, opening act set. After that, doesn't get much better than the Mudhoney, QotSA, Strokes lineup at PJ20.
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    06: Cleveland
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    11: Alpine Valley PJ20 I and II
    12: Music Midtown Festival (Atlanta)
    13: Wrigley, Brooklyn II
    14: Cincy
  • -.- Glorified GnothingMan -.--.- Glorified GnothingMan -.- Posts: 434
    IgotshitID wrote:
    Kings of leon, Mudhoney, Wintersleep
    Whoa! When did Wintersleep open for them? Really dig that band

    I thought the Cadillac Tramps were damn good opening for them in '93 when I saw them
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  • MG79478MG79478 Posts: 1,684
    Oceans or Release
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Not Sleater-Kinney
  • Lukin19Lukin19 Posts: 533
    Best opening act ever was in Toronto 2009.
    Pearl Jam!
    Sorry Ted Leo and the pharmacists.
    And thank you Canadian customs.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    not Gomez for sure
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  • penny lane2penny lane2 Illinois Posts: 84
    I agree with My Morning Jacket. I saw them open 3 different shows that tour and thought each time they were great. They had a lot of previous albums that they could pull music from too to mix the setlist up some.
    "If I knew where it was I would take you there...."
  • IgotshitIDIgotshitID St.john's Newfoundland Posts: 895
    -.- Glorified GnothingMan -.- wrote:
    IgotshitID wrote:
    Kings of leon, Mudhoney, Wintersleep
    Whoa! When did Wintersleep open for them? Really dig that band

    I thought the Cadillac Tramps were damn good opening for them in '93 when I saw them

    Wintersleep opened for them for the 2 St.John's shows in 2005. Ya they are a really good band that no one really knows about
    St.John's 9/24/2005
    St.John's 9/25/2005
    Toronto 9/11/2011
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    Quebec City 5/5/2016
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  • serpent boyserpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    From the 14 shows I've seen:
    (I counted PJ20 main stage acts only)

    GREAT:
    1.) Sonic Youth
    2.) Queens of the Stone Age
    3.) The Strokes
    4.) Kings of Leon
    5.) Sleater-Kinney

    GOOD:
    6.) Mudhoney
    7.) Bad Religion
    8.) Social Distortion
    9.) Buzzcocks

    OK:
    10.) My Morning Jacket (to be fair, I didn't know any of their material at the time!)
    11.) Band of Horses
    12.) Death Cab for Cutie

    BORING:
    13.) Gob Roberts
    14.) Ted Leo
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,653
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    not Gomez for sure
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    My vote would probably be for either Kings of Leon or My Morning Jacket.

    It was fun to see them playing after Slayer/My Chemical Romance/Placebo at Reading too though (poor little emos didn't know what to do! :D)
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    goldrush wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    not Gomez for sure
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
    )
    you fuckin know im right..:lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • gotsome420gotsome420 Posts: 529
    MUDHONEY
    GOMEZ
  • Dirty FrankkDirty Frankk Posts: 4,274
    My vote goes to MMJ

    I didn't like Mudhoney in 4 shows I saw only 20 minutes and it was enough :?
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  • WWSWWS Ontario Posts: 460
    Lukin19 wrote:
    Best opening act ever was in Toronto 2009.
    Pearl Jam!
    Sorry Ted Leo and the pharmacists.
    And thank you Canadian customs.

    Bingo...
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  • PJ GhostPJ Ghost Posts: 3
    I saw Henry Rollins open for them in Berkley back in 1993. It was Halloween night and the show was amazing.
  • Tom WilburTom Wilbur Posts: 43
    PJ Ghost wrote:
    I saw Henry Rollins open for them in Berkley back in 1993. It was Halloween night and the show was amazing.


    Now THAT sounds amazing.
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  • Slow MoeSlow Moe Posts: 87
    Mudhoney & Bad Religion
    Wrigley Field (Chicago) 7/19/13, Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver) 9/25/11, ScottTrade Center (St. Louis) 5/4/10, Sprint Center (KC) 5/3/10, Wachovia Spectrum Arena (Philadelphia) - 10/31/09, Key Arena (Seattle) - 9/22/09, Key Arena (Seattle) - 9/21/09, United Center (Chicago) - 8/24/09, United Center (Chicago) - 8/23/09, Colonial Center (Columbia, SC) - 6/16/08, The Vic Theatre (Chicago) - 8/02/07, Pepsi Center (Denver) - 7/02/06

    Actually come to think of it, I just might be a puddle full of detriment.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5WxMeqB46Q
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Tom WilburTom Wilbur Posts: 43
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5WxMeqB46Q

    OH HELL YEAH!
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    /Life changed

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  • dtnmusicdtnmusic Posts: 29
    Mudhoney is lame.. I tried but after 3 shows, ive given up. RHCP in 2000 was unreal. Played a rad old school set had lots of fun. And before that Ed came out with Wellwater Conspiracy. Other shows, Supersuckers are kinda fun. No love?
  • Illridethewave20Illridethewave20 Posts: 491
    Pearl jam (I have seen) Black keys
    pearl jam ( I did not see) Kings of Leon
    Eddie-Liam
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,696
    if I ever see one, I'll let you know.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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