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Best supporting artist you've seen.

Gold 26Gold 26 Posts: 676
edited November 2013 in Other Music
That you didn't go to the show especially to see, you must've been going to see the headliners.

Earlier this year I took my 10 year old twins to see Train who they're huge fans of, while they aren't really my thing they were pretty enjoyable. The supporting act was a girl called Gin Wigmore who I was very impressed with.
All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,169
    Tame Impala opening for The Flaming Lips!
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  • shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    MMJ
    did you see me? i saw you.
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Eleven when they opened up for Soundgarden.

    Or Blind Melon when they opened for Neil and PJ.
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  • arqarq Posts: 8,034
    QOTSA :P
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Foo fighters opening for RHCP. They stole the show.
  • Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
    Wilco, opened for Neil Young.
  • shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    arq wrote:
    QOTSA :P

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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,068
    here are some

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    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
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    QOTSA opening for Foos!
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Foxy Shazam, opening for Slash
  • pjfan2pjfan2 Posts: 57
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Tame Impala opening for The Flaming Lips!
    Hell yeah! Where did you see them? I went to the show in Philly and it was mind blowing.
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Probably The National
  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Posts: 1,118
    Amiina opening for Sigur Ros.
  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    Glen Hansard opening for Ed solo.
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  • PJFAN13PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    samjam wrote:
    Glen Hansard opening for Ed solo.
    This for sure. Glen was magnificent and I look forward to seeing him headline a show here in SD soon.
    MMJ was great a few years ago...
    Ben Harper is always good...
    Band of Horses 5.21.10 was fantastic...
    I saw Dawes open for Mumford and Sons and they were beyond fantastic...
    The best though: Public Enemy - opened for Beasties and Run DMC in the late 80's - SICK. Love PE to this day.
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    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Pantera opened for Black Sabbath..

    They kicked some serious ass!
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Caveeze wrote:
    Pantera opened for Black Sabbath..

    They kicked some serious ass!

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  • Jnich2424Jnich2424 Posts: 608
    Gary Clark Jr opening for Grace Potter
    Milo Greene opening for The Civil Wars
    Dawes opening for Bright Eyes
    The Joy Formidable opening for Foo Fighters


    I like to make it a point to go in for openers, because I have been surprised a ton by some of them. A few have ended up becoming some of my favorite artists because of it. Some are complete and total busts though, and I think "why did I come in early for this? I could still be at the bar drinking cheaper" :lol:
  • AndyVanSlykeAndyVanSlyke Posts: 183
    Leo Kottke open for John Prine. Leo is an unbelievable guitarist! This was one of the best shows I've ever seem
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    Little Brave opening up for Heartless Bastards.
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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Posts: 1,118
    Wax opening up for Bush
    Radiohead opening up for R.E.M. on the Monster tour
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,060
    Four-way tie:

    Buddy Miles Express opening for Jimi Hendrix Experience
    The Alarm opening for U2
    Black Uhuru opening for Talking Heads
    Blue Cheer opening for The Who
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Suziemay wrote:
    Foxy Shazam, opening for Slash

    I saw these guys opening for the Darkness.

    BIZARRE. Like... unbelievably bizarre. I don't even know what I saw to be honest.

    QOTSA for Soundgarden and Cage the Elephant for the Foos stand out as great openers in recent times.

    The Black Crowes opening for Robert Plant back in the 80s was cool.
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  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    The last time I saw NIN, the openers were Bauhaus (!) and TV On The Radio. GREAT show.
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  • drlovemonkeydrlovemonkey Posts: 394
    samjam wrote:
    Glen Hansard opening for Ed solo.

    This for sure - was awesome.

    I also say Band of Horses opening for PJ and Local H opening up for Veruca Salt.
  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    Living Colour.....opened for the Rollinig Stones...Steel Wheels Tour I think
    Vinx.......opened for Sting 1990.....I think

    As I get older I seem to cant remember squat. :D

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  • jasonbouchard88jasonbouchard88 Posts: 369
    There are a few:

    -Steve Winwood for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in 2008 and Carlos Santana in 2010
    -Jimmy Cliff for Dave Matthews Band in December 2012.
    -Lamb of God & Volbeat for Metallica in October 2009
    -Joan Jett & The Blackhearts for Aerosmith in September 2007
    -Tom Cochrane for John Mellencamp in February 2008
    -Alice Cooper for Iron Maiden in July 2012
    -Snow Patrol for U2 in September 2009
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,158
    Nowhere Man wrote:
    Wilco, opened for Neil Young.
    +1

    And robert plant opening for the Who
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Probably Pixies opening up for U2 on the Achtung Baby/Zoo TV tour.

    Though to be honest I was not a Pixies fan back then like I am now, but I dug the set.
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  • KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    I saw Band of Skulls open for QOTSA last week - liked them very, very much.
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