What Warm Up Bands Or Opening Acts Have You Seen BEFORE They Hit It *BIG*

lolobugg

Radiohead opened for REM 1995
Queens of the Stone Age opened for Smashing Pumpkins 1999
No Doubt opened for Bush 1996 (don't laugh, I took my girlfriend to see them)
Wilco opening for Cracker 1996

dankind

The Modern Savage (f.k.a. The Young Guns) is my cousin's band, and they are big in Alaska. They get to open for most of the bigger bands that grace the land of the midnight sun with their presence. Most recently, they opened for Jane's Addiction.

They just released a cool music video.

https://youtu.be/AOsjCe3_noI

I've liked everything I've heard by them so far. Now if they would just press their records on vinyl....

I haven't had a chance to see them yet because I imagine it's pretty hard for them to take the leap and tour outside of Alaska -- and I've got too many responsibilities to make it up there for the next, oh, 16 years. Hopefully, they break out at some point. The videos I've seen and the reviews I've read lead me to believe they are an awesome live act. I'd love to see them. Cuz should just bring the whole act to Thanksgiving some year.

jjflash

dankind said:

The Modern Savage (f.k.a. The Young Guns) is my cousin's band, and they are big in Alaska. They get to open for most of the bigger bands that grace the land of the midnight sun with their presence. Most recently, they opened for Jane's Addiction.

They just released a cool music video.

https://youtu.be/AOsjCe3_noI

I've liked everything I've heard by them so far. Now if they would just press their records on vinyl....

I haven't had a chance to see them yet because I imagine it's pretty hard for them to take the leap and tour outside of Alaska -- and I've got too many responsibilities to make it up there for the next, oh, 16 years. Hopefully, they break out at some point. The videos I've seen and the reviews I've read lead me to believe they are an awesome live act. I'd love to see them. Cuz should just bring the whole act to Thanksgiving some year.

Good song and killer, compelling video. One of the better videos I've seen in a while. Does you cuz appear in it?

dankind

^^^Yeah, he's the dude that get most of the pink yack on him at the end -- middle longhair fella. His wife is the wanderer who lies down next to the naked log people.

This sounds like an episode of Twin Peaks.

pledgeagrievance

eeriepadave said:

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Tim Simmons said:

They haven't hit it *big*, but they are significantly bigger and more popular, but I saw BRMC open for the Charlatans at the Double Door in 98 or 99 before their s/t came out. That' was cool.

Wow. BRMC is my 2nd fav band. That must have been pretty sweet to see. I'm guessing you live near San Fran then? My first time seeing them was '04

I was lucky enough to see BRMC at the Saint in Asbury Park, NJ when their self titled had just come out. There were about 30 people in the "crowd". It was one of the most incredible shows I've seen. The "stage" there isn't elevated so they were playing at like eye level. Very unique experience

pledgeagrievance

I saw Muse "headline" at a bar in Philly during college. Probably around 2000-2001. They only had the album Showbiz out and I only knew them because I liked the song Muscle Museum. There were about 50 people in the place. Not really a Muse fan since and showbiz is still the only album I have.

I'm sure this pisses off a muse fan just like if someone was to say they saw Pearl Jam at the wetlands in '91 and aren't big fans now, I'd be jealous and pissed lol.

pledgeagrievance

I saw Stone Temple Pilots open for Butthole Surfers in 1992 right before Plush exploded. Sex type thing was their only single. The band that opened before STP: The Flaming Lips.

red mos

pledgeagrievance said:

I saw Stone Temple Pilots open for Butthole Surfers in 1992 right before Plush exploded. Sex type thing was their only single. The band that opened before STP: The Flaming Lips.

Awesome!

HughFreakingDillon

dankind said:

The Modern Savage (f.k.a. The Young Guns) is my cousin's band, and they are big in Alaska. They get to open for most of the bigger bands that grace the land of the midnight sun with their presence. Most recently, they opened for Jane's Addiction. They just released a cool music video. https://youtu.be/AOsjCe3_noI I've liked everything I've heard by them so far. Now if they would just press their records on vinyl.... I haven't had a chance to see them yet because I imagine it's pretty hard for them to take the leap and tour outside of Alaska -- and I've got too many responsibilities to make it up there for the next, oh, 16 years. Hopefully, they break out at some point. The videos I've seen and the reviews I've read lead me to believe they are an awesome live act. I'd love to see them. Cuz should just bring the whole act to Thanksgiving some year.

wow. I am instantly checking this band out. Love the song. @dankind

pearldavidson

Highly Suspect.....although, they're not that big by any means..several songs on the radio and a couple grammy noms

Zod

The most famous I saw was one that's mildly embarrassing.  I saw Nickelback a number of times when they were still a bar band.  Friend of mine, the drummer worked in the bike shop he went too.   Saw them do odd shows like the Queens in Nanaimo, Vertigo at the University of Victoria (opening for the barstool prophets), Sookefest.    I don't mind, I really did like their first album Curb, before they evolved into a more catchy polished music machine.

I saw Foo Fighters play the UBC student rec centre.  It held about 1000 people.   While Dave Grohl was famous for Nirvana, it didn't result in instant big venues, it took them a while to build it up.   This was the beginning of the Color and the Shape tour, and Taylor Hawkins just joined.  

Kings of Leon opening for U2.

I guess Greta Van Fleet is starting to enter that list.  Saw the play a bar in Toronto about 7 years ago.  I think they've evolved to Arena status now.

mickeyrat

GnR opened for Aerosmith.  they were up and coming at that point, but I thought that show belonged to them, even though Aerosmith brought it. 1988

JOEJOEJOE

I saw GnR open for the RHCPs at UCLA on Halloween 1986

Loujoe

Wow^^
Any highlights or just a rocking blurrrr.
I know you have quite the show resume!! For me, back then it was just going to great shows. Everything seems to have gotten too complicated. 

Hey kid get off my lawn.

g under p

I'm remembering this one because it was a fun show that lit up the Cap Centre Landover MD. It was 88' Joan Jett & BH returned home to MD (I believe she's from Rockville MD) to this show. Robert's voice was in fine form and better that the first time I saw him in Hampton VA on the Shalen & Stirred Tour. He even went bowling up at Circle Lanes. My friends had no idea who he was, btw that was my bowling alley. He's terrible at bowling though.

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GlowGirl

g under p said:

I'm remembering this one because it was a fun show that lit up the Cap Centre Landover MD. It was 88' Joan Jett & BH returned home to MD (I believe she's from Rockville MD) to this show. Robert's voice was in fine form and better that the first time I saw him in Hampton VA on the Shalen & Stirred Tour. He even went bowling up at Circle Lanes. My friends had no idea who he was, btw that was my bowling alley. He's terrible at bowling though.

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I think I was at that same show at the Cap Centre. I remember my friend and I camped out overnight for tickets somewhere on Rockville Pike. 

JOEJOEJOE

Loujoe said:

Wow^^
Any highlights or just a rocking blurrrr.
I know you have quite the show resume!! For me, back then it was just going to great shows. Everything seems to have gotten too complicated. 

Hey kid get off my lawn.

I just remember Axle was a sorta little dude with big hair.  They did a cover of AC/DC's Whole Lotta Rosie

Loujoe

 ^
Thx for sharing!

I just had a dream rhcp played at my farmers market often. 
I remember reading joejoejoe saw them in his HS? Or they went to the same high school. Cool anyway.

JOEJOEJOE

tempo_n_groove said:

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Red Hot Chili Peppers opening for Suicidal Tendencies at The Olympic Auditorium in LA in May of '84. The Minutemen and SS Decontrol were also on the bill. Alice In Chains opening for Iggy Pop at The Palladium in Hollywood in 1990 also comes to mind.

Suicidal, minutemen and SSD?!? That is one great hardcore lineup! Wow!!!

The Olympic Auditorium had some amazing shows promoted by Goldenvoice, who would grow into one of the tops promoters in Los Angeles.  They are probably most well known for "inventing" the Coachella Festival.

JOEJOEJOE

Loujoe said:

 ^
Thx for sharing!

I just had a dream rhcp played at my farmers market often. 
I remember reading joejoejoe saw them in his HS? Or they went to the same high school. Cool anyway.

They were a few grades ahead of me, but Anthony, Flea & Hillel Slovak (RIP) all went to my high school (Fairfax in Los Angeles).  We had a great crop of musicians who attended the school in the early/mid-80s......Eric from NOFX, Slash from GnR, Tracy Guns from L.A. Guns, Rami Jaffee from The Wallflowers & Foo Fighters, Jack Irons & Alain Johannes.