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Best Opener You've Seen?

pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,852
edited March 2008 in The Porch
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9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024
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  • nukebootnukeboot Posts: 1,465
    Ben Harper
    Sonic Youth (close second)
    EdSurfingSig_zpsgmyltito.jpg
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
  • pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,852
    forgot to answer my own post. i really enjoyed MMJ
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024
  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Sonic Youth
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Sonic Youth
  • possomistspossomists Posts: 427
    tim robbins
    "you can say that we're, nocturnal, posssomists"
    -ed july 8th MSG 2004
  • nukebootnukeboot Posts: 1,465
    nukeboot wrote:
    Ben Harper
    Sonic Youth (close second)

    Oh, and I'm looking forward to my first Kings of Leon set.
    EdSurfingSig_zpsgmyltito.jpg
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
  • RobbieC2008RobbieC2008 Posts: 432
    I think the best opening act I ever saw was a little band out of Seattle called Soundgarden...They opened up for GNR @ MSG 1991...Pearl Jam openers..I like Ben Harper now but had no clue who he was when he opened for PJ in 96
  • Eliot RosewaterEliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    Sleater-Kinney

    Hands.
    Down.
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    The Ramones.
    I'm still MEGA PISSED that i had tickets to see them with PJ in New Orleans, '95, but the fuckers canceled and rescheduled the tour. I had summer school when they rescheduled. Damn it. Alegbra II\Trig blows.

    :(

    KoL a very close second, for me.
    S-K was good.
    KoL are just a bit more my style.
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    Ramones!!!!
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    The Ramones.
    I'm still MEGA PISSED that i had tickets to see them with PJ in New Orleans, '95, but the fuckers canceled and rescheduled the tour. I had summer school when they rescheduled. Damn it. Alegbra II\Trig blows.

    :(

    KoL a very close second, for me.
    S-K was good.
    KoL are just a bit more my style.


    I saw Ramones with PJ at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans (96).....
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    Eddie and Joey singing Sonic Reducer was fuckin' SICK!!!
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • KravenKraven Posts: 829
    Uh does PJ count opening for the Rolling Stones? If not the best opener I guess would have to be MMJ, all I have seen is MMJ, Sparta(who sucked), and wheover played Boston II in '04. If I could choose a band from Lolla since technically PJ is the headliner and everyone else is before them, it would have to be a lityle British blues band called Back Door Slam. The guitarist was ridiculously awesome.
    32 shows and counting...
  • Aliveguy1Aliveguy1 Posts: 50
    cheap trick...
    4.7.94 9.29.96 10.1.96 6.29.98 8.20,22,23,25,26.98 9.10,11,13,15,16,19.98 8.3,4,6.00 8.23-25,27,28,29.00, 10.4.00, 10.9.00 4.29,30.03, 5.3.03 6.29.03 7.8,9,12.03 9.15,16.05; 6.24,25,27,28,30.08
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    Ben Harper was also very good when he opened in 96 also...
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • toronado10toronado10 Posts: 239
    Both in 1995:

    1) Bad Religion
    1A) Ben Harper
    Take time to see the sky,
    Find shapes in the clouds.
    Hear the murmur of the wind
    and touch the cool water.
    Walk softly,
    we are intruders,
    tolerated briefly
    In an infinite universe.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,949
    My Morning Jacket kicked ass. All the others I've seen were either terrible or forgettable.
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Been to about 60 shows.

    Ben Harper in 98-00 will always be a standout. I think that was his prime though many will disagree

    Actually enjoyed Supergrass in Montreal quite a bit and of course MMJ is amazing. Just didn't really get into the sets as an opener.

    So yeah, best ever was Ben harper MSG 98
    “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.”
  • skere26skere26 Posts: 304
    Robert Pollard

    "I need a fucking cigarette" as he swigs Jagermeister and eddie comes running out with a ciggy and a lighter.
  • andydick8andydick8 Posts: 205
    Eliot Rosewater wrote:
    Sleater-Kinney

    Hands.
    Down.


    Thanks for that. Haven't laughed like that in a while!!!! :p

    Gotta be Wintersleep for me!
    Add your benaroya vinyl # to the list!!!
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=104018
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Just PJ, I've seen a few great ones:

    Mudhoney
    Brad
    Sonic Youth
    MMJ
    Ben Harper

    And lots of other ok ones, plus a few duds (Steve Earle bored the heck out of me)
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Gardenparty wrote:
    So yeah, best ever was Ben harper MSG 98


    Yup. A few nights later in Mansfield he was awesome. His version of Voodoo Child rocked. Didn't hurt having amazing seats.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    death cab for cutie
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
  • fall by the waysidefall by the wayside Jericho, VT Posts: 757
    1. Ben Harper
    2. My Morning Jacket
    3. Death Cab For Cutie
    9/13/98, 10/4/00, 4/29/03, 6/29/03, 7/2/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 9/15/05, 9/16/05, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/15/10, 9/11/11, 9/12/11, 10/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 9/26/15, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/5/16, 8/7/16, 8/13/18, 9/2/18, 9/4/18, 9/26/21, 9/1/22, 9/2/22, 9/14/22, 9/18/23, 9/19/23, 9/7/24, 9/9/24, 9/12/24, 9/15/24, 9/17/24
  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    sleater-kinney!
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • NoGrapesNoGrapes Posts: 50
    mmj and death cab
  • cpsilo1cpsilo1 Posts: 73
    Death Cab
  • pearljgirl2010pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    Ben Harper
    Kings of Leon
    Need a tour Travel Agent??? Pick me :-)

    Whatever you are, be a good one --Lincoln
  • STT757STT757 Posts: 302
    Red Hot Chili Peppers, both Nights Seattle November 2000.
    Randalls Island New York 9/29/96 - Oakland Coliseum Oakland California 11/15/97 - MSG New York New York 09/10/98 - Key Arena Seattle Washington 11/05/00, 11/06/00 - PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel New Jersey 7/14/03 - Tweeter Center Camden New Jersey 5/28/06, MSG New York New York 06/25/08, Spectrum Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10/27/09
  • STT757STT757 Posts: 302
    Also Pearl Jam, opening up for the Rolling Stones Oakland California 1997.
    Randalls Island New York 9/29/96 - Oakland Coliseum Oakland California 11/15/97 - MSG New York New York 09/10/98 - Key Arena Seattle Washington 11/05/00, 11/06/00 - PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel New Jersey 7/14/03 - Tweeter Center Camden New Jersey 5/28/06, MSG New York New York 06/25/08, Spectrum Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10/27/09
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