Best Support Act you have UNINTENTIONALLY seen.

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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    No Doubt opening for 311 at Roseland
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  • mulva9
    mulva9 Posts: 417
    Liam Finn opening for EV.
    Then saw Liam Finn and loved his opener - The Veils.
    The Tallest Man on Earth opening for John Vanderslice.
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    The only one that jumps out (probably because it was recent) is Alberta Cross opening for Ben Harper & Relentless 7 earlier this year. Bought their album at the show for $5 and it's very good start to finish.
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Jeez, how can I forget this one...

    The Clash opening for The Who at Shea... Concert Gold.
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  • myra
    myra Posts: 1,257
    The Doves, at the London Arena in 2002. Opening for, hum, Travis. :oops:

    I had actually seen them in a pub in London a few weeks before, so it was no totally unintentional.

    They were pretty good, although the crowd paid no attention whatsoever, what even got the band to say that their 80 year-old granny was more alive that they were. :D Shame.

    Probably one of the few, if not the only, opening acts I can still recall...
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Jeez, how can I forget this one...

    The Clash opening for The Who at Shea... Concert Gold.

    That's pretty damn epic...
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  • NYCPJ
    NYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Jeez, how can I forget this one...

    The Clash opening for The Who at Shea... Concert Gold.

    I forgot about that one as well! I saw the same tour at the Pontiac Silverdome (1982).
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    5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
    5/20/10 (MSG1)
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Liam Finn for me too. Didn't know anything about him going in, and his performance blew me away.

    I'd put Liam in 2nd though. Best supporting act I've seen that I didn't know much about was Los Lobos opening for the Grateful Dead in 1988 (David Lindley & El-Rayo X were also on the bill). All I knew about Los Lobos was their first song "Will The Wolf Survive", and was surprised with just how good of a live band they are. Been going to Los Lobos shows ever since.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Also.. Liam Finn opening for EV, The Whigs opening for The Hold Steady.
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Sleater-Kinney opening Pearl Jam 2003
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  • RVM MFC
    RVM MFC Posts: 50
    Korn when they opened for Danzig, everyone was looking around like "what the hell" when Jonathan busted out the bag pipes. Too bad they've lost it.

    Also M-Ward opening for Norah Jones.
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    I'd also like to post Mastodon opening for Slayer. Free surprise show from myspace back in 2006.

    Mastodon owned it that day.
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    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
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Marah. I saw these guys (and girl) open for Driveby Truckers in July and had never of them before...unless I had forgotten. Three songs in I was sold....very Springsteen-y quality to some of their stuff, but by no means a rip off sound. They put on one of the most energetic shows I've ever seen. But I think the line-up changes a lot.

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  • foofan1990
    foofan1990 Posts: 139
    The Whigs, seen them many times since.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,976
    Muse opening for the Foo Fighters/Chili Peppers tour in 1999.

    Now my 2nd favorite band.
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  • lephty
    lephty Posts: 770
    A Perfect Circle opening for NIN at MSG.. had no idea who APC were at the time!
  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Saw a Brad show back in '98 or so and the band Headswim was opening. They blew me away. They broke up shortly after but this thread made me go check 'em out again. Really great mid 90's rock record called "Despite Yourself". I'd reccomend it

    Also, saw Jack Johnson opening for Ben Harper at Lupos in RI. I think that was '00. Had no clue who he was. He just seemed so cool while performing his brand of easy, laid back rock :D
    “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.”
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Dearly Beloved opening for Juliette Lewis in August. They are KILLER.
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  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    Ambulance Ltd supporting REM in 05 were pretty good for someone I'd never heard of but I also had the pain of enduring The Zutons :thumbdown: and Feeder :sick: before the headliners....
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  • Kraven
    Kraven Posts: 829
    Authority Zero opening for Everclear in Hartford in 2003.

    They blew both The Exies and Everclear out of the water, landed up picking up their CD at the show, and been in love ever since.
    32 shows and counting...

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