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Poll inspired by thread below: band/artist you saw as an opening act that blew up later on?

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Jun 19 '19, 10:11

It’s not as crazy as some others I bet but in 1998 I saw Train open for Ben Folds Five. They had Meet Virginia to their name, but this is before Drops of Jupiter which was huge. I remember thinking they were actually not bad live (they were considerably more rock at the time).

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Springsteen opened for Chicago in '73. Springfield (MA) Civic Center. Open seating. I was right in front, wondering who this shortie with the cute - Harry Tuttle Jun 19, 11:52
A lot. (Also have seen lots of now-huge bands in small 150-300 max capacity places.) - JaxSean Jun 19, 10:57
Let's see - there's En Vogue from below. Also saw Soundgarden open for Skid Row. -- nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 19, 10:46 1
- i saw NIN open for Soundgarden (sort of - it was an outdoor festival) -- nm - Andie Jun 19, 11:03
Not quite what you mean but I saw Andrew WK open for Danko Jones. AWK could not be followed. -- nm - Reagen Jun 19, 10:42 1
- I feel bad for that main act, everybody must have been exhausted. - Tim Jun 19, 10:55
Great Big Sea -- nm - Beaker Jun 19, 10:35
Dawson and I went to Kylie Minogue's first ever US Tour. Granted it was in 2009 though. :-) -- nm - MDH Jun 19, 10:34 3
- Did you not do an opening slot in NA circa 2001? -- nm - ty97 Jun 19, 10:37 2
  - Nope, she was gigantic worldwide so she never opened here. The Light Years and Fever tours never hit North America. -- nm - MDH Jun 19, 10:47 1
    - That would be an interesting list - longest time between charting and first tour. -- nm - Max Jun 19, 11:18
Cheap Trick opened for Pat Travers -- nm - amoxy Jun 19, 10:32 1
- didn't you see the Dave Clark Five when they were the Dave Clark Four? -- nm* - groiny Jun 19, 10:44
Tom Petty opened up for Be Bop Deluxe -- nm - amoxy Jun 19, 10:31
He not a super star, but saw Miles Kennedy's band open for an opener in 1999-ish. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 19, 10:29 1
- I mentioned the Nirvana/Tragically Hip show the other day and looked it up. Nirvana opened for the Hip at a Wisconsin bar in 1989. 40 people watched. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 19, 10:30
I don't remember. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 19, 10:23
It wasn't exactly an opener thing but a loooong time ago I did a cabaret w/Robby Takacs from Goo Goo Dolls. Johnny R sat in one night. This was years - Diva Jun 19, 10:20 2
- The Goo Goo Dolls are definitely one of those bands where you’d love to go back in time and show them their future. - Tim Jun 19, 10:25 1
  - they were *so* punk for the longest time. Area radio was lame and wouldn't play them. They only got really noticed once this Seattle DJ played 'Name' - Diva Jun 19, 10:30
Devotchka for Belle & Sebastian, Louis C.K for Seinfeld., Bjork (in the Sugar Cubes) for U2...I'm forgetting some. -- nm* - Flavorize Jun 19, 10:19
The Killers opened for Stellastar, Gaga opening for NKOTB, Panic at the Disco -- nm - MDH Jun 19, 10:18 1
- Awkwafina performing at a local gay bar. -- nm - MDH Jun 19, 10:19
I don't know about "blew up", I saw Jukebox the Ghost and AJR as opening bands before I knew who they were for sure. - groiny Jun 19, 10:15
I saw Pink open for Lenny Kravitz. She wasn't nobody, but she was definitely 'opening' material. Still was amazing. -- nm - Andie Jun 19, 10:13

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