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The best opening act you've ever seen & heard?

 

I have two:

 

In 1983 I went to see The Plimsouls (Peter Case’s pre-solo career band) at The Garage, a tiny little "club" on Ventura Blvd. The room had filled up (elbow-to-elbow tight), and the opening act started their set. My woman and I both looked at each other, our mouths agape. It was Los Lobos, and they were great! Their debut album How Will The Wolf Survive? had yet to be released, but I sure picked it up when it was.

 

I went to see John Hiatt at The Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd. during his Perfectly Good Guitar tour, entering the room just as the opening act was starting her final song. The ads for the show listed her name, which was unfamiliar to me. As the song started and progressed, I was stunned; the song she and her band were performing was a great one, and I knew I had missed a quality set of music. It was Sheryl Crow, whose debut album had not yet been released. Damn it!

 

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mashif
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NYC, 1967 RKO Theater 

I saw The Who open for Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. Poor Mitch. After the drum kit fire, it was hard to impress. 

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jsd52756
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A great outdoor daytime concert,1976 or so.  I was two years out of high school. Heart opened for Leonard Skynyrd who opened for Jefferson Airplane/Starship at Santa Barbera College outdoor football field.  

1980? or so (brain dead so & so..) Golden Earring opened for Rush at the Forum in Inglewood.  An extremely great sounding band for another great sounding band.  

 

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tony1954
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@musikcrayz 

"Linda Ronstadt on the Neil Young tour in ‘73. It was in Hartford. The morons heckled her off the stage. "

I saw that tour in Vancouver. What kind of idiot would boo Linda Ronstadt?

Whoever it was is lucky I wasn't there.

richmon
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1970, 10th grade, original Electric Factory in Philly. Went to see Savoy Brown.

Opening act was Pink Floyd, they hadn't yet done Dark Side and were'nt big.

2nd place - Emerson Lake and Palmer first album tour opening for Procol Harum 1970 too, Spectrum in Philly

selectfpr
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Early 70's in DC Joni Mitchell had an unknown solo Jackson Browne open up for her. He was great.

In about '77 Cindy Lauper opened for Tina Turner in NYC.  At that time Cindy fronted a very cool Rock a Billy band Blue Angel.  She was a star waiting to happen.

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