Guest mesepher Report post Posted August 2, 2002 Alright... sometime when you goto a concert you can get some shit local opening bands... but good ones do exist, whose seen them? John Paul Jones (and band) opening for King Crimson Jazz Mandolin Project opening for Les Claypool and the Frog Brigade and Moe. Robert Plant (and band) opening for the WHO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaved Bear Report post Posted August 2, 2002 i saw hatebreed open for slayer morbid angel and slayer open for pantera down open for system of a down (did that sound redundant?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mesepher Report post Posted August 2, 2002 down open for system of a down (did that sound redundant?) explain please I know nothing about either band Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaved Bear Report post Posted August 2, 2002 down is a side project which contains Phil Anslemo and Rex of Pantera System of a Down is the only quality mainstream band around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest La Parka Es Mi Papa Report post Posted August 2, 2002 The ONLY quality mainstream band? Aren't you forgetting Black Label Soceity? Tenacious D opening for Weezer Jerry Cantrell opening for Nickelback Slash's Snakepit opening for AC/DC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pearljamfan Report post Posted August 3, 2002 Matthew Good Band,Cheap Trick open for Pearl Jam Sonic Youth open for Pearl Jam Jerry Cantrell open for Metallica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GeneMean Report post Posted August 3, 2002 I remember seeing Alice in Chains open for Slayer/Anthrax/Megadeth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BifEverchad Report post Posted August 3, 2002 Supergrass opened for Pearl Jam Swollen Members opened for Nelly Furtado Sum 41 (before they were popular) opened for treble charger Glueleg opened for I Mother Earth etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted August 3, 2002 The ONLY quality mainstream band? Aren't you forgetting Black Label Society? Are you calling BLS mainstream? They're not on mainstream radio, not on mainstream TV, and Zakk Wylde is never mentioned anywhere unless it involves Ozzy Osbourne directly. I'd say BLS is pretty middleground. As for my favorite openers... Sevendust for Megadeth Slayer for Pantera John Wayne's Severed Head for Toxic Narcotic Rob Zombie for Ozzy Osbourne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted August 3, 2002 Third Eye Blind opening for the Rolling Stones Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band opening for The Black Crows w/Jimmy Page KWSB was one of the best live bands I've ever seen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted August 3, 2002 No Doubt was awesome opening for U2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest redbaron51 Report post Posted August 3, 2002 John Paul Jones opening for King Crimson Messugah opening for Tool Static-X opening for Morbid Angel, Slayer, Pantera Tea Party opening for Ozzy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest meanmaisch Report post Posted August 3, 2002 I went to see Indigenous, a native american blues band. I'm not a fan of the group, but a bunch of us went to the show. The band that opened was a group called Rubyhorse. They were from Ireland and at first the crowd was indifferent towards them. As they kept playing, the crowd began to get into their music. By the end of their set, the crowd was very impressed. They were much better than Indigenous. I've yet to hear about Rubyhorse since, so I don't know if they are still together or putting out new work. They definitely were worth the money that was paid for the ticket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaved Bear Report post Posted August 3, 2002 The ONLY quality mainstream band? Aren't you forgetting Black Label Society? Are you calling BLS mainstream? They're not on mainstream radio, not on mainstream TV, and Zakk Wylde is never mentioned anywhere unless it involves Ozzy Osbourne directly. I'd say BLS is pretty middleground. As for my favorite openers... Sevendust for Megadeth Slayer for Pantera John Wayne's Severed Head for Toxic Narcotic Rob Zombie for Ozzy Osbourne holy shit at last year's extreme steel, Pantera had Slayer and Morbid Angel opening for them when I saw Metallica, they had Hatebreed, Sepultura, Slayer, and ugh Slipknot open for them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Report post Posted August 3, 2002 I saw A Perfect Circle open for Nine Inch Nails a week before Mer de Noms came out. Great opener, and my first Maynard concert experience. Just this week I saw Sparta open for Weezer, and they honestly impressed the hell out of me. I was expecting At The Drive-In lite, but man...those guys can play. Really fricking intense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted August 3, 2002 I went to see Indigenous, a native american blues band. I'm not a fan of the group, but a bunch of us went to the show. The band that opened was a group called Rubyhorse. They were from Ireland and at first the crowd was indifferent towards them. As they kept playing, the crowd began to get into their music. By the end of their set, the crowd was very impressed. They were much better than Indigenous. I've yet to hear about Rubyhorse since, so I don't know if they are still together or putting out new work. They definitely were worth the money that was paid for the ticket. I've seen Indigenous at a show in Toronto and holy shit they were awesome. Great stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted August 3, 2002 Morbid Angel opening for Soulfly and Pantera ruled. Nothingface went on before Morbid Angel, but it was completely forgettable. No one knew who Morbid Angel was, and they were fuckin' killer. God of Emptiness, Summoning Redemption...Phil went on stage for a couple songs with them too. Was Down as good live as one would hope? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sk8420kid Report post Posted August 3, 2002 I've seen Sparta twice at Warsaw and opening the enlightenment tour. No one was giving them any applause or anything, and me and my friend thought we were the only ones appreciating it. I've seen Converge (most insane pit ever) open for Glassjaw, and Taking Back Sunday and the Movielife open for Thursday. Next week I'm going to see Dillinger Escape Plan and Tomahawk is opening so that should be good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shaved Bear Report post Posted August 3, 2002 Was Down as good live as one would hope? yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted August 3, 2002 I was in Florida...supposedly to see Alien Ant Farm (before they went big) open for Papa Roach (it was spring break in Panama City Beach) well the lead singer of AAF apparently got mono so they got a band from Miami to open...they were DARWINS WAITING ROOM....these guys fucking ruled...and I didn't stay to watch P-Roach play because I was going to Ozzfest later in the year anyways(which ended up being Coby's b-day) I recommend DWR's cd to anybody that likes the kind of music they play on the 2nd stages of Ozzfest... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JAxlMorrison Report post Posted August 3, 2002 Hmmm, let's see who I have seen Robert Plant opening for The Who: Plant does some of his favorite blues and breaks out few Zep tunes proving he still has his voice (Who=best live show i have ever fuckin seen, Townshend is still a madman and Daltrey has still got it) David Allen Coe and Dope opening for Kid Rock: Coe proves to me that I don't hate all forms of Country music as he proceeds to entertain the hell out of everyone in the building, Dope pulls out some moshing goodness and does an excellent cover of Fuck Tha Police Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted August 4, 2002 american head charge opening for rammstein is about the only one that comes to mind right now. I just like two guys waving keyboards around like items of clothing then the bassist kicking them on the floor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chirs3 Report post Posted August 4, 2002 Dovetail Joint opened for the GooGoo Dolls, and in my opinion did just as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hitman Jebus Report post Posted August 4, 2002 Stereophonics opened for Our Lady Peace (Kick ASS~! Both bands are great live...I highly recommend them) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PlatypusFool Report post Posted August 4, 2002 65daysofstatic opening for Jetplane Landing... ... and if anyone has heard of either of these bands except saturnmark4life, i'll be impressed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted August 4, 2002 damn platypus bands... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted August 7, 2002 I don't know if they count as openers, but when I was in High School I went to an Earth Day Show at UMASS, which the Beastie Boys headlined, but the bands that opened for them were Phish, Fishbone, and the Bosstones. In terms of the real definition of openers, I also saw the Bosstones about 10 times when they were opening for Murphy's Law, back when Devil's Night Out was their only album and Dickie didn't live up to his name yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted August 7, 2002 Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins opening up for Red Hot Chilli Peppers Rocky Point Palladium Thats like a one in a million shot as far as thesuccess they went on to Cheap Trick open for Motley Crue Sepultura and Biohazard opening for Pantera Danzig and Suicidal Tendencies opening for Metallica Our Lady Peace opening for Van Halen Korn opening for Megadeth, Ozzy, Danzig, Marilyn Manson, House Of Pain Marilyn Manson, and Fem 2 Fem opening for Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails opening for David Bowie Rage Against the Machine opening for House Of Pain Helmet opening for Biohazard Breeders for Nirvana Misfits opening for Anthrax Uranium 235 opening for Type O Negative. Life Of Agony/ The misfits (3 seperate shows) System of A Down opening for Slayer and Clutch (same show) Clutch opening for Marilyn Manson Kyuss opeing for White Zombie Faith No More for Billy Idol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted August 7, 2002 oops had to throw this one out: slayer opening for Cinderella yes you didnt misread that a smidgeon of others: and Machine Head and Biohazard opening for Slayer Biohazard for Skid Row Slipknot for Coal Chamber and Sevendust for Coal Chamber/PM5K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mesepher Report post Posted August 7, 2002 Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins opening up for Red Hot Chilli Peppers Rocky Point Palladium ::drools:: I would have probably left after Pearl Jam and the Pumpkins though, not to big on the Chili Peppers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
