Oddest Tour Openers?
06-10-05, 10:28 AM
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Oddest Tour Openers?
With the thread of Mars Volta opening for System of a Down, and people thinking the Mars Volta don't sound right to be opening, I just want to know, what is the weirdest/oddest/surprising Tour you have heard of or been to with openers and/or co-headliners "not matching"?
1.) Sum 41 opening for Motley Crue 2005...Hasn't come to my town yet.
2.) Projekt Revolution. 2004...Saw it. Although it was meant to have every time of genre of music on one bill, it was weird going from The Used to Snoop Dogg to Korn.
1.) Sum 41 opening for Motley Crue 2005...Hasn't come to my town yet.
2.) Projekt Revolution. 2004...Saw it. Although it was meant to have every time of genre of music on one bill, it was weird going from The Used to Snoop Dogg to Korn.
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06-10-05, 12:42 PM
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How about just the oddest show in general? I saw Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors open for Dread Zeppelin back in '91.
06-10-05, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
didn't Jimi Hendrix open for The Beatles?
That's a tough one to top....
06-10-05, 12:55 PM
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The Rolling Stones (tickets | bio) have tapped young blues-pop singer Joss Stone (tickets | bio) to open three shows on their upcoming North American tour. She joins a list of support acts that already includes Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Pearl Jam, the John Mayer Trio, Beck and others.
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
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The Rolling Stones (tickets | bio) have tapped young blues-pop singer Joss Stone (tickets | bio) to open three shows on their upcoming North American tour. She joins a list of support acts that already includes Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Pearl Jam, the John Mayer Trio, Beck and others.
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
06-10-05, 01:35 PM
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I saw Hootie and the Blowfish open for Toad the Wet Sprocket. This was when Cracked Rear View was well into its upswing of popularity and it when Toad the Wet Sprocket took the stage the crowd was yelling stuff like "Bring Hootie back!" the whole time.
06-10-05, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
just read:
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The Rolling Stones (tickets | bio) have tapped young blues-pop singer Joss Stone (tickets | bio) to open three shows on their upcoming North American tour. She joins a list of support acts that already includes Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Pearl Jam, the John Mayer Trio, Beck and others.
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
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The Rolling Stones (tickets | bio) have tapped young blues-pop singer Joss Stone (tickets | bio) to open three shows on their upcoming North American tour. She joins a list of support acts that already includes Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Pearl Jam, the John Mayer Trio, Beck and others.
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
On topic, the strangest one I ever went to was Less Than Jake opening for Bad Religion. I love both bands, but think of them as two distinct musical styles.
06-10-05, 03:12 PM
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I saw Joan Jett open for The Police on the Ghost on the Machine tour. Some people might think of that as odd, I dunno.
06-10-05, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
06-10-05, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
I saw Joan Jett open for The Police on the Ghost on the Machine tour. Some people might think of that as odd, I dunno.
06-10-05, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 12thmonkey
I actually think it was [Jimi Hendrix opening for]The Monkees, circa 1967.
That's a tough one to top....
That's a tough one to top....
I heard he got boo'd off the stage? Is that real?....I think I saw that on a VH1 Monkees movie...and we all know made-for-tv movies are 100%
06-10-05, 03:30 PM
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Strangest I've seen is Tim Robbins opening up for Pearl Jam on the vote for change tour, I'm like what the h@ll isn't that the dude off Shawshank Redemption. Man that was terrible music 
06-10-05, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
just read:
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
can't they get someone who at least sounds like the rolling stones?
There was a great local band here called the Coolies and they played a 500 seater on their last night as a band. They had some high school cloggers open the show. Hilarious.
06-10-05, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
Beastie Boys opened for Madonna in 1985
I also saw a Living Coulor/Suicidal Tendencies/Tool show. That was weird.
06-10-05, 07:54 PM
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I remember yet another one. Back in 1980, Prince opened for The Rolling Stones. He was not well received.