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Best opening act in history?

Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:16 pm
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:16 pm
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Opening Act for Lynyrd Skynyrd 1993 Fox Theatre, Atlanta

Zakk Wylde
Bret Michaels
Tom Keiffer
Travis Tritt
Donny Van Zant
Peter Frampton
Charlie Daniels

YT
Posted by beauxgy
LA
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 12:28 pm to
Lynyrd Skynyrd-Opening act for the Rolling Stones at Knebworth 1976:

3 Steps


Whiskey



"Fans paid $4.50 each for the concert at Knebworth Park, in Hertfordshire, dubbed at the time as The Glyndebourne of Rock, where The Stones were supported by the Don Harrison Band, Hot Tuna, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and 10cc. Skynyrd played a blistering set with their classic, “Free Bird” at its heart."

LINK
This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 12:54 pm
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 1:02 pm to
ZZTop opening for the Stones in Hawaii
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:00 pm to
Dick Nixons opening for Mojo Nixon, BR 1988
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:08 pm to
UFO for Cheap Trick in ‘79. Sweet opened first.

Scorpions for Nugent in ‘78 or ‘79 when they just released the Zoo.

The Knack for the Ramones.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:25 pm to
I wanna say The Grifters opening for Guided By Voices at the Howlin' Wolf in NOLA circa '94...

I believe they flipped a coin each night to determine the order.. if the reverse had happened, it'd prob still top my list...
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:32 pm to
Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees

You can’t make this shite up

This post was edited on 9/11/23 at 5:35 pm
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:38 pm to




Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:42 pm to


Supposedly they played a show in Minnesota in 1964 where their opening act was the Rolling Stones
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:43 pm to
Posted by ddbnsb
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:46 pm to
1978

Van Halen opening for Journey and Ronnie Montrose

Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 5:52 pm to
1976

This is considered one of the most influential concerts ever, as a number of future punks were in the audience and saw the Ramones showing how it was done



But don't ever forget - the Groovies were the headliners
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 6:38 pm to
Beastie Boys opening for Madonna in '85 Virgin Tour.

Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 6:40 pm to
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Beastie Boys opening for Madonna in '85 Virgin Tour.


When they were punk and before she stunk.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 6:59 pm to
I have seen Van Halen open up for Cheap Trick and Ted Nugent
I saw Thin Lizzy open up for Queen
Posted by rutiger
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 7:49 pm to
I saw Bob Dylan open for the Grateful Dead.
Posted by Saintsisit
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 8:51 pm to
Metallica opening for Ozzy.
Posted by moe1967
South Louisiana
Member since Jul 2023
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Posted on 9/11/23 at 9:20 pm to
Guns & Roses opening for The Cult in New Orleans 1987.

Never heard of them until that night. This was just before Welcome to the Jungle was released. They played the entire Appetite For Destruction album that night. They blew everybody away!!
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 9/12/23 at 12:33 pm to
Nice first post Moe. I was there too. Sept 17, 1987.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 9/12/23 at 2:21 pm to
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Metallica opening for Ozzy.
This. I think even Ozzy thought it was upside down.
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