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re: Bands you've seen that got bigger than the band they opened for?

Posted on 7/13/23 at 3:23 pm to
Posted by Pvt Hudson
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Posted on 7/13/23 at 3:23 pm to
Saw Stone Temple Pilots open for Ministry.
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 7/13/23 at 4:21 pm to
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No Doubt opening for Public Enemy at the Varsity 92'

No Doubt opened for 311 in '94. Rick's Cafe - Starkville, MS
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 7/13/23 at 8:02 pm to
I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd open for Frampton's Camel and Nazareth

Not quite the same, but I saw 10,000 Maniacs open for REM.
Posted by Htowntiger90
Houston
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 9:41 am to
Saw Pantera open for Skid Row at UNO, NYE 1991.
Posted by Keep Stirring
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 9:46 am to
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No Doubt opened for 311 in '94. Rick's Cafe - Starkville, MS



Opened for Bush the next year on I'd assume their first big arena tour promoting Tragic Kingdom ("Just A Girl" hadn't been on the radio that long) - I know No Doubt had a bit of a following in California and there's footage of Gwen at KROQ Weenie Roast with Sublime before Tragic Kingdom, but that album sold 16 million albums worldwide and made them gigantic
Posted by WhoDatNC
NC
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:16 am to
Saw Foo Fighters open for Chili Peppers about 10 yrs ago before they got really big. Did not care for the FF at the time however they absolutely blew the CP away even though that's who I went to see. Been a big fan ever since.
Posted by hobotiger
Asbury Park, NJ
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:23 am to
I saw Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins open for Red Hot Chili Peppers. So that could be a push with Pearl Jam and the RHCP
Posted by hogcard1964
Illinois
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:32 am to
I saw what was left of Eric Burdon and War open for Tommy Shaw of Styx.

...if that really matters
Posted by Keep Stirring
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:35 am to
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Saw Foo Fighters open for Chili Peppers about 10 yrs ago before they got really big. Did not care for the FF at the time however they absolutely blew the CP away even though that's who I went to see. Been a big fan ever since.



Foo Fighters were already playing stadiums like Wembley by 2008 - they were supposed to headline Voodoo in 2005 before Katrina
This post was edited on 7/14/23 at 10:37 am
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:45 am to
I went to see 311 and the only thing I remember from watching No Doubt was trying to figure out if Gwen was hot or not. She looks hot but is she really? Something isn;t right or is it? It was puzzling.
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:49 am to
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was trying to figure out if Gwen was hot or not. She looks hot but is she really? Something isn;t right or is it? It was puzzling.
yup
Posted by coasttrash187
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 4:45 pm to
Korn opening for Bad Religion at Tipatina's
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 6:54 pm to
I saw Creed open for Megadeth in '97
Posted by Socrates Johnson
Madisonville
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 8:24 pm to
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Saw Foo Fighters open for Chili Peppers about 10 yrs ago before they got really big. Did not care for the FF at the time however they absolutely blew the CP away even though that's who I went to see. Been a big fan ever since.


Wasn't that in 2000ish? I understand what you're saying, but pretty sure the Foo Fighters have always been big, though.
Posted by 14&Counting
Eugene, OR
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 8:52 pm to
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86-87 GNR opened for Motley Crue.




Right around that time GNR opened for Aerosmith
Posted by Brosef Stalin
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 8:55 pm to
That tour was in 1999. Foo Fighters were playing small clubs before that.
Posted by TBubba
Not sure
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 10:48 pm to
I saw Miranda Lambert open for Dierks Bentley.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
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Posted on 7/14/23 at 11:42 pm to
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I saw Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins open for Red Hot Chili Peppers. So that could be a push with Pearl Jam and the RHCP


In the New Orleans Municiple Auditorium I saw Pearl Jam, then Smashing Pumpkins open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for about $15. So same tour. $15. Damn I miss the old days.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68333 posts
Posted on 7/14/23 at 11:45 pm to
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. But I still prefer L&R over JA.
So do I. Back then I was all about Bauhaus, Dalis Car, Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets.
Posted by montana
Bozeman, MT
Member since Dec 2008
1411 posts
Posted on 7/15/23 at 12:37 am to
Saw Run DMC open for the Beastie Boys
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