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re: Did You See A Band Perform Before They Got Big?
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:35 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:35 am to SaintlyTiger88
I saw Bush at the old Rendon Inn Hangar in New Orleans when Sixteen Stone first came out. I'm not sure if Everything Zen was even playing on the radio yet.
The Murmurs opened for them, and they were terrible
Bush was really good though.
Incubus used to play at The Varsity when I was at LSU before they hit it big.
The Murmurs opened for them, and they were terrible
Bush was really good though.
Incubus used to play at The Varsity when I was at LSU before they hit it big.
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Posted on 1/2/25 at 10:46 am to SaintlyTiger88
Saw Incubus open for the Phunk Junkeez back in 1997.
I, and about twenty other people, saw System of a Down at Grant Street Dance Hall. They were the second act for Incubus. The guitarist was annoying; He kept drooling.
I, and about twenty other people, saw System of a Down at Grant Street Dance Hall. They were the second act for Incubus. The guitarist was annoying; He kept drooling.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:13 am to STigers
quote:I got to see them(Kevin at least) as the Surfing Dachshunds in Monroe in '85ish.
Better Than Ezra
I saw them in several very small venues before they got radio play
BTE would play at our fraternity very regularly when they were just a cover band.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:30 am to SaintlyTiger88
Saw Keith Urban perform in Destin before anyone knew who he was
Posted on 1/2/25 at 12:48 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Saw both Aerosmith and Lynard Skynyrd as an non-headliner and/or opening acts at 2 different City Park Stadium* all day concerts in the mid 70's. It's blurry now but ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, J Geils Band where among others at those concerts..
* aka Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park - NOLA
* aka Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park - NOLA
Posted on 1/2/25 at 1:23 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Question for OP. Did you intend this as seeing a band headline before they got big? That’s how I interpreted it. Definitely easy to see bands before they get big when they’re opening for other bands.
Really no big deal either way. Just curious.
Really no big deal either way. Just curious.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 2:47 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Saw Hootie and the Blowfish at the Free Monday night concerts that the Varsity used to have around 1994. 2 months later they exploded, nut even then, you could tell Darius Rucker was the main man and had an it factor
Posted on 1/2/25 at 3:43 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Janes Addiction
Nine Inch Nails
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains
All playing a small club.
Smashing Pumpkins- weren't big yet when they played the Municipal Auditorium in NO.
Nine Inch Nails
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains
All playing a small club.
Smashing Pumpkins- weren't big yet when they played the Municipal Auditorium in NO.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 5:45 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Mostly metal bands. Saw Metallica and Raven on the 'Kill em All for One" tour at the Cameo in San Antonio in a room with maybe 100 people there.
Saw Alice and Chains on their first album open for Slayer...that was awesome.
Marilyn Manson few hundred people.
Stevie Ray Vaughn shows in ATX before he was a thing.
GnR at some small club.
Probably a bunch of others that most people wouldn't care about.
Saw Alice and Chains on their first album open for Slayer...that was awesome.
Marilyn Manson few hundred people.
Stevie Ray Vaughn shows in ATX before he was a thing.
GnR at some small club.
Probably a bunch of others that most people wouldn't care about.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 5:47 pm to Locoguan0
Phunk Junkeez! I thought I was the only one that remembered them!
Posted on 1/2/25 at 6:26 pm to Jake88
quote:
Janes Addiction
Guess I should add them to my list. Saw them open for Love & Rockets at Tips when nobody knew who they were.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 6:30 pm to Zappas Stache
That's where I saw them . Thanksgiving eve 1987.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:51 pm to boxcarbarney
Saw Hootie & the Blowfish in a downtown Knoxville bar way before they went big. Don’t see her mentioned much, but I always thought Dido had an awesome voice. Saw her on a side stage before she went worldwide. While stationed in Philly, had a beer at the bar with Johnny Van Zant before his band Van Zant played a small sidewalk bar. Saw the Fixx, Candlebox, Drivin’ & Cryin’, Primus and Spin Doctors before their debut albums hit the airwaves.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:55 pm to morganwadefan
I saw the Staples perform a tune up show in a bar a night they were due to play at the Arie Crown in Chicago. Had to be right around 1988.
From what I remember they played about 30 minutes.
From what I remember they played about 30 minutes.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:17 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Van Halen at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in 1978.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:24 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Saw the Drive By Truckers with 5-10 other folks in attendance at Rudyard's in Houston on the Southern Rock Opera tour.
Saw lots of Texas country music guys when they were still playing college bars and house parties. I think most of them are back to playing college bars and house parties. Time is a flat circle.
Saw lots of Texas country music guys when they were still playing college bars and house parties. I think most of them are back to playing college bars and house parties. Time is a flat circle.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:43 pm to PowerTool
This guy never got big or took off by I saw a guitarist/singer named Eric Heatherly playing an acoustic set in a Guitar Center in Illinois about 10 years ago.
For those that don't know who he is, he had a country hit back in the late 90s with a remake of Flowers on the Wall.
Great guitar player.
For those that don't know who he is, he had a country hit back in the late 90s with a remake of Flowers on the Wall.
Great guitar player.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 8:12 am to SaintlyTiger88
King's X and Pantera (glam phase) in early-mid 80's. Cardi's (Houston, Texas).
Posted on 1/3/25 at 11:15 am to SaintlyTiger88
Turnpike Troubadours?
I remeber seeing them in baton rouge when I was still in school.
For some baton rouge folk it could be better than ezra. I didnt see them until after they had their 90s hits.
I remeber seeing them in baton rouge when I was still in school.
For some baton rouge folk it could be better than ezra. I didnt see them until after they had their 90s hits.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 12:13 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I saw Taylor Swift as the opening act for George Strait many years ago.
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