Famous Bands You Opened Up/Played For - Page 11

tomydacat · #**201** 12-19-2012, 10:04 AM

Shooter Jennings
David Alan Coe
Randy Rogers Band
Eric Church
Justin Moore
not famous but one of the best metal bands on east coast THunderbrew..

TMadeTM · #**202** 12-19-2012, 10:36 AM

Been fortunate to do what I do...

Casey James
Dierks Bentley
Montgomery Gentry
Craig Morgan
Justin Moore
Easton Corbin
Brantley Gilbert
Hank Williams Jr.
John Rich
Ted Nugent
Randy Owen
Sugarland
Charlie Daniels Band
Randy Travis
Lonestar
John Anderson
The Lost Trailers
Confederate Railroad
Ronnie McDowell
BJ Thomas
Martina McBride
Shenandoah
Ronnie Milsap
Johnny Paycheck

Just to name a few...2013 looks to be a good year!

tomydacat · #**203** 12-19-2012, 10:44 AM

I Forgot about Confederate Railroad
them too great band..

4dog · #**204** 12-19-2012, 10:59 AM

Dating myself a bit:
KINGS X
CONCRETE BLONDE
THE GEORGIA SATELLITES
THE BLASTERS
VINCE NEAL
JASON AND THE SCORCHERS
FLAT DUO JETS
not really famous but close...THE NEIGHBORHOODS,, so awesome i cried
Theres more oh yeah
THE RAMONES
More but cant think of em just yet.

Got2SadowskyNYC · #**205** 12-19-2012, 11:09 AM

A sampleing (what I can remember) George Jones, The Oak Ridge Boys, Neil McCoy, The B52's, Doobie Brothers, Colbie Caillat, Gloriana, Bon Jovi, Dave Mathews, Kenny Chesney, The Black Crowes, Kansas, Al Green, Big and Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy.

The President of the United States.

I really should have wrote them down. There's more than I thought.

pbassnut · #**206** 12-19-2012, 11:10 AM

Back in the late 70's/early 80's, I played bass with a busy touring country rock bar band that based out of LaCrosse and later Madison Wisconsin called Wet Behind the Ears that used to play a lot of festivals and opening act gigs. Some of them (that I can remember, anyway) ...

Leon Russell
Jerry Jeff Walker
The Flying Burrito Brothers
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Emmylou Harris
Canned Heat
Luther Allison
Muddy Waters
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Doc Watson
Asleep at the Wheel
James Cotton
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
John Prine
Elvin Bishop
Vassar Clements
David Bromberg
Heartsfield
Doug Kershaw
Steve Forbert
Lonnie Brooks
Jay Ferguson
Head East
Grinderswitch
and a number of major label acts that we'd never heard of before (or since).

We also did a bunch of shows with popular regional blues acts like The Lamont Cranston Band out of Minneapolis and Short Stuff out of Milwaukee.

zfunkman · #**207** 12-19-2012, 12:22 PM

In 1980 Social Distortion opened up for my band at a house party in Anaheim. My band - Citizen Fear

tomydacat · #**208** 12-19-2012, 02:38 PM

4dog... my band i am in now cover jason and the scorchers ..very cool band

billgwx · #**209** 12-19-2012, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zfunkman

In 1980 Social Distortion opened up for my band at a house party in Anaheim. My band - Citizen Fear

+1...now that's a twist to this thread!

Kmonk · #**210** 12-19-2012, 02:53 PM

I've played a lot of shows including Bike Week in Laconia, Myrtle Beach, Daytona and Sturgis. I have also been a technical advisor for several benefit concerts, done music for television and several German films. Here are some of the bands that I have either worked with in some capacity or opened for.

Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
Todd Rundgren
Jack Bruce
Alan Parsons
Christopher Cross
Billy Squier
Toy Caldwell
Alice Cooper
Kid Rock
.38 Special
Lynyrd Skynyrd
George Thorogood
Montgomery Gentry
Gretchen Wilson
Blue Oyster Cult
Pat Benetar
Rick Derringer
Ted Nugent
Joe Walsh
Buck Cherry
Masrhall Tucker Band
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
REO Speedwagon
CCR
Jimmy Van Zant

AJ Brown · #**211** 12-19-2012, 07:15 PM

Extreme

Before they were popular. They did "More Than Words" during their sound check before it came out. They were good enough to give us props when we finished out set. Cool guys.

fourstringdrums · #**212** 12-19-2012, 07:18 PM

My band opened for folk legend David Mallett. Not THAT impressive, but we were still happy about it.

bowthing · #**213** 12-19-2012, 07:36 PM

Cowboy Junkies
Green River

**speak2planets** · #**214** 12-20-2012, 12:27 PM

George Clinton & P-Funk
The David Nelson Band (New Riders of the Purple Sage)
Merl Saunders
The Disco Biscuits
The Derek Trucks Band
Dark Star Orchestra (Recreate Dead shows from specific dates)
Hypnotic Clambake
The Ominous Seapods
Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe (Trumpet player for Sun Ra, Kool & the Gang, Surrender to the Air...)

Thats all the ones I can think of off the top of my head. I haven't been in a band for the past 7 years now and remembering these gigs is kinda making me want to get back on a stage

4dog · #**215** 12-21-2012, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomydacat

4dog... my band i am in now cover jason and the scorchers ..very cool band

Which song yall covering?

62Jazzbass · #**216** 12-21-2012, 10:21 PM

The Pietasters, in a small club in Fairfax, VA.

I did live sound for Vertical Horizon in the early 90s, before they hit, does that count?

scottbass · #**217** 12-21-2012, 10:28 PM

Three Dog Night...back when Gerald Ford was president...
Indigenous much more recently

jmattbassplaya · #**218** 12-21-2012, 10:43 PM

So if any of you guys want to throw my band a gig we'd definitely take it

tomydacat · #**219** 12-23-2012, 04:49 AM

4dog we cover absolutely sweet marie.. white lies... I cant help myself soon.. oh yeahhhhhh

Hobobob · #**220** 12-23-2012, 05:49 AM

I've opened for The Dead Kennedys and DRI. My band was also supposed to open for James LaBrie when he had Visa troubles.
I've played with/for:
Slash
Elton John Band (sans Elton, unfortunately)
Steven Adler
Recently I've been sharing a weekly gig (on their invitation) with a cover group comprised of some local heavies, including Ryo from Spock's Beard.
Also did a kid's music project early in the year with Glen Sobel, it was super fun!

That's my resume, anyone hiring?