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You opened for WHOM???
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oh wow, this is an old thread
I posted in this thread a long time ago. At that point, I had opened for Himsa and The End. (I had also played with 3 Inches of Blood and Ion Dissonance around then, but were just getting their starts... )
Since then, Ive supported Bif Naked on a couple tours, shared supporting roles with Hinder, Did the entire 06 warped tour alongside bands like NOFX, Joan Jett, AFI and Helmet, and just saturday opened for Hedley.
I'm sure I've played with a lot of other bands that in a few years I'll ad to this list.
I posted in this thread a long time ago. At that point, I had opened for Himsa and The End. (I had also played with 3 Inches of Blood and Ion Dissonance around then, but were just getting their starts... )
Since then, Ive supported Bif Naked on a couple tours, shared supporting roles with Hinder, Did the entire 06 warped tour alongside bands like NOFX, Joan Jett, AFI and Helmet, and just saturday opened for Hedley.
I'm sure I've played with a lot of other bands that in a few years I'll ad to this list.
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I played in a cover band back in the late 70s'/early 80s' and we opened for two or three "famous" acts:
Rick Derringer (he and his manager were total jerks)
Richy Havens (was smoking the biggest joint I've ever seen)
Twisted Sister (some of the coolest guys to hang with after a gig)
Rick Derringer (he and his manager were total jerks)
Richy Havens (was smoking the biggest joint I've ever seen)
Twisted Sister (some of the coolest guys to hang with after a gig)
Before I joined the band I am now in they were GOING to open for Ted Nugent
Yes
Ted
****ing
Nugent
But the bassist, being the complete Pete Wentz worshiping "failed gutiarist" that he is, decided that it was better to be something more "normal" and bland like a cubical prisoner or a docter or something then have a shot at fame. So he went to college (I think) a month before the show.
Yes
Ted
****ing
Nugent
But the bassist, being the complete Pete Wentz worshiping "failed gutiarist" that he is, decided that it was better to be something more "normal" and bland like a cubical prisoner or a docter or something then have a shot at fame. So he went to college (I think) a month before the show.
My old band opened for this band called "Protomen" they played all this video game music in death metal form. it was awsome. They were creepy though.
My father opened for Jimmy Hendrix. It was with his band "Hammer"... or maybe it was the band before that "Buffalo". I think Buffalo.
Didn't get to talk to him. At the time Jimi was not huge yet.
Also played at something with Michael Jackson. Pics with Mr. T, Janet, Michael, Tedo are in our photo album. Everyone but me went to see the show with Michael. I was less than a year old.
They got to go to Michaels hotel and hang out.
Didn't get to talk to him. At the time Jimi was not huge yet.
Also played at something with Michael Jackson. Pics with Mr. T, Janet, Michael, Tedo are in our photo album. Everyone but me went to see the show with Michael. I was less than a year old.
They got to go to Michaels hotel and hang out.
in october my band are gonna be opening for CRUD, first time i've opened for a band from over the pond.
We opened for Lou Gramm of Foreigner a couple weeks ago. Didn't get to meet Lou, but the other guys in the band(two of them are Lou's brothers) all came over to say Hi and compliment our set. Very nice and down to earth.
The Hollies and Sweet (current incarnation of The Sweet, at The Napton Festival, Warwickshire, UK, last Saturday.
I get to Play with David Bromberg about twice a month, when he isn't on tour. I play as part of the house band at a blues jam/open Mic with him.
SUPER nice guy, really a good mentor and professor of timing and stage presence. I still have A LOT to learn from him and he is patient. Believe it or not, there are always lots of empty seats and most anyone can play for quite a while. SOme nights are packed but not normally.
SUPER nice guy, really a good mentor and professor of timing and stage presence. I still have A LOT to learn from him and he is patient. Believe it or not, there are always lots of empty seats and most anyone can play for quite a while. SOme nights are packed but not normally.
Cool thread. 
This is a good one.. back in the 80's my band opened for Katey Sagal. Way before she was on Married... with Children.
Real nice person too.
This is a good one.. back in the 80's my band opened for Katey Sagal. Way before she was on Married... with Children.
Real nice person too.
that is great! I want to say I would love that sort of thing to happen...but I bet in reality I would have frozen...
Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet or see the guys as I had to leave immediately after our set.
The boys who stayed said they put on a great show and were a nice bunch of fellas.
Christopher Cross... I didn't get to meet him, nor did I stick around to see his show. I regret that...
