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You opened for WHOM???
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They are confined to the "where are they now bin"...
er on topic, will be opening for Senser and Sham 69 in june
well I'm excited about it!!!
Played with Diamondhead myself last year, absolute pleasure to play with, they played a great set and were very nice guys!
Playing with Blaze Bayley this summer and have played with a huge amount of the more underground metal acts.
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does ot count if you were on the same stage and the same day just 3 or 5 bands prior to count as opening.. or do you have to be the band right before.. if the first choice i have a great list
yeah, it was a great show in the end, great fun and the guys pulled off a killer set. Although Mr Tatler wasn't the most hospitable of people. But all the other guys were ice cool.
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I mostly hate these threads casue it sounds like a bragging thing. but this may be fun so i joined in...
I did a show for HBO live.. i went on before Robert Plant. Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, Genisis, Yes, Ruth Brown,
Folks that went on before us were ELP- Emerson Lake and Palmer< Vanilla Fudge, the Bee Gees,Blues Brothers the list goes on and on. It was the roster of all Altlantic records folks for their 40th Birthday at MSG. There are many more big manes too, but i forgot .
It was some fun
I did a show for HBO live.. i went on before Robert Plant. Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, Genisis, Yes, Ruth Brown,
Folks that went on before us were ELP- Emerson Lake and Palmer< Vanilla Fudge, the Bee Gees,Blues Brothers the list goes on and on. It was the roster of all Altlantic records folks for their 40th Birthday at MSG. There are many more big manes too, but i forgot .
It was some fun
Quote Originally Posted by Bass Tees
Blue Oyster Cult gets played on the radio?
Actually, I hear them on The Bone quite a bit out here. Check it out if you haven't listened:
1077thebone.com
Blue Oyster Cult gets played on the radio?
They are confined to the "where are they now bin"...
er on topic, will be opening for Senser and Sham 69 in june
well I'm excited about it!!!
Actually, I hear them on The Bone quite a bit out here. Check it out if you haven't listened:
1077thebone.com
My band Link Removed has opened for Bon Jovi, The Used, Rise Against, All Time Low and a few big aussie bands
OH yeah... I forgot (and many may not even recall this group) but we opened for The Connells at Mississippi nights back in the 90's...
Ok, here's a funny story:
A couple years ago I played bass and sang with a band that opened for Steppenwolf in a really nice venue in Ohio. We're onstage getting our gear setup while the guys in Steppenwolf (minus John Kay) are warming up/tuning/whatever. They were really nice guys, and looked very cool in all their rock-star garb and their $5000 guitars, etc. Kay's 381 Rickenbacker was laying in an open case. Awesome.
So, it's hectic. You guys know how these gigs go most of the time. They usually don't care what kind of mix the opening band gets. We were busting our asses hoping to get ready in time to ask (very humbly and politely) for a sound-check. This scraggly looking dude with cutoff pants and sandals, who I assume was part of the crew somehow, comes up to me and says something about my Rickenbacker bass. "Nice bass," or whatever. Rickenbacker players are used to this happening a lot
"Yeah, thanks," I say, trying to be polite, but also in a hurry. "Good to meet you." "Yeah, you too." And he walks off.
At this point the guitarist in my group says, "You realize, of course, that was John Kay."
A couple years ago I played bass and sang with a band that opened for Steppenwolf in a really nice venue in Ohio. We're onstage getting our gear setup while the guys in Steppenwolf (minus John Kay) are warming up/tuning/whatever. They were really nice guys, and looked very cool in all their rock-star garb and their $5000 guitars, etc. Kay's 381 Rickenbacker was laying in an open case. Awesome.
So, it's hectic. You guys know how these gigs go most of the time. They usually don't care what kind of mix the opening band gets. We were busting our asses hoping to get ready in time to ask (very humbly and politely) for a sound-check. This scraggly looking dude with cutoff pants and sandals, who I assume was part of the crew somehow, comes up to me and says something about my Rickenbacker bass. "Nice bass," or whatever. Rickenbacker players are used to this happening a lot
"Yeah, thanks," I say, trying to be polite, but also in a hurry. "Good to meet you." "Yeah, you too." And he walks off.At this point the guitarist in my group says, "You realize, of course, that was John Kay."
Cheers dude, we are a crossover kind of band. been told we are underground enough tobe underground, but can also mix it with the mainstream.
scottbass
Bass lines like a big, funky giant
Ancient History: We opened for 3 Dog Night. They were in decline, playing 5,000-seat venues.
Recent History: We opened for Corey Stevens. We also opened for Indigenous.
Famous Bands Who Have Opened For Us: none so far!
Recent History: We opened for Corey Stevens. We also opened for Indigenous.
Famous Bands Who Have Opened For Us: none so far!
The biggest band I ever played immediately next to would probably be Big D and the Kids Table. Through some freak last minute substitution, my old emo band played immediately after them.
After I quit said band, they opened for Piebald and Coheed and Cambria. I was a little jealous about Piebald.
My current band has yet to play anything but small shows with local bands.
After I quit said band, they opened for Piebald and Coheed and Cambria. I was a little jealous about Piebald.
My current band has yet to play anything but small shows with local bands.
Ive opened for myself a couple of times. One time i just stayed on the stage, I had a broken leg, so getting off meant getting somone to get the bass, get crutches, turn off amp, get down stairs.
A band I played in opened several times for POD in the early 90's. And they actually opened once for us. Well actually, half way through their first song the youth pastor stopped the show because he didn't feel "right" about it.
