You opened for WHOM???

[Tim Barber]

Opened for that you SHOULD have heard of...Lone Justice

Oh man, Maria McKee can still send shivers up my spine. One of the best voices ever. Did they do "Wheels" by any chance? I have a live recording of it that absolutely kills!

 

[kobass]

I opened up for Bobby Blue Bland about fifteen years ago.

 

[jbahleda]

I spent an ungodly amount of time in a pretty bad goth band "back in the day" but we got to open for Switchblade Symphony, who were pretty cool on the whole.

 

[Benjamin Strange]

I opened the door for my girlfriend once .............What???? I think it's pretty impressive nowadays

Being a bassist and actually having a girlfriend is pretty impressive, actually.

 

[Jean Baudin]

hmmm... here's a slightly different take on this thread...

these bands OPENED for my band: deftones, papa roach, alien ant farm, trapt

we've also played with: incubus, system of a down, bad brains, limp bizkit, mindless self-indulgence, green day, and probably a few others I can't think of off the top of my head.

of course, the famous bands that opened for us - at the time, hadn't sold millions of records yet.

 

[Benjamin Strange]

hmmm... here's a slightly different take on this thread...

these bands OPENED for my band: deftones, papa roach, alien ant farm, trapt

we've also played with: incubus, system of a down, bad brains, limp bizkit, mindless self-indulgence, green day, and probably a few others I can't think of off the top of my head.

of course, the famous bands that opened for us - at the time, hadn't sold millions of records yet.

What band do you play for?

 

[Limo]

Being a bassist and actually having a girlfriend is pretty impressive, actually.

All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy
All work and no play makes Limabeans a dull boy

 

[Fantomas]

An old metal band I was in back in '99 opened up for In Flames, Arch Enemy, Nevermore and Moonspell... those are droppable names on the metal circuit.

Last year we opened for Opeth .... I saw Nevermore at the Wacken in germany this summer I'd like to play with them .....

 

[WildeStarr]

OK, here are some of the bands I played with when I was touring with Vicious Rumors and other bands ...

Paul Stanley
B.O.C.
UFO
Stepenwolf
Savatage (support act 1991 Europe Tour)
Death Angel (support act 1990 Europe Tour)
Ted Nugent
Heaven
Testament
Metalica
Loudness
Ratt
WASP
RTZ (Brad Delp from BOSTON)
Motorhead
Slayer
RIOT
Armored Saint
Racer X
Megadeath
Metal Church
and probably more.....!
Dave Starr: 8 string bassist with CHASTAIN & Vicious Rumors

 

[uglycicles]

My band opened for Skynyrd this past 4th of July weekend.


SKKKYYYYNNNNNRRRRRRYYYYYDDDDD!!!!!!!!!

 

[josh_m]

You older guys may not have any idea who I'm talking about. but my last band opened several shows for the Polyphonic Spree and my current band has played alongside Andrew W.K (Party Hard!) several times and shared the stage one night with The Breeders, Lou Barlow (of Dinosaur jr and Sebadoh) and Har Mar Superstar, who also brought Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs up on stage with him.

Oh yeah, I saw someone else mention Local H. We are set to play with them on May 9th! Should be a good time.

You opened for the Polyphonic Spree? Their music is so happy it makes me want to die...

 

[Reverend G-Money]

i was with different acts for some of the bills..

JFA
Flotsam & Jetsam
Sugar Ray (a month after they released Lemonade & Brownies)
Eek-A-Mouse
The Ziggens
Skinlab
New Model Army

 

[jive1]

The band I'm in opened up for BJ Thomas this summer.

 

[B8ssMan89]

my imaginary band opened up for Dream Theater, and Queensryche in my dreams!!! We put on an awesome show! So did Dream Theater and Queensryche, then afterwards we all got pizza!

 

[themathrock]

shock g of the digital underground. i guess it pays to be one of the few live bands that play hiphop around our area.

 

[slugworth]

A Blues band I played with opened for Johnny Winter-He
was in real bad shape; he looked terrible and sounded awful.
We also opened for one of the incarnations of the GoGos
with Kathy Valentine and Gina Shock-remember them?
Also Jimmie Vaughn, he was boring, and the Buddy Miles
Express band. Buddy weighs about 500lbs and sat around
telling Hendrix stories.....Classic..

Slug

 

[Bassic83]

Let's see here...Pat Travers, Pantera, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Ziggy Marley...the list goes on, but I'm strapped for time- there was one show I really enjoyed, opening two shows for Al DiMeola. Really nice, gracious guy, not the monster I'd been told about. All in all, pretty groovy.

 

[Mon Rominee]

(bigger) Bands I've openned for:

Pop Will Eat Itself
Legendary Pink Dots
Jonathan Richman
Trash Can Sinatras
Dead Milkmen
Letters to Cleo
Catherine
Concrete Blonde
Lisa Germano
Caterwaul
Jim Carroll
Wheat
Colin Hay
Derek Trucks

 

[xush]

i was with different acts for some of the bills..

New Model Army

cool.
when was that?

side note- I'm curious;
and when you guys say some of the artists were jerks, what exactly are we talking here?

 

[freakbass]

My band has opened for Willie Nelson, and Blues Traveller. Cherry Poppin' Daddies opened for us one time. That was probably the highlight of my career.