Support Acts At Concerts

[BadFish]

Ride supporting The Soup Dragons - Zap 7th Nov 89
Dinosaur Jnr, My Bloody Valentine & Blur supporting Jesus & Mary Chain - Brighton Centre 1/04/92
Radiohead supporting FRank N Walters - East Wing 20/09/92
Autechre supporting Eat Static - East Wing 25/5/94
Spiralhead supporting Eat Static - Event 17/12/94
We Were Promised Jetpacks supporting The Twilight Sad 2009
Friendo supporting Cold Pumas - Hope June 2011

And many more

East Static! that is band that conjures up a few memories (although not of their music, i might have to dig through the vinyl)

 

[Red Rival]

Back in !980 I saw The Cure supporting Susie and the Banshees at The Gaulmont in Southampton, just after Boys Don't Cry. Two of the Banshees had walked out on the eve of the tour so Robert Smith and the drummer returned to the stage playing for the head-line act as well as the support.

Might explain why The Cure were so impressive or why S and the B weren't I guess.

 

[Vicar!]

Recent one Florence and the Machine supporting MGMT.

 

[Grassman]

The rage a support act at the top rank! headline act pulled out so they let everyone in for free and the rage were great! lead singer covered in claret by the end! even forgot who the headline act were

The Rage! Are you talking about the mod band from the mid 80s - made up of a few members of Long Tall Shorty? They used to do a great cover of The Angelic Upstarts 'England' and were effing brilliant live.
As for mine, well we once had a band called Oasis support Whiteout at The Forum here in TW. That's not bad is it.........

 

[chez]

Saw Extreme supporting Bryan Adams at Wembley, Extreme were quality.

Also saw 808 State supporting Madness at The Centre in the early 90's. They went down like a lead balloon with the majority of the crowd but I thought they were brilliant.

 

[cheeseroll]

The ones i can remember now:
Queen supporting Mott the Hoople
Police (and Generation X) supporting Chelsea
U2 supporting Echo & the Bunnymen

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

Dinosaur Jnr, My Bloody Valentine & Blur supporting Jesus & Mary Chain - Brighton Centre 1/04/92

That was some night don't think I cold hear for about two days after.

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

Also saw 808 State supporting Madness at The Centre in the early 90's. They went down like a lead balloon with the majority of the crowd but I thought they were brilliant.

Also remember seeing Carter USM support Madness at Brighton Centre around the Post Historic years. Never saw Madness as only went to see Carter.

 

[blockhseagull]

Super furries supporting Blur

Supergrass supporting foos

 

[Super Steve Earle]

CSNY at Wembley 1974 supported by Joni Mitchell and The Band.

 

[Frutos]

[MENTION=13265]Super Steve Earle[/MENTION]

Darius Rucker is playing Shepherd's Bush Empire on the 18th of November.

Ticket info to be released next week.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

[MENTION=13265]Super Steve Earle[/MENTION]

Darius Rucker is playing Shepherd's Bush Empire on the 18th of November.

Ticket info to be released next week.

Thanks Frutos. Enjoyed him supporting Brad and so did Mrs Earle. Just bought a couple of standing tickets for Michael Nesmith at Hove Town Hall for September. Doing a career retrospective, so presumably from the Monkees through his country stuff with the First National Band and some later solo stuff.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Cry Before Dawn....supported either Billy Bragg or Paul Weller many moons ago. Great stuff.

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

Radiohead and The Cranberries supporting R.E.M at Milton Keynes 93. 'kin hot day too

 

[The Camel]

Jesse J supporting Cyndi Lauper.

And Cyndi Lauper supporting Cher and Meat Loaf (different concerts)

I like Cyndi Lauper (obviously)

 

[lasvegan]

Thanks Frutos. Enjoyed him supporting Brad and so did Mrs Earle. Just bought a couple of standing tickets for Michael Nesmith at Hove Town Hall for September. Doing a career retrospective, so presumably from the Monkees through his country stuff with the First National Band and some later solo stuff.

My wife saw Michael Nesmith at Stagecoach last weekend, said he was absolutely dire. Dont get your hopes up!