Which unknown Support Act did you see who later went on to become famous

[osgood]

saw Dire Straits supporting Talkings Heads at the Top Rank , only about 200 were there 1978 ish

 

[Binney on acid]

I suppose this sort of counts. Back in 1974, at the Dome, I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd supporting Golden Earring. Half the audience left before the Dutch band made their entrance . . . . I wonder why?

I went to that one.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Status quo loads of times at The Big Apple. David Bowie supporting The Groundhogs at The Dome. I'm sure I saw Tom Petty and the heartbreakers as the support act at The Dome circa 1976, but I can't remember who was headlining.

I remember seeing Quo supporting T Rex at the Big Apple; I also remember Bowie as a support act at the Dome around 1969/70 but I think Humble Pie were the headline act? The latter was my second gig ever, the first being LZ at the Toby Jug in Tolworth.

 

[LamieRobertson]

saw Dire Straits supporting Talkings Heads at the Top Rank , only about 200 were there 1978 ish

Geez The Top Rank that brings back memories...didn't see that concert..but did go to watch Nazareth there

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Thin Lizzy and Suzi Quattro supporting Slade.

Alex Harvey Band, again supporting Slade.

Both concerts in Brighton.

Was there at the first one...top gig

 

[Canfan]

Petty Supported Nils Lofgren at The Dome on 12 May 1977. I think I saw him at The Dome twice. He headlined at The Brighton Centre on 12 Dec 1982. (long after dark tour). I remember being ambivalent about that one at the time. I'd crawl across hot coals to see Petty in concert now!

Yes, you're right.....but now I think more about it, Southside Johnny was the support act for Graham Parker & The Rumour at the Dome around the same time.

 

[wakeytom]

Calvin Harris supporting Faithless before his first album

 

[scooter1]

My missus saw Coldplay supporting the Kaiser Chiefs at the Concorde 2 a while back. Myself, Stereophonics supporting James(I think) at the Brighton Ctr

 

[Return of the Rev]

Warsaw supporting Buzzcocks

 

[sully]

You could say Gallgher & Lyle sort of became famous they were also a support act at the same concert

I saw Judie Tzuke supporting Gallagher & Lyle, but I hadn't gone to see Gallagher & Lyle.

I also saw UB40 supporting (I think) the Pretenders at the Top Rank.

Much later saw Keane as a support band, I think to Zero 7.

Other possibilities don't really count as they'd be at festivals. Could I count Santana and Lindisfarne supporting the Beach Boys at Knebworth? (Just spotted unknown in the thread title, so I guess not!)

 

[el punal]

Warsaw supporting Buzzcocks

As in Warsaw that became Joy Division? Wow!

 

[BN9 BHA]

I saw The Cure supporting Siouxsie And The Banshees at the Brighton Centre late 70s
The Cure were not exactly unknown but obviously went on to be very big.

 

[studio150]

Seems that the audience at the Dome Supertramp supported by Chris de Burgh and Gallagher & Lyle were all future NSC members. I was there also, and seem to recall that on a later tour Supertramp were supported by Joan Armatrading at the Dome which I saw.
UB40 supporting the Pretenders at the Top Rank. I thought UB40 were rubbish and still do.

 

[BN9 BHA]

In Brighton? I was at that one, for some reason I got hold of one of the drumsticks after they finished the show.

Where was this?

 

[bigjon]

james morrison supporting corrine bailey rae at the concorde

 

[Albumen]

Radiohead supporting Frank n Walters

 

[Tarpon]

James supporting the Smiths 1985

 

[Grombleton]

Future Of The Left, supporting (the amazing) Les Savy Fav at the Astoria in 2008.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Seems that the audience at the Dome Supertramp supported by Chris de Burgh and Gallagher & Lyle were all future NSC members. I was there also, and seem to recall that on a later tour Supertramp were supported by Joan Armatrading at the Dome which I saw.
UB40 supporting the Pretenders at the Top Rank. I thought UB40 were rubbish and still do.

Dam forgot about the Joan A one...was there too...just her and an acoustic guitar?

 

[perseus]

Groundhogs supporting John Lee Hooker. Going back a long time though.