Opening bands

[Macheteswordgun]

Now i myself am a concert goer. I attend pretty much any heavy metal concert as long as the good to bad ratio is ok. I've been to about 50 concerts maybe more maybe less *includes festivals*. I understand why they are there get you pumped for the main acts or other acts etc but sometimes the opening band is so horrible... words cant describe it. Only twice have i ever had good opening bands.

The worst- Opening for anvil... didnt even care to learn there name. Heres my example why they suck. The best song was a SKID ROW COVER. yes you heard it here folks thats pretty damn bad

Summer Slaughter Festival This last tuesday- Didnt learn their names either. But it was a bunch of young skinny teenage boys makeing noise into the mic and playing simple riffs. Worst part they tried to get the crowd into them when not one person was moving giving the horns if it wasnt for them it would be so silent you could hear a bug fart.

Now i respect most musicians seeing as how i don't play gutiar drums etc *know how to play piano* but sometimes i feel like just fml why are these people here. Anyone else run into this at concerts or am i just a picky fuck.

Best opening bands- War Bringer and Dreaming Dead *cause i met the lead singer back stage....*

 

[TRR]

I was at an Iron Maiden concert where Dream Theater opened. i think thats as good as it gets.

 

[Marter]

I've only been to two concerts before, Lights and Nightwish.

The opening bands were split for me. Lights' opening band was quite good, while Nightwish's was not.

Lights had Jets Overhead open, and I actually liked them.

Nightwish had Sonic Syndicate open. They were awful. I just wanted them to leave the stage.

 

[Hazzaslagga]

when i went to machinehead I had no idea who played the first opening act, they weren't bad but it was hillarious as we couldn't understand the siinger for all the @opdqa';d#}{~Wp#]'#[p098921''/'a'l RAAWWWWWRRRR!

 

[Schecter]

I was at an Iron Maiden concert where Dream Theater opened. i think thats as good as it gets.

I saw that too, I was at the GM Place show in vancouver, they're still pretty tuff.

 

[Miumaru]

Only went to one concert ever so far sadly. NIN.
Two opening bands, Peaches, was awesome (and surprising since she comes out looking like a weirdo and then just rocks out and its like Wow) and a second band that I did not like at all but apprently is rather big. Bauhaus or something I think.

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I was at an Iron Maiden concert where Dream Theater opened. i think thats as good as it gets.

That would be a really badass opening band gotta admit that

 

[Pimppeter2]

I saw Taylor Swift opening for Britney Spears

[sub]And yes, I could feel everyone loosing their respect for me with each word typed. But hey, the bitches like it[/sub]

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I've only been to two concerts before, Lights and Nightwish.

The opening bands were split for me. Lights' opening band was quite good, while Nightwish's was not.

Lights had Jets Overhead open, and I actually liked them.

Nightwish had Sonic Syndicate open. They were awful. I just wanted them to leave the stage.

and the shitty bands music seems to take forever *before i start a rant i FUCKING HATE GRINDCORE MUSIC* but there were three bands one after the other all grindcore....... i fell asleep yes asleep at a concert sitting on my ass by the bar

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I saw Taylor Swift opening for Britney Spears

[sub]And yes, I could feel everyone loosing their respect for me with each word typed. But hey, the bitches like it[/sub]

If the bitches like it there-fore you have to like it i understand man the quest for pussy will put you down some dark dark roades

 

[Macheteswordgun]

when i went to machinehead I had no idea who played the first opening act, they weren't bad but it was hillarious as we couldn't understand the siinger for all the @opdqa';d#}{~Wp#]'#[p098921''/'a'l RAAWWWWWRRRR!

Was it with megadeth cause it was suicide suckass i was at one of those. But one of best concerts i saw was in this order Down Machinehead Lamb of God and metallica paid 40 bucks to lol

 

[HeySeansOnline]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdJktUVlA4I
I love this little diddy.
Anyway In the cases you brought up If the opening band Is decent, it's fine with me, not amazing, but at least not terrible.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

The opening bands I see are generally pretty damn good. Best so far was when I saw the Dropkick Murphys. Larry and His Flask played, then Strung Out, then the Murphys. Strung Out isn't as good as the others, but still good.

 

[LongAndShort]

I was very disappointed at the AC/DC concert (Sydney) by the opening act. I think it was 'Calling all cars". I'd never heard them or their music before, but the fact that they were opening for AC/DC and Wolfmother got my hopes up. These hopes were quickly dashed when they played lousy songs and kept on telling us who they were. You could hear the screams of relief when Wolfmother ran onto the stage (really enjoyable live band, but the lead singer's voice is fuckin earsplitting).

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I was very disappointed at the AC/DC concert (Sydney) by the opening act. I think it was 'Calling all cars". I'd never heard them or their music before, but the fact that they were opening for AC/DC and Wolfmother got my hopes up. These hopes were quickly dashed when they played lousy songs and kept on telling us who they were. You could hear the screams of relief when Wolfmother ran onto the stage (really enjoyable live band, but the lead singer's voice is fuckin earsplitting).

Yeah always some shitty opening bands but if you get to see some good people afterwards it can make it better

 

[Mimssy]

Hell I've gone to see the opening band- Eisley, Tegan & Sara (who are freakin' opening for Paramore *vomits*), The Dresden Dolls (though all these bands have been headliners too)
I really enjoyed Vedera and Miniature Tigers when they opened for bands I went to see. I've heard several good openers.

 

[TheComedown]

At a soundwave side show Enter Shikari opened for Tacking back Sunday, It was awesome when over half the crowed left after screaming one more song before the TBS guitarist walked on stage and a large boo came from the crowed (myself included). TBS would have only been a let down after the amazing set that ES played. Funniest thing was the next day Rou got sick and they had to get Sam from the architects to sing for them. So happy I got to see Rou and not Sam.

 

[Jory]

I went to see Dream Theater, support act Symphony X. So good

I actually enjoyed the support slot more than the headline.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Summer Slaughter Festival This last tuesday- Didnt learn their names either. But it was a bunch of young skinny teenage boys makeing noise into the mic and playing simple riffs. Worst part they tried to get the crowd into them when not one person was moving giving the horns if it wasnt for them it would be so silent you could hear a bug fart.

*

Yeah, those opening guys for the Atlanta show were terrible...

However, when I saw Mastodon last November, High on Fire opened. Best opening band ever.

 

[JemJar]

Curiously the best and worst support acts I've seen were at the same gig:

Red Hot Chili Peppers supported by James Brown and Chicks On Speed.

Chicks On Speed weren't necessarily just awful, they were simply a horrible choice for a support act for a rock band (they're an all girl techno / electronica dance group) and to my knowledge we saw them on night 3 of a four night run of being bottled off stage.

Then James Brown came on and, well, James Brown.

I was at an Iron Maiden concert where Dream Theater opened. i think thats as good as it gets.

Iron Maiden after Marilyn Manson? Technically Turbonegro opened the night though. Weirdest gig that, a crowd split about 50/50 between the nu-metal kiddies and old school metal heads who looked like they'd all arrived by Harley.