Best gigs by support bands you've seen?
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Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
CIV supporting sick of it all in 95.
a place to bury strangers supporting MGMT last year, blew them off the planet.
a place to bury strangers supporting MGMT last year, blew them off the planet.
My mate was a photographer on a student paper during that tour, and I remember him spending a few hours shooting them (Nirvana) in contrived poses around the city (pretending to drink bleach etc...). As you said, they were the support act (or perhaps joint headliners?). He handed the films in and forgot about them, the pictures never got published, and probably never even developed. So somewhere out there are 108 unseen Kirk Cobain B&W shots. Students eh?
Shonen Knife supporting Nirvana, calton studios Edinburgh 1991.
We were hanging around outside when we saw three kitschy looking japanese women go in, accompanied by what looked like one of the beatles. Wondered who on earth they & was very surprised when they appeared on stage & proceeded to rock it! Very enjoyable warmup.
We were hanging around outside when we saw three kitschy looking japanese women go in, accompanied by what looked like one of the beatles. Wondered who on earth they & was very surprised when they appeared on stage & proceeded to rock it! Very enjoyable warmup.
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
Also saw the Police in 1978, supporting Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranois (who were good, the vocalist C P Lee had a huge repertoire of putdown lines for hecklers too).
Can't remember much about the Police (who weren't big then) except that Sting, whom I thought was a good looking bloke, wore a grey shirt and they played Roxanne at one point.
Can't remember much about the Police (who weren't big then) except that Sting, whom I thought was a good looking bloke, wore a grey shirt and they played Roxanne at one point.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I saw that tour. Think there was a third band as well opening the gig. No memory at all as to who they were.
Mansun were incredible on that tour, I saw their gig at Watford Colosseum, first gig I'd ever been to
Oh my...i saw a wicked band tonight...not technically support, but anyhoo...
Fear Of Olive they were called ( i know, shit name)...but, they were the tightest unknown, backstreet pub band i've ever seen....their lyrics were bang on, the lad knew how to milk a mic, and they probs had an average age of 12. It was the first time they'd played with a drummer, coz they're usually a 3 piece acoustic apparently, but you would never have been able to tell.
Roped 'em into our night. Sorted.
Fear Of Olive they were called ( i know, shit name)...but, they were the tightest unknown, backstreet pub band i've ever seen....their lyrics were bang on, the lad knew how to milk a mic, and they probs had an average age of 12. It was the first time they'd played with a drummer, coz they're usually a 3 piece acoustic apparently, but you would never have been able to tell.
Roped 'em into our night. Sorted.
Danny Rose
New Member
Didn't Pete Townsend play a Southall Kids benefit the same weekend?
On a related note, I remember seeing the Ruts supporting the Members. One of the best gigs ever. The Ruts just about came out on top IMO.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
In the early 70s, I used to go to a club called Friars Aylesbury, and often went backstage, because I was friends with the organiser.
On one occasion, I completely fell in love with the support act, who were an Irish electronic folk/surreal lot called Fruupp, and was convinced that they would become really famous. I also fancied the lead singer, who had really long hair - I have always been a sucker for long hair on men.
I liked them much better than the group they were supporting, who seemed to be just yet another rock group, with a drunken/stoned drummer.
So, I went backstage to meet Fruupp and get their autographs. The headlining act assumed we wanted to meet them, so we took their autographs, too, but then went and sat with Fruupp in their little backstage dressing room. I honestly thought I would be able to tell everyone, years later, that I had known Fruupp before they were famous, and how I had spotted their potential.
Anyway, they are not famous. So, I got that wrong
The band they were supporting are, though. It was Queen.
On one occasion, I completely fell in love with the support act, who were an Irish electronic folk/surreal lot called Fruupp, and was convinced that they would become really famous. I also fancied the lead singer, who had really long hair - I have always been a sucker for long hair on men.
I liked them much better than the group they were supporting, who seemed to be just yet another rock group, with a drunken/stoned drummer.
So, I went backstage to meet Fruupp and get their autographs. The headlining act assumed we wanted to meet them, so we took their autographs, too, but then went and sat with Fruupp in their little backstage dressing room. I honestly thought I would be able to tell everyone, years later, that I had known Fruupp before they were famous, and how I had spotted their potential.
Anyway, they are not famous. So, I got that wrong
The band they were supporting are, though. It was Queen.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
I went to se the Brilliant Corners at Britol University, sometime in the 80s (86 or 87) and they were supported by the Blue Aeroplanes (or at least The Blue Aeroplanes were lower on the bill at that time) - I had never heard of them before.
We left before the Brilliant Corners came on, as my boyfriend had a row with the bar staff, but the Blue Aeroplanes were amazing, I went to every gig they played after that for years.
We left before the Brilliant Corners came on, as my boyfriend had a row with the bar staff, but the Blue Aeroplanes were amazing, I went to every gig they played after that for years.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I went to see a band where the support was two girls. One girl had a keyboard and poked one note repeatedly and the other shouted "I've got a ticket" over and over again for 20 minutes.
Awesome.
Awesome.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Seems odd doesn't it. I found it double odd when I bought records off the guy in Loop who worked in rough trade.
sounds amazing.
my best was genesis p-orridge and thee majesty supporting jah wobble. wobble was boring, gen was amazing - just really fucking intense...
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
sounds amazing.
my best was genesis p-orridge and thee majesty supporting jah wobble. wobble was boring, gen was amazing - just really fucking intense...
They were supporting a fairly big band and I think it was at the astoria or the garage or something. Can't remember their name.
Was that the tour with Coal chamber on support aswell? Think I went to both nights at the astoria for that one. Machine head are one of the best bands i've seen live. Coal chamber, are not.
Kilgore were fucking wicked. As I remember Spineshanks sound was really really bad that night.
One of my favourite supports was Incubus supporting Korn at Brixton around '98, no-one had heard of them then, and they tore the roof off that night.
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
In the early 70s, I used to go to a club called Friars Aylesbury, and often went backstage, because I was friends with the organiser.
On one occasion, I completely fell in love with the support act, who were an Irish electronic folk/surreal lot called Fruupp, and was convinced that they would become really famous. I also fancied the lead singer, who had really long hair - I have always been a sucker for long hair on men.
I liked them much better than the group they were supporting, who seemed to be just yet another rock group, with a drunken/stoned drummer.
So, I went backstage to meet Fruupp and get their autographs. The headlining act assumed we wanted to meet them, so we took their autographs, too, but then went and sat with Fruupp in their little backstage dressing room. I honestly thought I would be able to tell everyone, years later, that I had known Fruupp before they were famous, and how I had spotted their potential.
Anyway, they are not famous. So, I got that wrong
The band they were supporting are, though. It was Queen.
That's a great story! I've not heard any of Fruupp's music AFAIK though the name (which is very 70's) rings a bell.
I always thought Freddie basically was Queen. Without him they'd have been just a very good college band doing Led Zep or Who-type rock numbers (though Brian May's a fine guitarist, I doubt he'd have been enough on his own to propel the band into the big time and the other two certainly wouldn't have).
Pickman's model
sunset spires and twilight woods
junior manson slags supporting alien sex fiend, astoria, 1989 or 1990
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
the perpetual superb support band, they did a tour opening for the darling buds in about 89 - I went to a few of those, such a great live band
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
It's not on spotify (yet?), but I did do some research a while ago, and discovered that the gorgeous lead singer has become a born again Christian, and is no longer sexy looking.
He has, however, got a website purporting to be the official Fruupp one.
http://www.fruupp.com/index.html
I have got several of their records, but only on vinyl.
I have still got the autographs, too, and I even know where the Queen ones are.
ETA I have just googled, and discovered that the records have been turned into cds ("remastered"?), and are now on sale. Do I actually want to buy them, I wonder?
miniGMgoit
OverWeightUnderAchiever
Sultans of Ping supporting Carter USM
Blagger ITA supporting PWEI
Sensless Things Supporting AC Acoustics
And I would just like to add my upmost respect to the person who saw Loop play (and supported by Nirvana no less). What was the gig like (I'm talking about Loops preformance)?
Were you tripping?
They are a favorite of mine but I only heard them for the first time about a year ago.
Blagger ITA supporting PWEI
Sensless Things Supporting AC Acoustics
And I would just like to add my upmost respect to the person who saw Loop play (and supported by Nirvana no less). What was the gig like (I'm talking about Loops preformance)?
Were you tripping?
They are a favorite of mine but I only heard them for the first time about a year ago.
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