02-22-13 05:25 PM - Post#1513746    

What openers have stole the show from the headliners? The # of the beast, Blackout tour with Maiden/Scorpions, was headlined by the latter but I thought Maiden put on a better show and may have stolen it. Ironically when IM came back on the Piece of mind tour, Saxon opened and seemed to take it IMO. Both shows were A1 by both bands and I thought my Iron Maiden loyalty may have gave them the nod against the Scorpions.In both instances the show wasn't stolen, but slightly better.

An old friend saw Wide Mouth Mason open up for ZZtop and said they blew them off the stage, wasn't even close.(He is a guitar player, I have trouble whistling ..haha) We were going to go to this but got I sidetracked.

I heard Aerosmith used to be brutal for this in their drugin days. My brother went to a show where ACDC with Bon Scott opened for them.

02-22-13 05:33 PM - Post#1513751    

    In response to tmc

Dang I was going to meniton AC/DC kickin' everyone else's ass, mainly Aerosmith. That one show Van Halen followed AC/DC and those first two were easily out rockin' Aerosmith, Pat Travers and whomever.

02-22-13 08:41 PM - Post#1513815    

    In response to HenryHanson

Many years ago, youngsters, I saw Elvin Bishop ("Fooled around and fell in love") and the opening act was a new "unknown" band that none of us had ever heard before.....Lynyrd Skynyrd. You can't even imagine.....

The old Palace Theater in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1975, give or take....

"I didn't want some weirdo wearin' my costly sunglasses...."

02-22-13 09:29 PM - Post#1513826    

    In response to Overlook

• Overlook Said:

Overlook I must ask... who is in your avatar?

Skynyrd in '75?

ya lucky bastard....

I am jealous.

02-22-13 10:31 PM - Post#1513837    

    In response to tmc

Anthrax opening for Ozzy in1988.

2011 - RIP Probie, Boogie and Wade. God willing 2012 is a better year for enforcers.

02-22-13 10:32 PM - Post#1513838    

    In response to Mad_Professor

Metallica opening for Ozzy on the Master tour.

-PR

Eeeehhhhhhhhhhh!

02-22-13 11:06 PM - Post#1513841    

    In response to PuckRogue

I did a thread on this topic years ago. I wonder if it was saved?

02-22-13 11:09 PM - Post#1513842    

    In response to Irons

The times I've seen Ozzy the opening band was always better. (Metallica, Anthrax and Mötley Crüe)

02-23-13 10:38 AM - Post#1513960    

    In response to Irons

Not to keep dumping on Ozzy but.....I went to Ozzy a few years back and Rob Zombie was the opening act. Zombie was a 1000 times better.

02-23-13 03:11 PM - Post#1514072    

    In response to tmc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren _Bate...

We were born in the same town.....

"I didn't want some weirdo wearin' my costly sunglasses...."

02-23-13 04:40 PM - Post#1514114    

    In response to Overlook

Marillion opening for Rush was a close affair, a LOT of fans thought Fish stole the show.

Great memories!

“The universe isn’t out to get you. It doesn’t know or care about your existence.”. Richard Dawkins

02-24-13 12:12 PM - Post#1514379    

    In response to Pagey

Went to the Journey concert a couple of weeks ago and they had Loverboy opening for them and they were pretty good. If probably would have been a little better if the lead singer wasn't fat and old so that he could move around the stage more

Bruce Campbell didn't play Rambo because he doesn't do autobiographical movies.