shackanory
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saw coldplay supporting shack(mick head)on an NME tour, beth orton was on same bill
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Which unknown Support Act did you see who later went on to become famous
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Errrr, how can you say you went to an event in the future, you massive BELL?
Bob!
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Was that the clash gig with suicide? A skin head got up and punched the lead singer
Yup, Suicide lasted about 1 and a half songs.
And then for some reason Jimmy Pursey came on with The Clash for the encore, singing White Riot.
ManOfSussex
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DavidRyder
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- Jul 23, 2013
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Back in the 90's I saw Steve Coogan live - the in-between characters support act was Simon Pegg & Julia Davis - they were bloomin' funny.
Magic Sponge
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cheshunt seagull
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I saw the Slits supporting the Buzzcocks at the Top Rank in 1978 and they are now viewed as playing an extremely significant role in breaking down barriers for women in music. I am not sure that I was really ready for their anarchic (maybe chaotic?) performance; I think I would appreciate it much more now. I briefly met Viv Albertine when she did a talk/Q&A where I work last month and she was charming but her talk showed how articulate she is and her robust views on things. Her autobiography is highly recommended.
Me too!
I'm pretty sure I saw Snow Patrol play there too.
I saw Snow Patrol there supported by Mumm-Ra (who I went to school/college with). Pretty decent gig
I remember seeing INXS open a 4 band bill headlined by Queen at Wembley. They were relatively unknown in the uk at the time.
i saw that too , my white bycycle , Lol , also remember that I saw AC/DC , Ian Dury, Buzzcocks , Eddie and the hot rods at the same venue , and probably many more that cant quite remember , (at the mo )
Superphil
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Bon Jovi supported Kiss at the Brighton Centre in 1984. I was there for the Kiss show, arrived late, missed the support, only to see Kiss were playing sans make up (Animalise tour).
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Aftetiming is BOASTING about an event AFTER it happened so all these Billy BULLSHITTERS telling us what happened after the event, no proof it happened same as those BOASTING about those GREAT bets they had AFTER they won.
You are a even MASSIVER bell
patcham seagulls
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Remember laughing, with several others, at a very broad Scottish accent of a support band at the top rank suite around 86.
After a number of songs though, 'the proclaimers' had won the crowd over.
They were supporting 'the housemartins' with Paul Heaton and of course a Norman cook (fat boy slim) on base.
in those days attitudes to underage drinking was a little more relaxed, and I remember every housemarin intro sounded like happy hour.
Later, around 90-93 saw cast support the lightening seeds at the Concorde.
Here you COULD see the band from the bar.
Cast were pretty decent, and was honoured to watch them in the company of Terry Hall, (he was 6-10 foot away) who sang Sense with the seeds later that evening.
After a number of songs though, 'the proclaimers' had won the crowd over.
They were supporting 'the housemartins' with Paul Heaton and of course a Norman cook (fat boy slim) on base.
in those days attitudes to underage drinking was a little more relaxed, and I remember every housemarin intro sounded like happy hour.
Later, around 90-93 saw cast support the lightening seeds at the Concorde.
Here you COULD see the band from the bar.
Cast were pretty decent, and was honoured to watch them in the company of Terry Hall, (he was 6-10 foot away) who sang Sense with the seeds later that evening.
Rock and metal threw up a lot of this. Not as big as Bon Jovi but heres a handful I saw all at Hammersmith Odeon:
Ratt supporting Ozzy
Anthrax supporting Metallica
Cheap Trick (during a lull in their career) supporting Motley Crue.
I also saw bands like Bon Jovi, Metallica and Guns and Roses way down the bill at Monsters of Rock.
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The Slits vocalist, the late Ari Up, became John Lydon's step daughter when he married her mother.
pearl
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As in Warsaw that became Joy Division? Wow!
ditto
Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
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pearl
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the jam supporting little bob story .... late 70s somewhere in crawley, was totally smashed.
around the same time i went to a party at a catholic girls uni in london, the band playing were aswad. very surreal
around the same time i went to a party at a catholic girls uni in london, the band playing were aswad. very surreal
m20gull
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I tried really hard to think of another one but this is mine too.
Back in the NWOBHM days I would have seen Iron Maiden and Def Leppard down the bill somewhere supporting Samson or such like.
Lenny Rider
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Wang Chung (semi famous) supporting the Human League at the Dome December 1981.
On a similar theme Jo Boxers supporting Madness at the Centre March 83.
On a similar theme Jo Boxers supporting Madness at the Centre March 83.