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Support acts that proved better than the main concert



Publius Ovidius

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Jul 5, 2003
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at home
Terence Trent derby - Frankie goes to Hollywood
10cc - status quo
Lyndesfarne- Renaissance
Chas and dave - chris deburgh
Saxon - blue oyster cult.
Souxsie and the banshees - the buzzcocks.


...anyone else?
 


dennis

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Aug 1, 2007
1,151
Cornwall
I saw UB40 at the Brighton Centre in 1985. they were supported by an up and coming band who were due to release their first album.
They were called Simply Red. I wonder what ever happened to them?
 


Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee

You can't change fighters
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Jul 25, 2005
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on a pig farm
I remember in 1979 at Southampton Gaumont, I went to see Judas Priest.
There was a little known support band on that emptied the bar within minutes of starting and got 5 encores .
That was Iron Maiden, they remain to this day my favourite band
 


Gullflyinghigh

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Apr 23, 2012
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I accompanied a friend to go and see Bullet for my Valentine at the Dome a few years back and we ended up leaving a few songs into their set as they were poor in every sense (average songs, terrible stagecraft).

Happily, they had Skindred supporting them, who I've seen a couple of times since. They were (and remain) really very good.

Honourable mention to both Sonic Boom Six and Streetlight Manifesto, who supported Reel Big Fish at the Concorde few years ago. They didn't surpass RBF, but they were both more than capable of having their own gig.
 


Worthingite

Sexy Pete... :D
Sep 16, 2011
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Worthing
I went to see Kasabiam a few years back, and they were supported by The Fratelli's, at around the same time that Chelsea Dagger came out. Enjoyed that more than Kasabian.
 






dougdeep

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May 9, 2004
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SUNNY SEAFORD
Nazareth supporting Rod Stewart.
 


Grombleton

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Dec 31, 2011
7,356
I went to see Arctic Monkeys up at Brixton...back in 2009. They only announced the support as 'special guests'. Turned out (though we largely knew it and the only reason we went) it was Them Crooked Vultures. Taught AM how to play a gig that night.

Also went to see Spinnerette (Brody Dalle's band after The Distillers) and they were supported by Future Of The Left. I know which one I enjoyed more. However, watching Brody stage dive and wipe out a 15yr old girl was hilarious. The girl was unharmed, but it completely ruined their gig that night...though to be fair, they were pretty shit anyway.
 




bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003
7,049
Dubai
Radiohead supporting Belly.
 


Not quite "wiped the floor" but T'Pau were surprisingly good when I saw them support Bryan Adams, may be memory playing tricks but think they did an encore. Bryan wasn't bad either.
 


keaton

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Nov 18, 2004
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In the late 90s (I think) Blur announced their last ever tour, the last gig of which was at the Brighton centre. Their support act was the Super Furry Animals who were so much better it was silly
 




AmexGold

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Apr 22, 2014
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Blur supporting REM at MK bowl in 1995.
Waterboys supporting Simple Minds at same venue in 1986 (listening to hand of god game on the radio).
And for a MK bowl hat-trick, Ramones supporting U2 at the Longest Day 1985, but to be fair with Spear of Destiny, Billy Bragg and REM on the roster, everyone was good that day (even the Faith Brothers).
 










hans kraay fan club

The voice of reason.
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Mar 16, 2005
61,088
Chandlers Ford
Radiohead supporting Belly.

Blur supporting REM at MK bowl in 1995.

Belly were first up, that evening - for me, they were the best of the three bands, although it was a fairly relaxed set, and people were mostly sat on the grass watching them. Blur's set was great - it was just after Girls and Boys, I think - lots of energy - lots of jumping around in the crowd.

REM, played the Monster album, and it was bang average.
 


dennis

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Aug 1, 2007
1,151
Cornwall
Blur supporting REM at MK bowl in 1995.
Waterboys supporting Simple Minds at same venue in 1986 (listening to hand of god game on the radio).
And for a MK bowl hat-trick, Ramones supporting U2 at the Longest Day 1985, but to be fair with Spear of Destiny, Billy Bragg and REM on the roster, everyone was good that day (even the Faith Brothers).

you remind me sir, saw Simple Minds at Wembley and they had several support acts, one of which was Texas. very good.
 


spring hall convert

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Nov 3, 2009
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Brighton
James Brown supporting The Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Utterly ridiculous. RHCP at the height of their poptastic period were absolutely blown offstage by James Brown, not even playing the hits, probably 30 years past his best.

I shudder to think how good JB would have been in his pomp at a venue slightly smaller than Hyde Park.

There's plenty of others but that's the one that sticks out.
 









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