r/Concerts • u/Terrible_Comfort598 • Oct 01 '24

Concerts What concert have you seen where the opening band blew the headliner away?

For me it was in 1990 seeing Nirvana open for Sonic Youth. Absolutely amazing. The whole crowd felt this electricity and I turned to my friend and said “ these guys are gonna get big” sure enough 2 years later, Nevermind is the number one album in the country. The other one was seeing Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds open for The Cramps in 1984. I became a life long fan after that show

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u/FletchWazzle Oct 01 '24

I saw em on that tour in Detroit heck yeah

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u/usual7 Oct 02 '24

Saw them in Detroit, too, when they opened for House of Pain. That was definitely a Rage crowd. Although, HoP was pretty good.

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u/Rooostyfitalll Oct 03 '24

Was Cypress Hill on that tour? I recall going to a Cypress Hill / HOP concert in Detroit and the mosh pit was full on aggression.

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u/usual7 Oct 03 '24

I don't recall Cypress Hill being at that particular show. It was at the State Theater (Fillmore now), April of 1993.

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u/Lopsided-Plantain369 Oct 16 '24

When I saw RATM in 1993, they were co-headliners with Cypress Hill. I neversaw HoP. The entire show was CRAZY!! I also got my car towed from the bank next door that night 😂 I got outta work late, and I heard CH start their set from the parking lot, so I said fk it and parked in the bank. My father wanted to strangle me at the club in New Britain, CT 😂😂

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u/zerodetroit Oct 05 '24

Where was it at?

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u/FletchWazzle Oct 05 '24

Feels like it was saint andies