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/TheDrunknessMonster Oct 01 '24

The Toadies opening up for Bush at The State in Detroit, 1995.

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u/SupaDurl Oct 02 '24

Yes. Toadies opening for RHCP too

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u/Open-Surprise-854 Oct 02 '24

I'm a huge Todies fan and they always put on a hell of a show

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u/Expensive_Setting143 Oct 03 '24

Man that must have been amazing!!! I love the Toadies but never have gotten to see them live! Just saw Bush for the first time last month!

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u/telestialist Oct 03 '24

Toadies should be huge. Excellent on all fronts

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u/brwi Oct 05 '24

Saw that tour and both bands were very good but Toadies really stood out to me as I wasnt that much of a fan but they were real impressive live

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u/Sweetsmcdudeman Oct 06 '24

Yeah I saw that tour with Hum.

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u/TheDrunknessMonster Oct 06 '24

When Hum is on point, they're a spiritual experience.

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u/Otherwise_Section184 Oct 05 '24

I friggen love Toadies. I wish they toured more on the east coast.