Author Topic: Ultimate Concert Double-Bill? (Read 481 times)

skydigger · « **on:** November 23, 2007, 07:23:34 PM »

I'm kinda curious what response this'll get here at Alembic?

Mine would be...

Bob Marley opening up for 1973 Pink Floyd...

or maybe

1979 AC`DC opening for the RHCP...

jakebass · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2007, 01:52:18 AM »

There are so many possibilities
The Oscar Peterson Trio (Ray Brown Ed Thigpen) opening for Miles Davis kind of blue band

Alan Holdsworth for James Taylor to get two helpings of Jimmy Johnson

An all star motown cast opening for Stevie wonder....... Jamerson of course

and the list goes on

Jake

FC Bass · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2007, 02:33:51 AM »

The Who and Motorhead

The ultimate dB battle!

lbpesq · « **Reply #3 on:** November 24, 2007, 08:06:28 AM »

Howzabout real, actual, pairings from history? My two favorites are:

1. Jimi Hendrix opens for The Monkees

2. The Who opens for Herman's Hermits

More seriously, I actually got to see my fantasy twosome on Jerry's 31st birthday (August 1, 1973) when The Band opened for The Dead in Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City. 12 days later I moved to California.

Bill, tgo

Bradley Young · « **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2007, 10:16:05 AM »

Led Zeppelin opens for Iron Butterfly, and Zep's performance was so awesome that Iron Butterfly refused to come on.

Fillmore East, 1969.

lbpesq · « **Reply #5 on:** November 24, 2007, 10:24:57 AM »

A stairway to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, baby! hehehehe

Bill, tgo

FC Bass · « **Reply #6 on:** November 24, 2007, 11:53:47 AM »

Another real, actual, pairing from history: Megadeth opening for Metallica

(+ bonus Suicidal Tendencies) in '93 I guess that was the first Metallicatour with Robert Trujillo onstage

David Houck · « **Reply #7 on:** November 24, 2007, 04:22:14 PM »

Bill; the Band opening for the Dead sounds really cool!

crobbins · « **Reply #8 on:** November 24, 2007, 06:54:37 PM »

Rueben and the Jets opening for Frank Zappa and the Mothers

artswork99 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 24, 2007, 07:37:53 PM »

Larry Coryell opening for Stanley Clarke at one venue and Al Di Meola opening for Renaissance at another venue and then Al shows up for a nice long encore with Stanley... what an event that was! Glad I picked the Stanley show to see that!

jbybj · « **Reply #10 on:** November 24, 2007, 11:00:33 PM »

In the real world.....

The Dead Kennedys and X at the Deaf Club in S.F.

Robin Trower opening for Sha-na-na at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Sasha & Yuri, the defecting Russian rockers, with Bebop Deluxe and Blue Oyster Cult at Winterland.

And for my fantasy.........

Frank Zappa and 90's era King Crimson

The Damned and Gang of Four

Roxy Music and 801 (Eno, Manzanera, Simon Phillips, .......)

Steve Goodman and John Prine

T.V. on The Radio and Tuxedomoon

the_mule · « **Reply #11 on:** November 25, 2007, 12:10:37 AM »

My choice would be a Van der Graaf Generator / Return To Forever double bill!

Wilfred

lbpesq · « **Reply #12 on:** November 25, 2007, 07:17:11 AM »

James:

Steve Goodman & John Prine? A man after my own heart!

Here's another I saw: Tom Waits opening for Martin Mull & His Fabulous Furniture at the Troubadour in L.A. in about 1975 or so.

Bill, tgo

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 25, 2007, 08:42:49 AM »

More reality...
Kenny Rankin in support of his Silver Morning lp in the mid 70s, opening for ... George Carlin?
Yep, saw this show at UW Platteville

George and Kenny were label mates at the time so, package deal.

Mike

bassman68 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 25, 2007, 11:20:34 AM »

Howzabout...
Talas opening for the Who circa '72?