Author Topic: Ultimate Concert Double-Bill? (Read 450 times)

terryc · « **Reply #30 on:** November 27, 2007, 01:21:07 AM »

Early 80's Level 42 opening for Stanley Clarke then Mark King And Stan jamming together at the end of the night..Thumping Thumb meets Fast Fingers!!!

adriaan · « **Reply #31 on:** November 27, 2007, 03:09:30 AM »

U2 played some very small venues when they first came to mainland Europe, around 1980. Their drummer was not even 18 at the time, which was part of the reason for using aliases.

I clearly remember watching them do I Will Follow on a Belgian TV show G?n?ration 80, against a backdrop of the album cover of Boy - not sure if they lipsync'ed or played live. I could have been at their gig in my then home town of Tilburg, but you know how things go - anyway, I got the Boy album before most people had ever even heard of U2. That same tour they played in Etten-Leur, which is a small town where nothing happens - well, most of the time.

David Houck · « **Reply #32 on:** November 27, 2007, 06:15:41 PM »

James mentioned Bebop Deluxe. We used to play Ships In The Night and Piece of Mine off the Live In The Air Age album back in the late '70s. I thought that was a great album and I loved Bill Nelson's guitar work and sound. Then came one of the biggest 180's in music history with Nelson's Red Noise, Sound on Sound album, and the tune most memorable for me off that album, Furniture Music. That album came out in 1979 and was way ahead of it's time. It was hard to believe that it was the same guy.

kenbass4 · « **Reply #33 on:** November 28, 2007, 08:01:25 AM »

I would have to say Gensis opening for Yes in Mid 1972...that would be after Foxtrot/Close to the Edge when Bill Bruford was still behind the drumkit for Yes. Suppper's Ready and then Close to the Edge...it just doesn't get better than that.

Ken (TEO)

olieoliver · « **Reply #34 on:** November 28, 2007, 08:20:06 AM »

Not sure this qualifies but, Texxas World Music Festival (Texas Jam) 1978.
All for under 15 bucks, thats about the price of nachos and a beer at a concert now.

Aerosmith
Eddie Money
Ted Nugent
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Head East
Heart
Mahogany Rush
Van Halen
Walter Egan
Journey

Olie

alembic76407 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 28, 2007, 01:46:58 PM »

Alice Cooper and Flo and Eddie
Bloodrock and Grand Funk Railroad,
The Kinks and Cheap Trick

all back in the 70s

David T

jerryme · « **Reply #36 on:** January 04, 2008, 07:44:48 PM »

Miles Davis opening up for the Grateful Dead... Fillmore East 1970; in fact any Wolfgang Fillmore show with the Grateful Dead and

; When I was seeing lots of Widespread Panic 1997-2000 I saw 4 Panic/String Cheese Incident shows, they were lots of fun.

zappahead · « **Reply #37 on:** January 04, 2008, 07:51:47 PM »

Jeff Beck opening for Stevie Ray Vaughn, turned out to be a once in a lifetime opportunity unfortunately...

bigbadbill · « **Reply #38 on:** January 16, 2008, 05:23:41 AM »

Oh I forgot, any bill featuring ABBA...I love ABBA (seriously!!) and never got to see them.

dela217 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2008, 05:42:02 AM »

Ok, I'll play.....

Nickle Creek opening up for AKUS.

But Nickle Creek is no more.

lidon2001 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 16, 2008, 06:59:31 AM »

I saw Van Halen open for Black Sabbath way back when. And yes, Van Halen should have been the main act; they could not have been a fun act to follow.

lidon2001 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 16, 2008, 07:09:03 AM »

Proof:

lidon2001 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 16, 2008, 07:22:09 AM »

'77 wasn't a bad year either (just a small example)

jalevinemd · « **Reply #43 on:** January 16, 2008, 07:37:45 AM »

Michael,

The Smoothie Song is one of my all time favorites. I didn't realize Nickle Creek was no more.

amedine · « **Reply #44 on:** January 16, 2008, 08:05:12 AM »

Summer 1969, Kinetic Playground, Chicago
Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull opening for Vanilla Fudge.