Genesis supporting Lindisfarne at the Lewisham Odeon in 1972. I wasn’t really aware of them before this. Genesis had their Foxtrot album out at the time and if I remember they played through the whole album and with Peter Gabriel dressing up at one time with the fox head and red dress as included in he album cover. Was so different from anything I had watched live before this. Much preferred them when Gabriel was in the line up.
They didn't play Supper's Ready that night - too long for a support set. They didn't outdo Lindisfarne, they were just very different.
I think it's the only gig I've been to when the support bands (Rab Noakes as well) came on with the main act for the encore, when they performed the Battle Of New Orleans. The Lewisham show. the last on the tour, also had an extra encore; the played Lindisfarne's Clear White Light, again with all acts participating.
I'd seen the show a few weeks earlier at the London Coliseum and that was the start of my love of Genesis. I bought Foxtrot the next day and saw them many times after that, mostly with Peter Gabriel.
Around 1976, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were better entertainment than Nils Lofgren, even with his weird on stage trampoline. Guitars and trampolining just never quite caught on eh Nils?
Stereophonics supporting Manic Street Preachers before Word Gets Around came out. I have no recollection of the Manics that night but remember Phonics very well. Couldn’t wait to get my hands on their first record.
Saw Kings of the Sun, a band I’d never heard of, totally blow Kiss off the stage in Bradford in ‘87/88 and it happened again when Tesla blew me away when they supported Def Leppard in Sheffield around the same time.
Stereophonics supporting Manic Street Preachers before Word Gets Around came out. I have no recollection of the Manics that night but remember Phonics very well. Couldn’t wait to get my hands on their first record.
Remember them opening the second stage at V97 (maybe V98) and it was deep into the day before we saw anyone better
Sepultura at the Marquee supporting Sodom. Slightly unfair, as there was already a buzz about them, and Sodom were a shite band anyway - but my God it was embarrassing watching them shuffle around onstage after the boys from Brazil.
Deftones now are an amazing live band - one of the best - but back when I saw them at the Astoria in the late nineties on the Around the Fur tour, Will Haven absolutely annihilated them
Neil Young had that collaboration with Pearl Jam and came out to Prague on the tour. Support band remained "undisclosed", and the low key way the Levellers sauntered on suggested they were a last minute call. Big mistake by Neil's gang. The Levellers were at the peak of their career and already very popular in Prague. Neil was grumpy throughout, seemed to almost pick a fight with one of the Pearl Jam guys, and made a dodgy comment about Budweiser. Embarrassing.
I saw The Levellers at Le Mans about 15 years ago. Never really knew much about them but they were excellent. My Dad really enjoyed them too.
Not quite sure about stealing the show, but totally winning over a difficult audience: Gino Washington supporting The Fall.
I've been to see Geno Washington twice and can't remember a thing about either gig. 1st time was at the Rock Garden in Covent Garden and I fell asleep. The second was at Blackheath about 12 years ago. Was pretty pissed by the time my mate turned up with some grass he'd got off a bloke at work. Hadn't smoked for years and it blew my head off. Bumped into @charltondan dad at the gig, god knows what he must have thought of us, we were incoherent.
Whoever it was supporting Bon Jovi when I see em at Wembley, can't remember who they were, but Paul Shilling and Zodiac woulda been better than Bon Jovi that day
Had a free concert with nandos a few years ago and the headline act was Rizzle Kicks, they had done a remix of you need me I don't need you by Ed Sheeran and he ended up joining them on stage and done a couple of songs. Wasn't exactly a support act but he blew everyone else away that day
The Truth in 1984. Supported The Kinks at Hammersmith Palais. By 1984 the Kinks were past their best & the "tour" was mainly to promote their new single "Come dancing"
Love Dennis Greaves. His Blues Jam every last Sunday at The Pelton Arms is a great night.
Neil Young had that collaboration with Pearl Jam and came out to Prague on the tour. Support band remained "undisclosed", and the low key way the Levellers sauntered on suggested they were a last minute call. Big mistake by Neil's gang. The Levellers were at the peak of their career and already very popular in Prague. Neil was grumpy throughout, seemed to almost pick a fight with one of the Pearl Jam guys, and made a dodgy comment about Budweiser. Embarrassing.
I saw The Levellers at Le Mans about 15 years ago. Never really knew much about them but they were excellent. My Dad really enjoyed them too.
The Truth in 1984. Supported The Kinks at Hammersmith Palais. By 1984 the Kinks were past their best & the "tour" was mainly to promote their new single "Come dancing"
Love Dennis Greaves. His Blues Jam every last Sunday at The Pelton Arms is a great night.
I must get to one of these one day, the show he did with The Truth there was great.
Looking forward to seeing him with 9BZ next Saturday.
Thunder supporting Mott the Hoople at the 02 in 2014
Yep. Was at that one too
If anyone is interested, my old band The Wait are playing a gig at the 100 Club this Saturday in memory of our drummer who sadly passed away last year. We have Harry of Thunder playing drums for us and all profits go to Cancer Research. So far I think ticket sales have raised about £1000. Rumour has it that Luke Morley will be getting up with support band The Rant. The bass player of the Rant is my brother and he was in the original line up of Thunder, just before they became Thunder. I'm hoping they won't blow us off stage. A word of warning, we don't sound like Thunder at all, but it should be a great night.
And with regards to bands blowing the headline act off stage, I saw Van Halen supporting Black Sabbath at Lewisham Odeon around about 1978. It was one of Van Halen's first gigs in the UK and they murdered Black Sabbath
The Truth in 1984. Supported The Kinks at Hammersmith Palais. By 1984 the Kinks were past their best & the "tour" was mainly to promote their new single "Come dancing"
Love Dennis Greaves. His Blues Jam every last Sunday at The Pelton Arms is a great night.
He was in 9 Below Zero wasn't he?...now there a bloody good band.
The Truth in 1984. Supported The Kinks at Hammersmith Palais. By 1984 the Kinks were past their best & the "tour" was mainly to promote their new single "Come dancing"
Love Dennis Greaves. His Blues Jam every last Sunday at The Pelton Arms is a great night.
He was in 9 Below Zero wasn't he?...now there a bloody good band.
Yes mate, as I said above, am going to see them next Saturday at the Mick Jagger Centre
Deftones now are an amazing live band - one of the best - but back when I saw them at the Astoria in the late nineties on the Around the Fur tour, Will Haven absolutely annihilated them
What a show though! I went to both nights at the Astoria on that tour.
I know what you mean about Will Haven, they had a fierce intensity about them when they played. 'El Diablo' is a beautiful nightmare of an album. I loved the tracks they played from their first EP that night too. Glad to get that CD on the night. (Their latest album is really good too)
Deftones played 4 Astoria gigs in relatively quick succession (Oct '97, Jan 98 & the 2 in March '98). The first being pre-'Around The Fur'. It was so exciting to hear tracks like 'Lotion', 'Be Quiet & Drive..', 'My Own Summer..' & 'Head Up' before the album came out. Really ramped up my excitement for when it did get released.
(Funny though, I'd only got tickets for the above show because there were rumours that Orange 9mm were going to support them. I'd gotten into 'Adrenaline' in the month or so before the gig, having not liked too much I'd heard when played to me. I'm a massive fan to this day!)
Can't believe there are so many Thunder fans on here, normally when I mention them to people they say WHO?
One of my favourite bands. Incredibly underrated
Saw them at Donnington in 92, never saw them live before that and I was hooked. The British Bon Jovi, far less famous and less commercial cheese. Of all the old rock bands still kicking around they, in Danny, have the singer who still can do it live.
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U2 were supporting and all I knew about them was that they were an Irish band. They were terrific playing songs that appeared on the Boy album.
Deftones now are an amazing live band - one of the best - but back when I saw them at the Astoria in the late nineties on the Around the Fur tour, Will Haven absolutely annihilated them
I saw The Levellers at Le Mans about 15 years ago. Never really knew much about them but they were excellent. My Dad really enjoyed them too.
I've been to see Geno Washington twice and can't remember a thing about either gig. 1st time was at the Rock Garden in Covent Garden and I fell asleep. The second was at Blackheath about 12 years ago. Was pretty pissed by the time my mate turned up with some grass he'd got off a bloke at work. Hadn't smoked for years and it blew my head off. Bumped into @charltondan dad at the gig, god knows what he must have thought of us, we were incoherent.
I must get to one of these one day, the show he did with The Truth there was great.
Looking forward to seeing him with 9BZ next Saturday.
If anyone is interested, my old band The Wait are playing a gig at the 100 Club this Saturday in memory of our drummer who sadly passed away last year. We have Harry of Thunder playing drums for us and all profits go to Cancer Research. So far I think ticket sales have raised about £1000. Rumour has it that Luke Morley will be getting up with support band The Rant. The bass player of the Rant is my brother and he was in the original line up of Thunder, just before they became Thunder. I'm hoping they won't blow us off stage. A word of warning, we don't sound like Thunder at all, but it should be a great night.
And with regards to bands blowing the headline act off stage, I saw Van Halen supporting Black Sabbath at Lewisham Odeon around about 1978. It was one of Van Halen's first gigs in the UK and they murdered Black Sabbath
Yes mate, as I said above, am going to see them next Saturday at the Mick Jagger Centre
I know what you mean about Will Haven, they had a fierce intensity about them when they played.
'El Diablo' is a beautiful nightmare of an album. I loved the tracks they played from their first EP that night too. Glad to get that CD on the night. (Their latest album is really good too)
Deftones played 4 Astoria gigs in relatively quick succession (Oct '97, Jan 98 & the 2 in March '98). The first being pre-'Around The Fur'. It was so exciting to hear tracks like 'Lotion', 'Be Quiet & Drive..', 'My Own Summer..' & 'Head Up' before the album came out. Really ramped up my excitement for when it did get released.
(Funny though, I'd only got tickets for the above show because there were rumours that Orange 9mm were going to support them. I'd gotten into 'Adrenaline' in the month or so before the gig, having not liked too much I'd heard when played to me. I'm a massive fan to this day!)
Normally only a few would watch a support band, this time it was virtually full to capacity! A shame they only played 40 minutes.
Then on came Susan Ann Sulley........
Which was a shame because he was great. Just not for there.