Bands you discovered as support acts

[WestGorton]

are you sure about the dates ?
i saw leppard at Belle Vue,there were probably at best 200 people there ,it was 79 earliest to 81,i know it was when i was still at school so had to be 79 to 81.
I remember one of the guitarists snapping one of his strings and he had to put a new one on that took a few minutes,he must have been so broke he didnt have a spare guitar

Yes 1979 as I ditched heavy rock by 1980 to perhaps see a female at a gig and then Bon Scott died in 80.. I bought getcha rocks off when it came out and still got it.

 

[JASR]

Neds atomic dustbin supporting Jesus Jones at Trent Poly.

My 1st concert. Neds were amazing so much energy. Jesus Jones were just about to hit the big time with ‘real real real’. Mate from my course was part of ‘security’ at the front.

 

[markbmcfc]

Might’ve been said but remember watching 1975 at city square and liking their stuff.

They’re pretty huge now. Come a long way in a short time.

 

[dickie davies]

T'Pau
They were supporting Brian Adams at the NEC and had just entered the charts with Heart and Soul
Next day I booked tickets to see them at the Apollo and in the time running up to the gig they had their number 1 hit, China in your hands, which meant the Apollo was easily sold out

 

[chesterbells]

T'Pau
They were supporting Brian Adams at the NEC and had just entered the charts with Heart and Soul
Next day I booked tickets to see them at the Apollo and in the time running up to the gig they had their number 1 hit, China in your hands, which meant the Apollo was easily sold out

I did like Sex Talk a lot, one of their less well known singles iirc.

 

[chesterbells]

Moby, supporting 808 State at the Academy in about 93.
I had already heard his tunes on vinyl, but that was first time seeing him live. Mind you there was hardly any fucker in there iirc.
Somehow think that bill might be the other way around nowadays.

 

[blueparrot]

are you sure about the dates ?
i saw leppard at Belle Vue,there were probably at best 200 people there ,it was 79 earliest to 81,i know it was when i was still at school so had to be 79 to 81.
I remember one of the guitarists snapping one of his strings and he had to put a new one on that took a few minutes,he must have been so broke he didnt have a spare guitar

Def Leppard supported AC/DC 27 Oct 79, played Belle Vue 3rd Feb 1980. Then headlined the Apollo 11 April 80.

 

[Bluechipblue]

Me and a mate of mine supported Arthur Lee and Love. We weren't in a band, but some guy asked for volunteer roadies after the gig. We helped pack away the gear and I stuck a drumstick down my coat as a souvenir. I mislaid it for quite some time, until I spotted my dad mixing his wallpaper paste in a bucket with it.

 

[WestGorton]

Def Leppard supported AC/DC 27 Oct 79, played Belle Vue 3rd Feb 1980. Then headlined the Apollo 11 April 80.

Sounds spot on

 

[blue44]

Def Leppard supported AC/DC 27 Oct 79, played Belle Vue 3rd Feb 1980. Then headlined the Apollo 11 April 80.

bloody hell,you've got a good memory !
so that gig i saw leppard play was 1980 feb 3rd at belle vue, 4 days before my 15th birthday.
do you remember 1 of the guitarists strings snapped and he had to replace it with an other ?