Support band you saw that blew away the headliner

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Just remembered another. James supporting The Smiths at the Palace on the Meat is Murder tour.

Better than The Smiths that night? I should thread ban you for blasphemy!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Did they outshine The Smiths though? I think James were fairly average in the mid 80’s.

Of course they didn’t!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Saw them support Bowie at Maine Road circa 1990

Ticket sales were poor so James - riding high with Sit Down - were added late on and tickets sold out.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Yes, they did. Otherwise I wouldn’t have posted it in this thread :)

Liar! lol

 

[Keeper!]

Brand New Heavies with N'Dea Davenport, took my girlfriend of the time to see Simply Red ( &ucking awful) The Heavies were the support and they were magnificent and N'Dea blew the place apart, incredible performance from here and the band.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Manics & ocean colour scene supported oasis at maine road, they were both amazing

Yeah saw them all back in the day,just once or twice,not really my scene ,but got dragged along with drunken Blues, I had no choice.
LL was the best part of Scotland I'd ever seen, and I've not seen much
The oasis thing was mad really ,deep down I didn't like them much
But our crowd were mad for it ,lol got photos somewhere
It was manic : ) not my music,but I had to be there,with Blues!
Brilliant trip.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Always say Slade and Whitesnake at Donington when AC/DC were thedliners.

Definitely....

Noddy "My fucking bullet belt is getting rusty in the rain"

David & the snake were on the top of their game then.

AC/DC were at best disjointed with a new front man bedding in and Angus fiddling around for what seemed forever. I didn't stay to the end, it'd been a long wet day.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Am sure I saw The Police supporting Albertos Y Lost Trios Paranoias at the Free Trade Hall. Couldn't be as good as the 'Berts was though. ;-)

I don't give a damn I don't fucking care
I'm gonna kill me mum and then pull out me hair
I'm fed up with the dole and the human race
Gonna cut me liver out and shove it in your face

They don't write them like that any more!

 

[ericpodeofcroydon]

Blimey, I'd forgotten about Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias!

 

[Magicpole]

Ou
You old romantic, you!

I’m a fool to myself. Give give give.