[kj] [kj Support Bands (was Ha)

Wed Nov 1 16:05:38 EDT 2017

The one I remember supporting KJ was Strange Boutique. They did a great
version of Magazines Under The Floorboards.
I bought one of their albums, which I probably listened to twice.

On 1 Nov 2017 17:25, "Nick Scott via Gathering" <gathering at misera.net>
wrote:

> Skunk Anansie UK tour January 1995 and Heather Nova UK Oct 1994 are the
> most
> commercially successful artists I have seen supporting Killing Joke.
>
> > On 01 November 2017 at 17:16 "adrianwason at btinternet.com"
> > <adrianwason at btinternet.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Treponem Pal were good, I remember seeing Tribazik before I realised
> exactly
> > who they were, didn't October File support Killing Joke
> > ----Original message----
> > From : gathering at misera.net
> > Date : 01/11/2017 - 16:58 (GMTST)
> > To : gathering at misera.net
> > Cc : andreasmisera at yahoo.de
> > Subject : Re: [kj] [kj Support Bands (was Ha)
> >
> > Amazing history stuff!
> >
> > My best memories of opening bands:
> > - Stabbing Westward opening for Killing Joke in Munich, around 1994 or so
> > - Green Day opening for Bad Religion in Seattle in 1993
> >
> > > Am 01.11.2017 um 17:49 schrieb T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com>:
> > >
> > > I've seen a few support bands that at least were really good, some
> that blew
> > > away the headliner.  Most have been mediocre or at least poor fits for
> the
> > > main band.  Some memorable examples of both include:
> > >
> > > Van Halen opening for Y&T in a small club in 1977.  I don't even
> remember
> > > Y&T, I think we left before their set.  But this was my first time
> seeing a
> > > live band and this was over a year before Van Halen even released their
> > > first album.  Mind blowing.
> > >
> > > U2 opening for The J Geils Band in 1982.  Talk about a weird pairing,
> this
> > > was at the height of the J Geils Band's popularity with the "Freeze
> Frame"
> > > album and the "Centerfold" single.  U2 had released their 2nd album
> > > "October" and was still a pretty shaky, tentative live band.  I had
> seen
> > > them once before during the "Boy" tour in '81 and was very surprised
> to see
> > > them win over the arena crowd who would otherwise never would see such
> a
> > > "new wave" band like U2.
> > >
> > > Prince opening for The Rolling Stones at the LA Coliseum in '81.  This
> was
> > > the infamous show where a pre-Purple Rain era Prince got relentlessly
> pelted
> > > with trash and shoes throughout his opening set.  The Stones crowd
> would
> > > have nothing of this skinny black dude dressed in tight leather and
> fishnets
> > > playing funky dance music.
> > >
> > > Gary Moore opening for Rush 1984.  My friend and I were huge Gary
> Moore/Thin
> > > Lizzy fans and Moore rarely toured the US.  So we bit the bullet and
> went to
> > > this show, enjoyed Moore's set, and when Rush started, went up to the
> lawn
> > > area and gave our 10th row tickets to a couple who were bummed the
> sound and
> > > sightlines where so crappy back there.  Made their night, we left.
> > >
> > > Guns n' Roses opening for The Cult 1987.  I saw Guns n' Roses a bunch
> of
> > > times either headlining clubs or opening for other bands around this
> time
> > > but this was by a long stretch their best show supporting their debut
> album.
> > >  The Cult was plugging the "Electric" album and put on a great show
> but GnR
> > > blew them away and at some point, even Ian admitted during their set
> GnR
> > > were world beaters.
> > >
> > > Demolition Doll Rods opening for The Cramps, 2006.  I had never heard
> of the
> > > Doll Rods before seeing this show.  Absolutely blew me away. There was
> a few
> > > people in the pit near me drunkenly boo'ing them and I almost threw
> down
> > > with one guy who wouldn't shut up. This also turned out to be one of
> the
> > > last  shows The Cramps ever played.
> > >
> > > Nine Inch Nails opening for Jane's Addiction 2009.  Really should have
> been
> > > JA opening for NIN.  This was during NIN's "farewell" tour and they
> played
> > > an awesome set. Janes was doing the reunion with original bassist Eric
> Avery
> > > and you could tell he was already ready to quit the band.
> > >
> > > Bands that were perfect fits for each other include Social Distortion
> > > opening for Iggy Pop - 1988, Bauhaus opening for Nine Inch Nails, -
> 2006,
> > > Motorhead & Dio opening for Iron Maiden - 2003, Black Rebel Motorcycle
> Club
> > > opening for The Jesus And Mary Chain - 2007....
> > >
> > > As far as support bands for Killing Joke, the only two I remember was
> Pigmy
> > > Love Circus in 2008 who were forgettable and Amen in 2003 who were
> laughably
> > > bad.
> > >
> > > T.B.
> > >
> > > +++++++++++++
> > > From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of
> jpwhkj---
> > > via Gathering
> > >
> > > Top memories of support bands:
> > >
> > > Lords of the New Church (the Damned, 1983)
> > > Play Dead & Danse Society (Killing Joke, 1983)
> > > Big Black (Killing Joke, 1986)
> > > Sporadix (Ruts DC, er, 2015 or so)
> > >
> > > ...doubtless others too.
> > >
> > >
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