[kj] [kj Support Bands (was Ha)

Wed Nov 1 16:41:55 EDT 2017

I honestly cannot recall a good support band for years. Though Yonaka recently weren’t bad at Scala. 

> On 1 Nov 2017, at 20:05, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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