Was reading the worst opening acts thread and it made me think of the best ones i've seen. These ones almost made me overlook the main event...well almost

Everclear opening for Silverchair in 1996
No Doubt opening for RHCP in 1996
Eagles of Death Metal opening for The Distillers in 2003 (i think!)
Florence and the Machine opening for Courtney last year
DJ Shadow before Radiohead in 1997
Asian Dub Foundation before Primal Scream in 2000
The Locust opening for Yeah Yeah Yeahs in maybe 2005

Oh anyway, i'm sure there's a ton more...i've mostly stopped checking out the support acts at gigs unless i know them. I really shouldn't do that.

i saw asobi seksu opening for ladytron last month and it was goood!

sons and daughters, they were supporting Morrissey years ago and i remember being gutted cuz Tiger Army were the original support (they had a falling out with Moz apparantly) so S&D filled the slot instead

anathema who are one of my fave bands supported Porcupine tree

and i also really liked:

vincent vincent and the villains when they supported art brut
foxface opening for idlewild
yeasayer before beck in manchester
and i recently saw fuck Buttons open for Mogwai who were both grand!

boris opening for nine inch nails
nine inch nails opening for soundgarden
65daysofstatic opening for the cure
mogwai, interpol and auf der maur opening for the cure
spiritualized opening for radiohead
curve and spiritualized opening for jesus and mary chain
jesus and mary chain and nitzer ebb opening for depeche mode
the cranes opening for the cure
echo and the bunnymen opening for new order
the sugar cubes and public image limited opening for new order
duran duran opening for david bowie
aphex twin opening for bjork
mazzy star opening for jesus and mary chain
holy fuck opening for mia (twice)
the pixies opening for u2
the pixies opening for the cure
dinosaur jr. opening for alanis morrisette
garbage opening for our lady peace
lush opening for weezer
the wonder stuff opening for siouxsie and the banshess
pop will eat itself opening for nine inch nails
ned's atomic dustbin and elastica opening for blur
radiohead opening for ned's atomic dustbin
ned's atomic dustbin opening for jesus jones
therapy? opening for rollins band
therapy? opening for ned's atomic dustbin
therapy? opening for girls against boys
faith no more opening for metallica and guns n' roses
motorhead opening for judas priest and alice cooper
the amps opening for the foo fighters
tricky opening for pj harvey
meat puppets opening for nirvana
the ravonettes opening for depeche mode

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Holy fuck - you people piss on my list!

joanna newsom opening for björk
imperial teen opening for hole and the breeders
rachael yamagata (who's really boring on record) opening for liz phair
the like opening for tori amos
múm opening for the sugarcubes
electrelane and origami opening for le tigre
poe opening for depeche mode

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