I know that most of us are still at the bar when the support band play.However,I sort of know someone who was in a group that opened for them,and i'd be interested to see if the name comes up. Would be interested to hear from the Americans on this one.
Best Band That Have Opened For New Order
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ACR,and 808 state are ineed good groups.The band that i'm looking for had a couple of top 40 hits in the U.K. It's not 'Gene Loves Jezabel'
Since those silly Vikings made me miss all bands opening in the last 2 years ![]()
Maximo Park didn't seem too bad...
808 State/Sunscream was quite interesting back in 1993.
I guess many people will say the PIL/New Order and I don't know who else in the Technique tour.
Bloc Party ![]()
Quite enjoyed Life and The Wake back along, James too, never caught the Stockholm Monsters on a good day though.
The worst: Metal Alloy ![]()
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
section 25,,?
the railway children,,
the wake.
monaco,
a certain ratio...
echo and the bunnymen on the 87 u.s of a tour.
stockholm nonsters...
certainly not the irish band who were late opening for em cos they be missed the boat in 84
o.k its the bunnys shack up..
Spotnick wrote: Since those silly Vikings made me miss all bands opening in the last 2 years
Maximo Park didn't seem too bad...
808 State/Sunscream was quite interesting back in 1993.
I guess many people will say the PIL/New Order and I don't know who else in the Technique tour.
Spot on,Spotnick.Sunsream.03 was the big L.p. and 'Love you more'was the big single.Were they any good live,i'm led to believe they were the only good rave type band in their day.![]()
The Wonderstuff April 87 Woolwich Coronet. Factory in the Park June 86 was superb.
the worst were those weirdos at the Royal Albert Hall in Oct 86.
isaac wrote:
Spotnick wrote: Since those silly Vikings made me miss all bands opening in the last 2 years
Maximo Park didn't seem too bad...
808 State/Sunscream was quite interesting back in 1993.
I guess many people will say the PIL/New Order and I don't know who else in the Technique tour.
Spot on,Spotnick.Sunsream.03 was the big L.p. and 'Love you more'was the big single.Were they any good live,i'm led to believe they were the only good rave type band in their day.
Hey...we didn't get Sunscream in Dallas...it was...erm...what was their name...StereoMCs...
oh well...
Burt Reynolds wrote: Underworld at Ally Pally was a fine choice. Not sure it counts though.
Do support bands come on after the main attraction though?! Question of semantics I guess, but, technically, New Order were bill-toppers, so guess Underworld were genuine 'support' in that instance?!
Probably have to say ACR or the Mondays..
.. or I could just shamelessly display a Fergie picture (Black Eyed Peas, Lisbon, two years ago!)
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El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote: Underworld at Ally Pally was a fine choice. Not sure it counts though.
Do support bands come on after the main attraction though?! Question of semantics I guess, but, technically, New Order were bill-toppers, so guess Underworld were genuine 'support' in that instance?!
Probably have to say ACR or the Mondays..
.. or I could just shamelessly display a Fergie picture (Black Eyed Peas, Lisbon, two years ago!)
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Did they really come on afterwards?... I know Biggie said it, but i seem to recall otherwise. My memory is shot these days, but i thought Underworld played an ace set, then NO played from about 11pm through to 12.30ish, and then i fecked off to the Radio 1 dance arena. Dunno.
Burt Reynolds wrote: Did they really come on afterwards?... I know Biggie said it, but i seem to recall otherwise. My memory is shot these days, but i thought Underworld played an ace set, then NO played from about 11pm through to 12.30ish, and then i fecked off to the Radio 1 dance arena. Dunno.
Underworld came on after New Order at both 'Temptation' gigs. ![]()
El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote: Did they really come on afterwards?... I know Biggie said it, but i seem to recall otherwise. My memory is shot these days, but i thought Underworld played an ace set, then NO played from about 11pm through to 12.30ish, and then i fecked off to the Radio 1 dance arena. Dunno.
Underworld came on after New Order at both 'Temptation' gigs.
OK.. well I was fucked.. think I ate three pot noodles at the end.
Lisa Brooke wrote: definitely not Love Tractor!
look who's back!!!
Lisa Brooke wrote: definitely not Love Tractor!
When did they open up for them? maybe not ideally suited, musically speaking, to open up for NO....but what's wrong with Love Tractor? (or Fcuk Truck, as some have called them?)....their cover of Kraftwerk's Neon Lights is brilliant. ![]()
Allan, Lisa provided us with a scan of a ticket from a gig in Dallas in 1986 that none of us knew had taken place, and I believe that is where she saw Love Tractor opening for the Order...
El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote: Did they really come on afterwards?... I know Biggie said it, but i seem to recall otherwise. My memory is shot these days, but i thought Underworld played an ace set, then NO played from about 11pm through to 12.30ish, and then i fecked off to the Radio 1 dance arena. Dunno.
Underworld came on after New Order at both 'Temptation' gigs.
Did they play on the same stage? I only saw 2 or 3 New Order songs, thought I might have seen Garnier, if he was on the same stage as New Order. Deffo listened to a good hour of the Chems djing. Can't remember Underworld at all. I won tickets for that off Garnier's label through Muzik magazine.
Hank Wiseass© wrote:
El Jarvo wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote: Did they really come on afterwards?... I know Biggie said it, but i seem to recall otherwise. My memory is shot these days, but i thought Underworld played an ace set, then NO played from about 11pm through to 12.30ish, and then i fecked off to the Radio 1 dance arena. Dunno.
Underworld came on after New Order at both 'Temptation' gigs.
Did they play on the same stage? I only saw 2 or 3 New Order songs, thought I might have seen Garnier, if he was on the same stage as New Order. Deffo listened to a good hour of the Chems djing. Can't remember Underworld at all. I won tickets for that off Garnier's label through Muzik magazine.
They were on the mainstage apparently after NO.. Weirdest thing was a large funfair going on behind the crowd. Garnier i believe was on the same stage as the Chems which was round the corner.
BIGINOIL wrote: The best support act I ever saw was Battle.
(That was the ONLY support act I ever saw)
When was the last time you spoke to Fiona? She was a nutcase. I might try and contact her when I'm in Camden next week!