Best Opening Band?

[Eric***]

I don't think I would ever buy a CD but Nuno is a monster player.

FWIW, I actually did buy Pornograffiti used for about a buck at some point too. I know this isn't the point of your post, but I do really love Hole Hearted. So corny, but SO catchy.

[tunghaichuan***]

About 10-15 years ago I went to see King Crimson in downtown Denver. They were having an off night, Fripp seemed to be having trouble with his rig. The opening band was the California Guitar Trio. They blew KC away, which had Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Trey Gunn in the band. CGT were three former students of Fripp. They were awesome that night.

A few months later CGT came back though, and they did another great set. The opening band was Emotion. They put on a great show and I got their CD. The memorable part of the show was when the guitar play accidentally yanked the cable out of his guitar during a solo, but plugged back in and finished anyway. He got a standing ovation for that, but you could tell he was really pissed at himself. I believe they were a UK band, but I can't find anything online about them.

Finally, my wife and I went to see a show with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, Bruce Hornsby, and Shawn Colvin. David Lindley opened up for them and later joined them on stage, but his opening set was by far the best part of the concert.

[piebaldpython***]

January 1978...Philly....headliner was the Buddy Guy/Junior Wells Blues Band and they cooked. Opening act was George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers.....he put everbody's jaw on the floor. Oh baby.

Feb 2008.....Atlantic City HOB.....star was B B King.....opener was Patrick Droney, a 14 yr old hotshot. Holy smokes, could this kid play. Great tone.

[msteeln]

Kansas in '75/6 opening for Ted Nugent, before the Masque LP. Long Beach Arena.
The guy sitting next to me said Kansas would whup ol' Ted, I said no way.
I had to clean a lot of egg off my face that night, and Ted was red hot!
Instant Kansas fan.

Steve Morse, opening for masters DiMiola/DeLucia/McLaughlin. Late 80s, Waikiki Shell.
Morse was awesome. Then the masters came out and put me to sleep until they had Steve come back out at the end for a 5 min. solo encore, and he blew them away again!