Dodgy Support Bands !

[ramragon]

I know this is a bit off the glastonbury topic, i went to see the King Blues at Newcastle last night, they played the Acadamy 2 to a packed crowd and played an excellent show, there were 3 support bands on with them, mouthwash who played a similar sort of ska rock to the king blues and fitted in well. Even the first band werent too out of context with the music on the night. However in all my years of going to gigs the other support band, Moral Dilemma, a London based punk trio were the most out of place support i've ever seen. Most of the audience were looking at eachother as if to say 'what the f**k is this' !

Anyone else witnessed any bizarre support choices ?

and if you want this post to be Glostonbury centric, then i hope the king blues play glastonbury this year.

Moral Dilemma go to download or leeds instead please !

[Digi]

Kelis supporting U2 in 2001 at Manchester - Normally I quite like Kelis, but she was dire - very very very dire!

Kings of Leon supporting U2 in 2005 in the US - they were woeful

Travis supporting Oasis in 1997 at Newcastle - they were crap that night, and they pretty much remained crap

... Will have to have a good think - i've seen some shockers!

[niceandfriendly]

and if you want this post to be Glostonbury centric, then i hope the king blues play glastonbury this year.

[mario man]

I quite liked Dodgy! So Let Me Go Far & In a Room were great tunes!

....is this the right thread...?!

[18Alex18]

I quite liked Dodgy! So Let Me Go Far & In a Room were great tunes!

....is this the right thread...?!

[cabstar]

how about ida maria supporting courteeners? that involved a lot of piss being thrown her way.

bangles supporting simple minds in 86this was during the libyan row when they where threatening to bomb the uk. I guess they miss judged the crowd when one of them said we should grateful for their willingness to travel during the terrorist threat! went down like a lead balloon that one!

[judyblue110]

James Morrison supporting Bruce Springsteen. Boring beyond belief, I would have been as well painting the person in front of me an watching them dry.

Beverly Knight supporting Santana. Jeezzzz.

[The Nal]

I saw an Australian boy band support Michael Jackson in 97 in Dublin and they were by far the worst I've ever seen. They didnt even have the f**king intelligence to put some "pretend" musicians on the stage. They just came out and danced and mimed to a CD for 45 minutes. It was a stadium show! 50,000 people. c**ts.

[Joe0991]

I remember the Horrors supportsing Arctic Monkeys! They where absolute garbage!

The worst support band ive ever seen is Max Tundra by a country mile though he was supporting Hot Chip in Southampton back in 2008. We went because my girlfriend at the time injured herself at glasto which made me miss their set so she got me tix for my bday.

[Langdale Wolf]

As mentioned on another thread - Chicks on Speed supporting the Chillies.

The Twang supporting the Wonder Stuff last Christmas. Ye gods they were offensively bad.

Some completely obscure bangra act supported Robert Plant about 10 years ago at Wolves Civic - I have absolutely no idea quite why they decided to choose them - it'd be like Roy Chubby Brown supporting the Pope's Christmas Address. I've never seen an audience care less about a band, which in a way is a bit naughty - I at least TRIED to listen. But they were rank.

John Squire supporting REM - all he needed was a T-shirt saying 'get me out of here' and his not-giving-a-shit attitude would have been complete. Atrocious.

[mrbossed]

The Watt Roy Turner band supporting Curved Air at the Liverpool Stadium in about 1973! They were awful and so loud people were running out with their ears bleeding!!

[Filthy]

I remember the Horrors supportsing Arctic Monkeys! They where absolute garbage!

The worst support band ive ever seen is Max Tundra by a country mile though he was supporting Hot Chip in Southampton back in 2008. We went because my girlfriend at the time injured herself at glasto which made me miss their set so she got me tix for my bday.

[st00ka]

I saw Radiohead support the Sultans of Ping FC in the Barrel Organ in Birmingham about 1992, they were shite and have never improved.

[ramragon]

how about ida maria supporting courteeners? that involved a lot of piss being thrown her way.

[mario man]

No! This thread is about Dodgy's support bands.

[saltybugger]

Fair enough!

I also saw a band called Selfish C*** supporting the Libertines a few years ago that had to be seen to be believed. The gig ended with the power being cut & the lead singer swinging punches at stage hands who were trying to get him off stage. Biggest cheer of the night when a massive security guy 'sorted him out' on stage in front of the watching crowd

[Flounder]

A dodgy emo band supporting Hayseed Dixie on one of their tours. A lot of the weird support bands buy into a tour, or are placed by agents.

[lofichic]

I saw Rialto supporting Dodgy at the Irish Centre in Brum in about 96. I think Rialto supported everyone back then. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride...

[janah]

I saw a band called Locust I think supporting the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Forum, Kentish Town, a few years ago, they were pretty dire.

But I topped it last year with the support for the Stranglers in Cambridge, can't remember the name of the band but it was 2 guys miming shovelling. Really bizzare. I'm sure they were meant to be tongue in cheek but it didn't work on any level.

[Phil-itfc]

I know this is a bit off the glastonbury topic, i went to see the King Blues at Newcastle last night, they played the Acadamy 2 to a packed crowd and played an excellent show, there were 3 support bands on with them, mouthwash who played a similar sort of ska rock to the king blues and fitted in well. Even the first band werent too out of context with the music on the night. However in all my years of going to gigs the other support band, Moral Dilemma, a London based punk trio were the most out of place support i've ever seen. Most of the audience were looking at eachother as if to say 'what the f**k is this' !

Anyone else witnessed any bizarre support choices ?

and if you want this post to be Glostonbury centric, then i hope the king blues play glastonbury this year.

Moral Dilemma go to download or leeds instead please !

[BlackHole2006]

The band supporting Guillemots at Brixton Academy (my first gig!) Was very weird. Their songs didn't sound like songs and from what I can remember there was some random guy just sitting there reading a newspaper.

Weird stuff.

[LondonTom]

Chrome Hoof supporting Klaxons at Shepard's Bush Empire, my god that was just... I don't know really most probably weirdest band I've ever seen to (Maybe Of Montreal but I quite liked them for the weirdness) . Pretty woeful music, and costumes what I could only describe as looking like the Ku Klax Klan from the future and oh they had these two dancers either side of the stage swinging these large pole things around. Quite weirrd, I was upstairs in seating and the guys in front of us was leaning on the balcony spelling out S-H-I-T with glow sticks =p

[st00ka]

Chrome Hoof supporting Klaxons at Shepard's Bush Empire, my god that was just... I don't know really most probably weirdest band I've ever seen to (Maybe Of Montreal but I quite liked them for the weirdness) . Pretty woeful music, and costumes what I could only describe as looking like the Ku Klax Klan from the future and oh they had these two dancers either side of the stage swinging these large pole things around. Quite weirrd, I was upstairs in seating and the guys in front of us was leaning on the balcony spelling out S-H-I-T with glow sticks =p

[grumpyhack]

Going back a very long time but I remember seeing The Groundhogs support The Rolling Stones on what was billed as the Stones Farewell Tour at The Colston Hall in Bristol in 1969.

It was ironic in that The Groundhogs were superb and blew The Stones off the stage, The Stones didn't retire but still roll on and meanwhile what's become of The Groundhogs?

[tevaburger]

upon seeing the thread title I just assumed this was a commentary on the supposed confirmation of Dizzee apparently coming on before U2, and Scissor Sisters preceding Muse.

but if not...

in 1996, i saw Oasis play a gig in Providence, a city about an hour from Boston. Nagoda Hardison was the support. a random local singer. When Liam comes on towards the end of Swamp Song to open their set, the first thing he does is 'thank her' by calling her a 'scruffy c*nt'. Gig is abandoned about an hour in during Noel's acoustic set when a sneaker is thrown at him.