remphish1 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Any bands that you saw on the first tour or maybe in an unusually small venue before they got big?? I guess for argument sake bands that could sell well for a 3,000 or more capacity venues these daysMine includeBand of Horses-Maxwell's Hoboken 200 capacity on first tourBloc Party-Bowery Ballroom first tourColdplay- Saw their second ever NYC showFoals-Maxwell's first tourFranz Ferdinand- Instore Best Buy NYC first tourGuster- Saw their third ever show as Guster at my sleep away camp..maybe 50 kids thereMy Morning Jacket- 2003The National-Maxwell'sPete Yorn-Saw first tour at small club in NJTrain- Was maybe 30 people there and they opened for Pat Mcgee Band Honorable mentionSon Volt saw them in 96 on the Horde tour (Don't think they are big I guess)Wilco- Being There tour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I saw My Morning Jacket open up for Doves in the fall of 2002 at Boston's Avalon club. Jim James had his long hair covering his whole face. Static X opened up for Type O Negative at Life in New York City 1998. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 i saw Smashing Pumpkins at TTs, just after Gish came out. hmmm... who else? I saw The National at the Middle East in 07. Also saw Pavement at the Middle East, on their second East Coast tour, before S&E came out. Saw The Flaming Lips at TTs when Ron Jones was still in the band, '95 or so. it was on the Hit To Death tour. does seeing Deep Wound (pre-Dinosaur Jr band w/ J and Lou) count? oh, another one... I saw Mastodon open for Neurosis in 2007. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Nice would have loved to see the Pumpkins and Lips early. Saw the lips on the Bulletin tour in 2000 at Fletchers in Baltimore which holds 200 or so. Wayne splatted fake blood on me and gave me a high five..I was in the front row and couldn't hear for days afterwords Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I caught a good chunk of Phish in small clubs (one show in dead of winter was about 25 people) in VT and NH and VA in '87-'88. But everyone knows they don't count. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 oh yeah i saw Phish at the infamous Paradise show in 89, when they rented the club themselves since no one would book them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Take pictures back then of the shows?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Dave Matthews Band open up for Big Head Todd and the Monsters, in like 1994. Soul Coughing open up for They Might be Giants in 1993 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Two shows come quickly to mind: The Cure at the Underground, Allston MA. Tiny venue, just couple hundred people there I think. Boys Don't Cry was just out. Ramones upstairs at Max's Kansas City. Black Sabbath at Academy of Music-is that early enough (Masters of Reality tour) and small enough to qualify? (right up there with Mr. Tinnitus Photography seeing Phish at the Paradise in the "I would never have thunk it" category). Wilco at the Avalon, Boston. I know there must be others, I will have to give it some thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Urge Overkill at a tiny little club (formerly the Blue Note, but after the Blue Note moved to bigger digs) on the edge of downtown Columbia, MO (1990)The Pixies at that same tiny space, when it was still the Blue Note (1989)Neutral Milk Hotel—twice: once at an in-store at Reckless Records on Broadway in Chicago, and once at Lounge Ax, also in Chicago (both in 1998)Goo Goo Dolls at Metro in Chicago. When GGD were still kinda a punk band and still good. (1991)David Broza in the basement of a Jewish center on the Northwest side of Chicago; just him and an acoustic guitar. If you don't know who he is, think of him as the Bob Dylan of Israel... frequently selling out arena-size venues in the Middle East. (1984, or so)Blur at The Vic in Chicago, with opening act Pulp. (1994)Wilco at the Lounge Ax in Chicago. Their first-ever show in town, and only second show, ever. (1994) Also...Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins opening up for The Red Hot Chili Peppers at the American Theater in St. Louis (1991). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Drive By Truckers playing for seven people at Dottie's Bar in Atlanta. Foo Fighters opening for Mike Watt, Masquerade Atlanta. Kings of Leon opening for the Strokes Is This It tour. Derek Trucks opening for Col. Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit. Medeski Martin and Wood playing at a tiny coffeehouse. Phish's supposedly legendary Roxy run. Not sure if that counts since three nights at a 1,000 capacity theater hits the 3,000 threshold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Take pictures back then of the shows?? unfortunately no. i started in 2006. there are a lot of shows that i wished i'd had a camera with me. The Cure at the Underground, Allston MA. Tiny venue, just couple hundred people there I think. Boys Don't Cry was just out. have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6nGA8A_iV4 btw, i'll trade my Phish show for your Sabbath show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Uncle Tupelo opening for fIREHOSE at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO before No Depression was even released. (1989) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Dave Matthews Band open up for Big Head Todd and the Monsters, in like 1994. We used to see Dave Matthews a bunch in VA in '91-'92 at Trax in Charlottesville. He used to a steady mid-week show for awhile.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 unfortunately no. i started in 2006. there are a lot of shows that i wished i'd had a camera with me. have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6nGA8A_iV4 btw, i'll trade my Phish show for your Sabbath show. Holy crap, I never saw that video! Will watch tonight on the big screen. And yes, I would love to make that trade! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 We used to see Deerhunter all the time in tiny clubs. God, they were a shitty band back then. Atrocious. Somewhere along the way they figured out how to write melodies. Oh... I shared a stage once with Explosions in the Sky before they took off. Probably the friendliest group of musicians I've ever met. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I feel like I should be listening to LCD Soundsystem's "I'm Losing My Edge" while reading this thread. Great stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Chez in that vein I saw LCD on the Sound of Silver tour Webster hall does that count lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 The first two that come to mind are R.E.M. in September, 1982 at Huff Gymnasium in Champaign, IL (five bucks to get in) and Wilco in Chicago on the Being There Tour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 i missed Hozier's set at Newport in 2014, on the small stage. oh yeah, i saw Jason Isbell a couple of times in 2007, once opening for Son Volt and once headlining at TT's. Justin Townes Earle was on that bill too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 and Wilco in Chicago on the Being There Tour. I saw them at Red Rocks opening for Sheryl Crow that year (1997) as my first live Wilco experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 A few that come to mind: Phish at Biddy Mulligans in 91Pavement at Lounge Ax, 91Soundgarden & Mudhoney, Metro, first time playing ChicagoMaterial Issue, early 90s, many times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I caught a good chunk of Phish in small clubs (one show in dead of winter was about 25 people) in VT and NH and VA in '87-'88. But everyone knows they don't count.Which clubs in NH? Nothing springs to mind immediately. I live in NH & can only think of a few bars or theaters in the bigger cities. I did some research and noticed a show in Newmarket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I saw Billy Bob Thornton playing drums for Tres Hombres in the mid 80's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Pixies at the Chameleon Club, Lancaster PA in 1989. The opening band was Public Affection who later changed their name to Live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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