From the openers I saw the only ones who were able to rock the crowd were Die Toten Hosen (Cologne, Germany, 1990) and AC/DC (Oberhausen, Germany, 2003).

Other Stones openers I saw were The Gun, The Cranberries, Dan Reed Network, The Answer (replacement for Amy Whinehouse), Toots & The Maytals and some other bands that I forgot. The Answer were pretty good. They rocked, but the crowd ignored them more or less like all the other bands I have listed. Sometimes it was a bit cringeworthy to see a band like Dan Reed Network rocking for 60.000 people and there is almost no reaction from the audience. Opening for the Stones is not the easiest thing to do. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.

Seattle 2006 Dave Matthews Band - ROCKED !!
Vancouver 2006 Bonnie Raitt

MY TOP THREE:

Santana! - Pontiac Silverdome 1981
GnFnR! - LA Coliseum 1989
AC/DC! - SARS Toronto 2003

Ike and Tina Turner Revue, 1969. They tore the place up!
Terry Reid, 1969. He was unknown but I remember being very impressed.
Buffalo Springfield, 1966. They were just becoming popular. I had no idea how huge they'd become.

From what I've seen I would say J. Geils Band (Rotterdam 1982) was absolutely the best. AC/DC (Hockenheim 2003) was a great hit, much more than the Pretenders at the same gig. As somebody else mentioned, the Meters didn't really get across at The Hague 1976. Finally I must say that the Temperance Movement didn't do a bad job (2014).

the title of the thread is funny-stones opening acts that were ACTUALLY good.

the list of bands who have opened for the stones in the last 50+ years is like a who's who of rock and roll.

what always amazed me is that they have absolutely no fear about who opens a show.they really are like a heavyweight champ who will give anyone a shot at the title and it's bitten them in the ass very few times when you consider the ballsy choices they've made.

i'd like to see mccartney,springsteen or U2 let metallica,ac/dc,van halen or guns and roses open a show,they'd be vaporized.

I liked Fiona Apple when she opened for them at MSG, and loved whoever it was that did the opening set in Rio in Feb. in the pouring rain!

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Seattle 2006 Dave Matthews Band - ROCKED !!
Vancouver 2006 Bonnie Raitt

I knew they'd be a slew I'd forgotten.. Was at both of these and Dave Mathews rocked indeed..!

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Seattle 2006 Dave Matthews Band - ROCKED !!
Vancouver 2006 Bonnie Raitt

I knew they'd be a slew I'd forgotten.. Was at both of these and Dave Mathews rocked indeed..!

Haha yea I remember it being a crisp cool fall evening - Great show one of my Fav's

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the title of the thread is funny-stones opening acts that were ACTUALLY good.

the list of bands who have opened for the stones in the last 50+ years is like a who's who of rock and roll.

what always amazed me is that they have absolutely no fear about who opens a show.they really are like a heavyweight champ who will give anyone a shot at the title and it's bitten them in the ass very few times when you consider the ballsy choices they've made.

i'd like to see mccartney,springsteen or U2 let metallica,ac/dc,van halen or guns and roses open a show,they'd be vaporized.

Nobody is vaporizing Sprngsteen but I get your point. I don't know why the Stones do what they do with opening acts. Its not someone I would do if I was in their shoes.

How about another OT thread entitled:

Stones Opening Acts That Were Actually Vaporized!

The Stones have never feared the competition. Foreigner was becoming hugely popular when they opened for the Stones in 1978. So was Journey in 1981. The Stones clearly weren't worried!

corrs - prague, mannheim 98
bryan adams - california 99

Ike & Tina Turner '69

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Not strictly an opener as their were five support acts - Lynyrd Skynyrd.....Knebworth 1976

+.....The New barbarians, Oshawa - 22.4.1979



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J. Geils Band - L.A. Coliseum, 1981
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pasadena Rose Bowl, 1994
Solomen Burke - The Joint, Las Vegas, 2002
Toots and the Maytalls - both Feyenoord Stadium shows, and Ahoy Arena show - Rotterdam. 2003
The Hives - Stockholm Stadion, and Globen Arena, 2003
Toots and the Maytalls - San Diego, and Anaheim, 2005
Bonnie Raitt - Dodger Stadium, 2006
Van Morrison - McAfee stadium, Oakland, 2006
Van Morrison - Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2007

You cant be serious about van morrison in 2007. He played two maybe three songs and next had to leave because of the pooring rain...
Was a cosy evening...

Stevie Wonder 1972 MSG
Goo Goo Dolls - 1999 Hartford Civic Center
1975 was good too with the Kettle Steel drummers

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J. Geils Band - L.A. Coliseum, 1981
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pasadena Rose Bowl, 1994
Solomen Burke - The Joint, Las Vegas, 2002
Toots and the Maytalls - both Feyenoord Stadium shows, and Ahoy Arena show - Rotterdam. 2003
The Hives - Stockholm Stadion, and Globen Arena, 2003
Toots and the Maytalls - San Diego, and Anaheim, 2005
Bonnie Raitt - Dodger Stadium, 2006
Van Morrison - McAfee stadium, Oakland, 2006
Van Morrison - Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2007

You cant be serious about van morrison in 2007. He played two maybe three songs and next had to leave because of the pooring rain...
Was a cosy evening...

Yes a very short set, but he's a legend and the rain let up right when he left - it was great.

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metallica in SF. didn't think i'd like them but they were great.

The second time I saw the Stones was in '69 at the Miami Pop Festival(advertised as the West Palm Beach International Pop Festival)which was a three day Woodstock type festival so they had about thirty openers, plus the Stones didn't come on till 4:30 Monday morning!

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Lenny Kravitz in Cleveland 1994 was a bit of a jerk

Why?

I like Kravitz enough, especially from that period. I found his between song patter irritating. He was trying too hard to convince the crowd he was a bad boy.

1995 - The Exponents (NZ Band) - Auckland NZ
2005 - Nickelback - Auckland NZ
2014 - Hunters & Collectors - Auckland NZ

1988 - Mick Jagger - Ardijah (NZ Band) - Auckland NZ

1995 watching our home town heroes "The Exponents" on the massive Voodoo Lounge stage was a real treat, it set up the evening perfectly.

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The Stones have never feared the competition. Foreigner was becoming hugely popular when they opened for the Stones in 1978. So was Journey in 1981. The Stones clearly weren't worried!

and they were both beyond horrendous

Ryan Adams Pittsburgh 03

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The Stones have never feared the competition. Foreigner was becoming hugely popular when they opened for the Stones in 1978. So was Journey in 1981. The Stones clearly weren't worried!

and they were both beyond horrendous

Yep, pretty much...

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St. Paul and the Broken Bones: Buffalo 2015

They were excellent!

Also, Bonnie Raitt, Vancouver, Nov 2006
And Buddy Guy 2.0, Milwaukee, 2015.

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Van Halen - 1981 Orlando
Bryan Adams 1994 Atlanta
No Doubt - 2002 Atlanta
St. Paul and Broken Bones - 2015 Atlanta

Yes Elmo, it was 02 I saw No Doubt with them. I can't recall if it was in ATL, but No Doubt was fantastic. And that was with a shitty PA system.
I've seen Living Color mentioned several times in thread. LC was the worst mess I have ever seen. I have always hated that band, but in 89 I was ready to see the Stones for the 1st time after WW3. They had gven LC the worst sound ever. Absolute mud. In addition it seemd that all the drummer played was kick, the guitarist had every effect on maximum through entire set, and the singer ran and shrieked.

Billy Preston at Birmingham Odeon in 73.

Would have loved to have seen van morrison and the tools.

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1995 - The Exponents (NZ Band) - Auckland NZ
2005 - Nickelback - Auckland NZ
2014 - Hunters & Collectors - Auckland NZ

1988 - Mick Jagger - Ardijah (NZ Band) - Auckland NZ

1995 watching our home town heroes "The Exponents" on the massive Voodoo Lounge stage was a real treat, it set up the evening perfectly.

I saw that show and I was amazed at how abysmal the Exponents were! They sounded like a band in middle school.

OMG


But the VL concert at Western Springs was magical.

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Van Halen - 1981 Orlando
Bryan Adams 1994 Atlanta
No Doubt - 2002 Atlanta
St. Paul and Broken Bones - 2015 Atlanta

Yes Elmo, it was 02 I saw No Doubt with them. I can't recall if it was in ATL, but No Doubt was fantastic. And that was with a shitty PA system.
I've seen Living Color mentioned several times in thread. LC was the worst mess I have ever seen. I have always hated that band, but in 89 I was ready to see the Stones for the 1st time after WW3. They had gven LC the worst sound ever. Absolute mud. In addition it seemd that all the drummer played was kick, the guitarist had every effect on maximum through entire set, and the singer ran and shrieked.

I agree about Living Color - one of the worst openers I've ever witnessed, but perhaps that should be for another thread.

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