MR

Anyone else hate opening bands as much as i do? I understand why promoters book
them with established bands but they take up time from the artist that i paid
to see. I'm probably in the minority about this.

Well,as long as I know about it I can prepare accordingly.
Last Friday I went to see Stranglers and did not see anything about warmup bands and there were 2.
Bloody hell.Needles to say I was well shitfaced by the time the main band went on.
But had a fine evening never the less.

They set the vibe for the night. A shitty opening band can ruin the evening. A great opening band can make for an even better headline act.

I hate opening bands, usually. Back in the day, they were better--I saw Billy Squire open for Foreigner, The Motels open for J Geils, Christopher Cross open for America, Sheila E open for Lionel Richie, and Kenny Loggins open for Chicago. A lot more bang for a much cheaper buck.

Pretty much every band we have come to like was an opening act at some point. Just think if that attitude made promoters not book opening acts. A lot of bands would have never made it.