SalavatinArmy Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Who opened the Test For Echo, Vapor Trails, and R30 tours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGetz Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 QUOTE (MrHands @ Jun 30 2006, 07:50 PM) QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Jun 29 2006, 07:17 AM) Of the shows I attended, I think Blue Oyster Cult was the best opening act on the Power Windows tour. Yup...although I missed BOC due to an almost tragic event. One day I'll post that evenings happenings. It was truly funny, terrible, scary & ultimately a happy ending. I'm glad it was a happy ending for you. I agree with BOC being the best opener although I am a bit biased since they are my second favorite band. I still enjoy seeing them perform and it gives me something to do until Rush hopefully returns. Buck Dharma is still a guitar playing wizard. If you are interested in seeing them again then you can check pollstar.com for their tour schedule. In the present day, I agree that Rush should not have an opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 Saga is another good band - forgot about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsbry Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I seem to remember some lady with a wicked violin opened for one of the shows in KC... a little odd at first, but this chic ended up rocking the place with that bow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Saxon on the Permanent Waves tour in 1980 was the absolute best! Never saw Max Webster, though I love the band. They broke up the night before I saw Rush who had Max Webster opening for them on the Moving Pictures tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I think by the time I started listening to Rush, or was born even, they stopped having opening acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 FM for the moving pictures tour - Don't remember them - must not have been too impressive - The last time no opening act - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 nash the slash -FM Max Webster was still thye best opener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 heres is who I've seen (in no particular order): Marillion- in which everyone booed and kept yelling "genesis!" Steve Morse- not bad but not too familiar with Primus- who I really like and were great Eric Johson- unbelieveable soundwise, very impressive. One of these shows @ Illinois State University I had a concussion from playing football that day, so I don't remember too much about that one. Mr. big- boring cheesy spandex wearing crap. Ok so the musicians are decent or better w/ regard to instrument talent, but have any of them been able to make good music? Nope. I swear that Tommy Shaw (styx) opened for them once too (in chicago) , but I cant remember when. I have also seen KING'S X, YES, TRIUMPH, the OZRIC TENTACLES, & TOM WAITS open for them. in my dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew28 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Tommy Shaw was pretty good (can't remember which tour though). It's entirely possible that I imagined the whole thing, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 QUOTE (SalavatinArmy @ Jun 30 2006, 09:49 PM) Who opened the Test For Echo, Vapor Trails, and R30 tours? Nobody....since T4E tour they've done the entire show themselves...3 hours of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 25 2006, 07:12 AM) I swear that Tommy Shaw (styx) opened for them once too (in chicago) , but I cant remember when. I saw that show, also. It was good. I know he played "Too Much Time on My Hands"... did he also play "Renegade"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 QUOTE (YYZ Working Man @ Jul 4 2006, 11:32 PM)Saga is another good band - forgot about that who, by the way, worked with Rush producer Rupert Hine nearly a decade before Presto was released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jul 25 2006, 11:07 AM) QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 25 2006, 07:12 AM) I swear that Tommy Shaw (styx) opened for them once too (in chicago) , but I cant remember when. I saw that show, also. It was good. I know he played "Too Much Time on My Hands"... did he also play "Renegade"? At the show I attended, he played "Renegade" also. For the poster who asked above, it was the Hold Your Fire tour in which Tommy Shaw opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PW_Guitarist Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Opening for Rush, I have seen FM (86), Andy Curran (91), and Collective Soul (94), and I wasn't overly impressed with any of them. In all honesty, I was glad to see them come up with the "Evening with Rush" format in 97. I was getting tired of waiting for the opening acts to be finished to finally see the band I came to hear, and I still think the best band to open for Rush is, well, Rush. However, as a second choice, I would have loved to see Eric Johnson, Max Webster or Primus. In the "never happened" category, I also think Spock's Beard would have made a tremendous opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momosdanceparty Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I've been to every RUSH tour since P/G. By far the best opening band during that time (but not well received) was Steve Morse, touring in support of his solo album. While I was thrilled to catch the smoking track "Cruise Missile" live, Morse's music just didn't translate well in an arena setting. I later caught Steve Morse headlining in a rock club and it was an infinitely better experience. By far the worst opening band (but best received by the audience) was Mr. Big: overblown, pretentious, cheesy and entirely lacking in humor--which seemed to be exactly what the audience wanted. Every other opening band was just plain forgettable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
launchpad67a Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Eric Johnson was my favorite, even though I did see Max Web open for them back in the day. I loved the Tommy Shaw shows too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I couldn't wait until Primus got off the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakota2112 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 The best opening act for Rush is: (this space intentionally left blank) I'd much rather get 3 hours of with no opener, period. The entire event should be , the whole and nothing but the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigherWater Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Mr Big...Horrible! Primus...Not Bad!! Steve Morse....Guitar God, Thank you Rush!! Marillion... Oh Baby, was that ever awesome. Not just the best rush opening act, but the best opening act EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew28 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jul 25 2006, 10:07 AM) QUOTE (third hand grace @ Jul 25 2006, 07:12 AM) I swear that Tommy Shaw (styx) opened for them once too (in chicago) , but I cant remember when. I saw that show, also. It was good. I know he played "Too Much Time on My Hands"... did he also play "Renegade"? Saw them at Nassau Coliseum and I'm pretty sure he did play Renegade. I believe he opened with "Blue Collar Man." I just saw them (Styx) a month ago and it was, to be honest, embarrassing. At one point, the man actually said "It's a great night for a Rock and Roll show!" I mean, who says that? Cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxst17 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Top 2 picks.... Pat travers, pre hemi tour, and Primus, don't remember wich tour? Waves maybe? I just want another 3 hour show!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I'm a big fan of Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Gary Moore, used to like Mr Big... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 QUOTE (HigherWater @ Jul 25 2006, 03:46 PM) Marillion... Oh Baby, was that ever awesome. Not just the best rush opening act, but the best opening act EVER. Really? I heard they were booed off stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York. I heard that people were throwing things on the stage at this Genesis "fraud" band. The fans could see and hear that this was an attempted copy of Genesis and were having none of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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