#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
A #NewMusicChallenge for February.
Best Opening Acts!
Who was it? A now-superstar before they hit? Local band that blew you away? Maybe you went to the show to see the opening band.
Share your experiences!
A song a day starting Feb 1.
Early posting as per usual.
#BestOpeningActs
A #NewMusicChallenge for February.
Best Opening Acts!
Who was it? A now-superstar before they hit? Local band that blew you away? Maybe you went to the show to see the opening band.
Share your experiences!
A song a day starting Feb 1.
Early posting as per usual.
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
#NewMusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
A #NewMusicChallenge for February.
Best Opening Acts!
Who was it? A now-superstar before they hit? Local band that blew you away? Maybe you went to the show to see the opening band.
Share your experiences!
A song a day starting Feb 1.
Early posting as per usual.
#BestOpeningActs
A #NewMusicChallenge for February.
Best Opening Acts!
Who was it? A now-superstar before they hit? Local band that blew you away? Maybe you went to the show to see the opening band.
Share your experiences!
A song a day starting Feb 1.
Early posting as per usual.
January 24, 2026 at 1:06 AM
#NewMusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
From Norway. Yesterday they opened for Leprous in Gdansk.
Crystal Horizon
🎶 Fate
youtu.be/_WaDIVw_hqU?...
#BestOpeningActs
From Norway. Yesterday they opened for Leprous in Gdansk.
Crystal Horizon
🎶 Fate
youtu.be/_WaDIVw_hqU?...
February 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
From Norway. Yesterday they opened for Leprous in Gdansk.
Crystal Horizon
🎶 Fate
youtu.be/_WaDIVw_hqU?...
#BestOpeningActs
From Norway. Yesterday they opened for Leprous in Gdansk.
Crystal Horizon
🎶 Fate
youtu.be/_WaDIVw_hqU?...
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Nightmare Air
Saw them open for Gary Numan at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC in 2017.
Escape
youtu.be/mkeJRyFZJcY?
#BestOpeningActs
Nightmare Air
Saw them open for Gary Numan at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC in 2017.
Escape
youtu.be/mkeJRyFZJcY?
nightmare air :: escape
YouTube video by Modshift Productions
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 6:18 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Nightmare Air
Saw them open for Gary Numan at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC in 2017.
Escape
youtu.be/mkeJRyFZJcY?
#BestOpeningActs
Nightmare Air
Saw them open for Gary Numan at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC in 2017.
Escape
youtu.be/mkeJRyFZJcY?
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
KMFDM
Got to see them open for Ministry at The Ritz in NYC in 1989.
youtu.be/yl4WXcl_LAQ?
#BestOpeningActs
KMFDM
Got to see them open for Ministry at The Ritz in NYC in 1989.
youtu.be/yl4WXcl_LAQ?
KMFDM - Godlike
YouTube video by NInY34RZ3R0reZn0r
youtu.be
February 22, 2026 at 1:33 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
KMFDM
Got to see them open for Ministry at The Ritz in NYC in 1989.
youtu.be/yl4WXcl_LAQ?
#BestOpeningActs
KMFDM
Got to see them open for Ministry at The Ritz in NYC in 1989.
youtu.be/yl4WXcl_LAQ?
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Nazareth
2/11/1976
Opened for Deep Purple. By far, the better band on that night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=piC1...
#MusicChallenge
Nazareth
2/11/1976
Opened for Deep Purple. By far, the better band on that night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=piC1...
Nazareth - Love Hurts (Auftritt im ORF, 1975)
YouTube video by Spotlight Music Show
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Nazareth
2/11/1976
Opened for Deep Purple. By far, the better band on that night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=piC1...
#MusicChallenge
Nazareth
2/11/1976
Opened for Deep Purple. By far, the better band on that night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=piC1...
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Joe Walsh and Barnstorm
1973 - one of many openers for ZZ Top at the Des Moines, Iowa fairgrounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguK...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Joe Walsh and Barnstorm
1973 - one of many openers for ZZ Top at the Des Moines, Iowa fairgrounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguK...
Barnstorm Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain way (1973)
YouTube video by Dirk Boet
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Joe Walsh and Barnstorm
1973 - one of many openers for ZZ Top at the Des Moines, Iowa fairgrounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguK...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Joe Walsh and Barnstorm
1973 - one of many openers for ZZ Top at the Des Moines, Iowa fairgrounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguK...
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Rush
Opened for KISS
4/12/1975
Normal, IL
$5 tix
Fly By Night tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVD...
#MusicChallenge
Rush
Opened for KISS
4/12/1975
Normal, IL
$5 tix
Fly By Night tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVD...
Rush - Fly By Night
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Rush
Opened for KISS
4/12/1975
Normal, IL
$5 tix
Fly By Night tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVD...
#MusicChallenge
Rush
Opened for KISS
4/12/1975
Normal, IL
$5 tix
Fly By Night tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVD...
#NewMusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
Details below.
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
Details below.
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
A #NewMusicChallenge for February.
Best Opening Acts!
Who was it? A now-superstar before they hit? Local band that blew you away? Maybe you went to the show to see the opening band.
Share your experiences!
A song a day starting Feb 1.
Early posting as per usual.
#BestOpeningActs
A #NewMusicChallenge for February.
Best Opening Acts!
Who was it? A now-superstar before they hit? Local band that blew you away? Maybe you went to the show to see the opening band.
Share your experiences!
A song a day starting Feb 1.
Early posting as per usual.
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 AM
#NewMusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
Details below.
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Starting February 1st… The best (or at least most memorable) opening acts you’ve seen. Share your experiences with us!
Details below.
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
DANNY WILSON – The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland 1987
Main Act: Simply Red
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqg...
#BestOpeningActs
DANNY WILSON – The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland 1987
Main Act: Simply Red
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqg...
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
YouTube video by DannyWilsonVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:36 PM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
DANNY WILSON – The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland 1987
Main Act: Simply Red
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqg...
#BestOpeningActs
DANNY WILSON – The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland 1987
Main Act: Simply Red
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqg...
#MusicChallenge #BestOpeningActs
They opened for Pearl Jam in Krakow four years ago.
White Reaper
🎶 Daisies
youtu.be/J0OjoY1Fk4k?...
They opened for Pearl Jam in Krakow four years ago.
White Reaper
🎶 Daisies
youtu.be/J0OjoY1Fk4k?...
Daisies
YouTube video by White Reaper - Topic
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
#MusicChallenge #BestOpeningActs
They opened for Pearl Jam in Krakow four years ago.
White Reaper
🎶 Daisies
youtu.be/J0OjoY1Fk4k?...
They opened for Pearl Jam in Krakow four years ago.
White Reaper
🎶 Daisies
youtu.be/J0OjoY1Fk4k?...
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Los Lobos
2019 I saw them open for The Mavericks. Excellent show for both groups!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psgT...
#MusicChallenge
Los Lobos
2019 I saw them open for The Mavericks. Excellent show for both groups!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psgT...
Bertha (Live at the Carefree Theatre, 1992)
YouTube video by Los Lobos - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Los Lobos
2019 I saw them open for The Mavericks. Excellent show for both groups!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psgT...
#MusicChallenge
Los Lobos
2019 I saw them open for The Mavericks. Excellent show for both groups!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psgT...
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Concrete Blonde
Saw them open for Sting at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1991.
Caroline
youtu.be/wlg91FG9m5Y?
#BestOpeningActs
Concrete Blonde
Saw them open for Sting at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1991.
Caroline
youtu.be/wlg91FG9m5Y?
Concrete Blonde - Caroline
YouTube video by ConcreteBlondeVEVO
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Concrete Blonde
Saw them open for Sting at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1991.
Caroline
youtu.be/wlg91FG9m5Y?
#BestOpeningActs
Concrete Blonde
Saw them open for Sting at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1991.
Caroline
youtu.be/wlg91FG9m5Y?
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Jane’s Addiction
Got to see them open for Love and Rockets at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in 1987.
Trip Away
youtu.be/CvjplFjb0YE?
#BestOpeningActs
Jane’s Addiction
Got to see them open for Love and Rockets at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in 1987.
Trip Away
youtu.be/CvjplFjb0YE?
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Jane’s Addiction
Got to see them open for Love and Rockets at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in 1987.
Trip Away
youtu.be/CvjplFjb0YE?
#BestOpeningActs
Jane’s Addiction
Got to see them open for Love and Rockets at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in 1987.
Trip Away
youtu.be/CvjplFjb0YE?
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
21 April Wine (Uriah Heep 2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4S3...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
21 April Wine (Uriah Heep 2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4S3...
April Wine - Just Between You and Me
YouTube video by MissTerri1979
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2026 at 6:48 AM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
21 April Wine (Uriah Heep 2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4S3...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
21 April Wine (Uriah Heep 2024)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4S3...
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Anthrax
Saw them open for Iron Maiden at George Mason University in 1991.
youtu.be/IDJS24mF3g8?
#BestOpeningActs
Anthrax
Saw them open for Iron Maiden at George Mason University in 1991.
youtu.be/IDJS24mF3g8?
Anthrax - A.I.R (Live Persistence of Time Tour 1991)
YouTube video by Varesz
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Anthrax
Saw them open for Iron Maiden at George Mason University in 1991.
youtu.be/IDJS24mF3g8?
#BestOpeningActs
Anthrax
Saw them open for Iron Maiden at George Mason University in 1991.
youtu.be/IDJS24mF3g8?
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
9 Youssou N’Dour (Peter Gabriel 1987)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JduG...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
9 Youssou N’Dour (Peter Gabriel 1987)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JduG...
Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour - Shaking The Tree
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
9 Youssou N’Dour (Peter Gabriel 1987)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JduG...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
9 Youssou N’Dour (Peter Gabriel 1987)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JduG...
#MusicChallenge #BestOpeningActs (2)
They opened for Tool in 2024 in Krakow.
Night Verses
🎶 Rose Wire
youtu.be/nKyB8nnlWns?...
They opened for Tool in 2024 in Krakow.
Night Verses
🎶 Rose Wire
youtu.be/nKyB8nnlWns?...
Night Verses - Rose Wire
YouTube video by Equal Vision Records
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#MusicChallenge #BestOpeningActs (2)
They opened for Tool in 2024 in Krakow.
Night Verses
🎶 Rose Wire
youtu.be/nKyB8nnlWns?...
They opened for Tool in 2024 in Krakow.
Night Verses
🎶 Rose Wire
youtu.be/nKyB8nnlWns?...
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Dirty Honey
They opened for The Struts last summer. Saw them at Anthem here in DC.
youtu.be/L477rBAu7jo?
#BestOpeningActs
Dirty Honey
They opened for The Struts last summer. Saw them at Anthem here in DC.
youtu.be/L477rBAu7jo?
Dirty Honey - Won't Take Me Alive (Official Video)
YouTube video by Dirty Honey
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Dirty Honey
They opened for The Struts last summer. Saw them at Anthem here in DC.
youtu.be/L477rBAu7jo?
#BestOpeningActs
Dirty Honey
They opened for The Struts last summer. Saw them at Anthem here in DC.
youtu.be/L477rBAu7jo?
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
The first of many times I saw Steve Earle he was touring for the Copperhead Road album and opened the show for Bob Dylan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaE...
#BestOpeningActs
The first of many times I saw Steve Earle he was touring for the Copperhead Road album and opened the show for Bob Dylan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaE...
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
The first of many times I saw Steve Earle he was touring for the Copperhead Road album and opened the show for Bob Dylan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaE...
#BestOpeningActs
The first of many times I saw Steve Earle he was touring for the Copperhead Road album and opened the show for Bob Dylan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaE...
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
The The
Got to see them open for Depeche Mode at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1993.
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
youtu.be/w5R-F4-6Stg?
#BestOpeningActs
The The
Got to see them open for Depeche Mode at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1993.
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
youtu.be/w5R-F4-6Stg?
THE THE - ARMAGEDDON DAYS ARE HERE (again)
YouTube video by THE THE
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
The The
Got to see them open for Depeche Mode at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1993.
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
youtu.be/w5R-F4-6Stg?
#BestOpeningActs
The The
Got to see them open for Depeche Mode at US Air Arena in Landover, MD in 1993.
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
youtu.be/w5R-F4-6Stg?
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Lenny Kravitz
2/16/1990
Opened for Tom Petty. To sum it up, I bought a Lenny tee shirt, but nothing from Tom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcU5...
#MusicChallenge
Lenny Kravitz
2/16/1990
Opened for Tom Petty. To sum it up, I bought a Lenny tee shirt, but nothing from Tom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcU5...
Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by LennyKravitzVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
Lenny Kravitz
2/16/1990
Opened for Tom Petty. To sum it up, I bought a Lenny tee shirt, but nothing from Tom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcU5...
#MusicChallenge
Lenny Kravitz
2/16/1990
Opened for Tom Petty. To sum it up, I bought a Lenny tee shirt, but nothing from Tom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcU5...
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Just tonight
I won't leave
And I'll lie and you'll believe...
Pretty Reckless. Acoustic. Just Tonight. \m/
#Rock
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Just tonight
I won't leave
And I'll lie and you'll believe...
Pretty Reckless. Acoustic. Just Tonight. \m/
#Rock
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
The Pretty Reckless - Just Tonight (Live At The Cherrytree House)
YouTube video by PrettyRecklessVEVO
youtu.be
February 22, 2026 at 9:18 PM
.
Just tonight
I won't leave
And I'll lie and you'll believe...
Pretty Reckless. Acoustic. Just Tonight. \m/
#Rock
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Just tonight
I won't leave
And I'll lie and you'll believe...
Pretty Reckless. Acoustic. Just Tonight. \m/
#Rock
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Indigo Girls
Saw them open for The Violent Femmes at the Warner Theater in Washington DC in 1989. Truth be told, they blew the Femmes off the stage.
Land of Canaan
youtu.be/lUmEfp_mq_U?
#BestOpeningActs
Indigo Girls
Saw them open for The Violent Femmes at the Warner Theater in Washington DC in 1989. Truth be told, they blew the Femmes off the stage.
Land of Canaan
youtu.be/lUmEfp_mq_U?
Indigo Girls - Land of Canaan (Official Video)
YouTube video by IndigoGirlsVEVO
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Indigo Girls
Saw them open for The Violent Femmes at the Warner Theater in Washington DC in 1989. Truth be told, they blew the Femmes off the stage.
Land of Canaan
youtu.be/lUmEfp_mq_U?
#BestOpeningActs
Indigo Girls
Saw them open for The Violent Femmes at the Warner Theater in Washington DC in 1989. Truth be told, they blew the Femmes off the stage.
Land of Canaan
youtu.be/lUmEfp_mq_U?
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Suicidal Tendencies
Saw them open for Megadeth at George Mason University in 1992.
You Can’t Bring Me Down
youtu.be/nxcJW6bs5os?
#BestOpeningActs
Suicidal Tendencies
Saw them open for Megadeth at George Mason University in 1992.
You Can’t Bring Me Down
youtu.be/nxcJW6bs5os?
February 3, 2026 at 4:28 AM
#MusicChallenge
#BestOpeningActs
Suicidal Tendencies
Saw them open for Megadeth at George Mason University in 1992.
You Can’t Bring Me Down
youtu.be/nxcJW6bs5os?
#BestOpeningActs
Suicidal Tendencies
Saw them open for Megadeth at George Mason University in 1992.
You Can’t Bring Me Down
youtu.be/nxcJW6bs5os?