Oddest Concert Combinations?

Iron Maiden
Scorpions
Loverboy
Foreigner

needles to say a lot of people left after Scorpions.

Great topic!

The Who & Blackfoot
Styx at "Country Jam"
The Stranglers with Single Bullet Theory (a local pomprock band with perms and red stretch pants- man did they get heckled!)

there is a local legend that the Ramones once opened here for Foreigner, but I didn't see it, not sure it's true.

brontotex wrote:

Iron Maiden
Scorpions
Loverboy
Foreigner

needles to say a lot of people left after Scorpions.

Lover Boy?

thrasher73 wrote:

I wanted to see the Stryper/Slayer show,but I think Slayer backed out.Wusses!

I thought it was Stryper and W.A.S.P. on the "Heaven and Hell Tour"?

AceFrehley655 wrote:

Lover Boy?

Lover Boy rule! You should be proud of them, fellow Canadians.

i remember seeing Alice in Chains with Slayer.. that was odd.

spiritoradio wrote:

Lover Boy rule! You should be proud of them, fellow Canadians.

Yup, I saw them in concert last year. They actually rocked a little bit.

sovdat wrote:

I think that Exodus toured in Australia as a supporting band to The Haunted!

Yeah i saw that tour, i was only there for Exodus but hung around for the Haunted. But the real odd thing about that was the opening band for both was hyped Australian Melodeath/Metalcore band I Killed The Prom Queen, while the band's sound wasn't horrible although it was very trendy the thrashers couldn't get passed their emo fringes they were subjected to worst abuse i've ever seen for a support band.

mc666 wrote:

i remember seeing Alice in Chains with Slayer.. that was odd.

They were the opening act for the Clash of the Titans tour (Anthrax/Slayer/Megadeth) and really seemed out of place. Much like Soundgarden & GnR, they just didn't have the right look or sound for a "metal" show.

My wife was a rep for a temp agency in Sac-town and whenever a big
concert came to town, they would contact the temp agency to staff the
beer garden and what not. Well, all the employees (actual reps and
staff of the temp agency) would of course "take the jobs" along with
spouses so we could go to the concerts. So we finally land some for
once, I'm all excited.... until I see the ticket. Cake opening for
Hootie And The Blowfish.

Needless to say, I never left the beer booth. There I was, Mr. Square
peg pouring brews from the tap at ninja speed to already hammered
concert goers. It was pretty funny though, cuz they actually paid money
to go, I actually got paid....to go!

T-Roy wrote:

It was pretty funny though, cuz they actually paid money
to go, I actually got paid....to go!

That's awesome. I hope you were paid well, though I dont' think ANY amount of money would be enough to get me into the same building as Hootie and the Blowfish.

That's EXACTLY what I was thinking.

BTW, it was like minimum wage 10+ years ago! I got screwed.

metallica and him - 1st place
heaven and hell and lamb of god - 2nd place

spiritoradio wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

I wanted to see the Stryper/Slayer show,but I think Slayer backed out.Wusses!

I thought it was Stryper and W.A.S.P. on the "Heaven and Hell Tour"?

...and in Europe the legend goes that it was Mötley Crüe and Stryper touring as the Heaven and Hell tour.....

kmorg wrote:

spiritoradio wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

I wanted to
see the Stryper/Slayer show,but I think Slayer backed out.Wusses!

I thought it was Stryper and W.A.S.P. on the "Heaven and Hell Tour"?

...and in Europe the legend goes that it was Mötley Crüe and Stryper touring as the Heaven and Hell tour.....

Nice!

Billy Squier with L.A. Guns and King's X opening.

nevermore wrote:

Billy Squier with L.A. Guns and King's X opening.

YIKES. It's like....who puts these bands together?! Somebody who doesn't have a clue about metal apparently.

T-Roy wrote:

nevermore wrote:

Billy Squier with L.A. Guns and King's X opening.

YIKES. It's like....who puts these bands together?! Somebody who doesn't have a clue about metal apparently.

Sounds like a county fair. Hell County.

ROTFLMAO!

...like a sick nightmare or something!

It's like they get your guard down with a good King's X concert before they unleash the Squier!

Bet you can get a ton of house for a good deal in Hell County. Sounds like a nice enough place?

kmorg wrote:

spiritoradio wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

I wanted to see the Stryper/Slayer show,but I think Slayer backed out.Wusses!

I thought it was Stryper and W.A.S.P. on the "Heaven and Hell Tour"?

...and in Europe the legend goes that it was Mötley Crüe and Stryper touring as the Heaven and Hell tour.....

I heard the Motley Crue/Stryper rumor as well. An older guy I knew back in 84 or so told me that they were touring together, and what did I think of these "supposed Christians" in Stryper now?

I told him that it sounded like a great opportunity for Stryper to share the gospel. He shut up in a hurry.