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Best Support Act for U2

Topic started 16 years ago by petrus in Live is where we live. Since then 27 posts have been made by 19 users.

wtshnnfb01

16 years

Pearl Jam for sure (The Alarms is a close second, followed by Big Country). I think I read somewher Eddie Vedder is a fairely big U2 fan. Pearl Jam has actually covered ASOH, and MLK in concert ( Rarely though. Not among there regular covers like Rockin In The Free World, or Baba O'Reily).
haytrain

16 years

Originally posted by gmc:closely followed by P J Harvey,poor girl.There were a few bottles thrown from the crowd at her let me tell you.....

I didn't see any bottles, but I remember feeling sorry for her. No one cared at all.
djrlewis

16 years

Originally posted by gmc:[..]

Could have been Audioweb,Dan.They had a really shit cover version of The Clash's "Bank Robber" out at the time.Was the lead singer black ? I went the night before you Popmart Wembley on the Friday,22nd.The guy stopped his band in the middle of a song,and said something like..."..look,there's a fight there.Go on hit him back !!" or something so the dickhead encouraged a fight in the crowd.I thought the Longpigs weren't too bad.As soon as they came on stage,I remember the lead singer taking a photo of the crowd !

Audioweb, that's them. Shocking.

I'd seen Longpigs at Uni a few months before and they were top notch. Not so good at Wembley but a little overawed I think. No-one knew them or gave a fuck either, which didn't help. My mate and I (who's been at the Uni gig too) loved it though and were singing along.