U2 opening acts

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Rarely have I seen a big rock band pick a bunch of openers that made them look hip and completely lame at the same time. Apparently, the openers for the fall leg of U2's tour will be:

Dashboard Confessional – Sept. 12 through 25
Keane – October 3-14
Damian Marley – October 16th through Nov. 9th
Patti Smith – Nov. 21 & 22 at Madison Square Garden
Arcade Fire in Ottawa & Montreal
Kanye West December 14 through 19th.

I mean, really ...

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

Maybe they can get the Sugarcubes to reform....

― fandango (fandango), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Opening for U2 in the past, I've seen....

the Pixies, Disposable Heroes of Hip Hoprisy, Primus, Public Enemy and PJ Harvey

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 September 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

I saw Lone Justice open for them on the Joshua Tree tour.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

Fun Lovin' Criminals in Philly on PopMart tour.

― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Opening up for U2 I've seen the The Alarm, The Red Rockers, and Lone Justice.

If memory serves, the Velvet Underground opened up for them in Europe somewhere.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

If I were Bono (and heavens above, I hope I will be one day), I would have more of Keane because they are so fantastic and less of those people who I don't know of (Patty Smith, The Arcane Fire and Key West).

― Chris "Chris" Martin, Monday, 19 September 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

Yes I saw the Velvet Underground opening for U2 in Paris. And it was absolutely traumatic. 50000 people wondering : "who are these old people on stage ?"

― snowballing (snowballing), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

They kept wondering that throughout the evening, doubtless.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

Robert Ellis Orral to thread.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Monday, 19 September 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

I saw NWA and Sepultura open for them in Boston.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Monday, 19 September 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

the U2 connection to Dashboard Confessional is Daniel Lanois, who is producing the new dashboard record. (i read this in spin, i believe)

― JD from CDepot, Monday, 19 September 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

Keane!

― The Ghost of GIGGLETITS (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 September 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

I can't stand U2, but I almost went to see them circa "Achtung Baby" just for the Pixies.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

i mean, the last four are decent enough really
but honestly this list can't be real

― nervous (cochere), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 05:57 (twenty years ago)

Fatima Mansions - 1992
PJ Harvey & Utah Saints - 1993

― hmmm (hmmm), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

I am still rolling at the thought of a Keane/U2 bill!

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

i think i got marxman and stereo mcs on the zoo tv tour ..

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

I saw U2 open for Delta 5.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

I saw Stereo MCs and Die Toten Hosen open for them in Frankfurt and Berlin in '93. Interesting combo.

― KPH, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Die Toten Hosen!!!!!

I'm starting to think that U2 is some of amalgamation of the greatest band ever with the greatest practical joke ever.

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

and the infamous single show with Einsturzende Neubauten as their opener...

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

The Waterboys, The Fall, The Mission, Pretenders.......

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

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