Typically the opening act of show is an up-and-coming band who needs just a little bump to make it to the next level and warming up a giant audience might just be the thing that gives them the exposure they need.
Usually these acts only have an album or two under their belt and use the 20-30 minutes in front of the curtain to blast out their best songs and then quickly get out of the way for the headliner to give the people what they paid for.
But every now and then audiences will get lucky and have the chance to see an opening act that might be charting higher than the group whose name is on the ticket, or a young artist who is about to skyrocket past the field.
Here’s a few of those rare instances.
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