5 Opening Act and Headliner Combos That Actually Happened
New tours are seemingly announced every week. Oftentimes, those tours feature outstanding multi-act lineups and other great supporting acts. With that in mind, we can’t help but look back on…
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New tours are seemingly announced every week. Oftentimes, those tours feature outstanding multi-act lineups and other great supporting acts. With that in mind, we can't help but look back on some of the strangest opening act and headliner combos in rock history.
Here are five examples that actually happened.
Jimi Hendrix Experience Opening For The Monkees (1967)
Express, Keystone Features/Getty ImagesThe Who Opening For Herman’s Hermits (1967)
Steve Wood/Express Newspapers, Keystone/Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen Opening for Anne Murray (1974)
ohn Minihan/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive, Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesThe Beatles Opening for Brenda Lee (1962)
Daily Express/Archive Photos, Edward Miller/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLynyrd Skynyrd Opening For Strawberry Alarm Clock (1968)
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesINDIO, CA - APRIL 25: Musician Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs onstage during day 1 of 2014 Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 25, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
