warm up drop outsSun Dec 7 13:25:10 PST 1997

[Jon_R._Murdock@online.idg.se (Jon R. Murdock)]

>Anyone hear ever herd of da Yoopers?  Dey opened four da Whos >down dar'at
dat
>Silverdome t'ingy in Detroit in '75.Tom:I'm not Yesse Jackson, but is this
>true?  You're not making
>such a thing upon April Fool's Day, I hope!  Maybe you've hit upon a >new
topic to explore: Who
>were some of the more interesting/noteworthy bands to serve as >openingacts
for The Who?

The first concert I ever saw was The Who at Pontiac Stadium in December 1975.
Initially, I was amazed at the 75 foot stack of speakers and the sheer size
of the crowd (75,000+). The warm-up band was Toots And The Maytells, and they
were pretty much thrown off the stage by wild fans wanting to see The Who. I
remember Toots And The Maytells dodging around, avoiding smoke bombs, etc.
They finally ended their act, accompanied by boos. I thought Toots was loud,
this being my first concert, then The Who came on. It was the biggest sound
I'd ever heard, and that sound has somehow permeated my brain. I was branded.


3 bands other than The Who:
*Biohazard
*Alice in Chains
*Microdot

Finns det nagra Who fans i Sverige?
Jon