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Old 08-14-2016, 10:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Best Opening Act Bands You've Seen?

Took Mike to his first ever arena show (11-12 years ago?) to see System of a Down. The opening act was a band called The Mars Volta that I'd never heard of. MIND BLOWN!

Omar and Cedric were non stop 120% rocking energy the entire show and the rest of the band were unbelievably great. They did a pretty long set. The first half they had a huge backdrop of the album cover for Deloused and they played a bunch of stuff off of it. Then that backdrop fell to be replaced by the cover of Frances and they played a bunch of stuff off of that.

The next day I bought both albums and have been a huge fan ever since.

To be honest SOAD were a bit anti-climatic after The Volta.
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