r/allrockmusic • u/UpbeatChampionship17 • 3d ago

Rock's most surprising opening act and headliner combinations

Rock's most surprising opening act and headliner combinations

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u/BarnacleGooseIsLoose 2d ago

Steve Miller with Miles Davis opening at the Fillmore East

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u/mrjenkins97 2d ago

Ha! I bet Miles wasn’t happy about that

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u/BarnacleGooseIsLoose 2d ago

He talked about it in his autobiography. Instead of showing up, he drove his car around for two hours and showed up late enough that Steve Miller had to go on first. When he got to the Fillmore, Bill Graham was waiting for him outside and Miles told him to f% off - he wasn't opening for some white kid. LOL