"Steve Leyland" wrote:
Captain Lon wrote:
: Rusty Redclod wrote: Shall we pass this along to your band, so
: they will know how you feel about
:: them?
:
:
: Oops. I didn't mean it that way! I play with regional bands. Some
: have recordings that they are trying to distribute nationally, but I
: can't call them national acts. I do get to work with people from
: nationals, during recording etc, and I get to open for them quite
: often also. Not always a good experience, btw. A friend of mine's
: band toured with and opened for KISS during a European leg of their
: tour a few years ago, and you would think it would be really cool,
: but it really wasn't for them. Sometimes crowds are cruel.
: Obviously they are not usually there to see the opening acts.

that sucks, man.
from what I've heard some of these small bands actually don't get paid to
be
the opening act on a big tour either. of course one can understand the
audience being impatient to see the big band they've come to see, but IMHO
they should at least give the support band a chance and listen.

Yeah, it true and sad at the same time. That's showbiz...

LP