best::::>>> Rrope in SF on the thousand leaves tour
also insane::::>>>> child pornography at the glasshouse in pamona last year
best overall opening lineup::::>>> pavement, then mudhoney, then kurt cobaine solo as a surprise guest at castaic lake in LA on the Dirty tour
more insanity:::>>>> Friends Forever crashing Don't Knock the Rock in LA and Friends Forever opening for the SY/Wolf Eyes collab at Friends Forever's warehouse in Denver.

I am jealous.

Both nights in DC, 2000....second would be the Erase Errata show pantophobia listed.

Comes with the territory. I live in Minneapolis and I am of a certain age.
I think it was the Goo tour.

amazing

What was Afrirampo like?

Just go see Heroine Sheiks when they tour. I think they're better.

You are so lucky. I'd give anything to see Polvo, now.

My favorite:

COMETS ON FIRE

Sorry to be obvious, but its got to be Nirvana. That '91 tour before Nirvana broke hugely, hearing the Nevermind songs before the album came out, when they were still playing with total passion in what they were doing.
Then SY came on and were even better!

lucky you's!

The first ones that come to mind are Rapeman and Mudhoney, both on the DDN tour.

in 9:30 in 2002 there was Mary Timony playing too.
I loved her performance

Umm...not sure who opened for who, but Endfest (outside of Seattle) in 1992. Sonic Youth, L7, They Might Be Giants, Mudhoney, Beastie Boys...it was the best SY show I ever saw--Thurston went completely nuts, and the setlist was phenomenal!

Yeah it was really cool from what I remember. I did see Unwound again, about 3 or 4 years ago at Stubb's BBQ in Austin. That was a lot of fun. I never saw Polvo again though...did they break up?

Holy Shit !!!!


Everyone here has seem some great music with SY......It'd be hard to beat this collection over the last 15 years....

Besides this past June ....I'd seen Sonic Youth only once before in July 1992 with Cell and Throwing Muses......These were two fun bands too.....Throwing Muses being from Newport, RI..where the show was, so there were alot of friends at the...BIG PARTY !

Sonic Youth drained so much power....it was fuckin' loud in the Armory that evening. Soundcheck was a power disaster....Best 'modern' concert ever in Newport, IMHO.

I saw LZ in '69 there !!!

Black Helicopter in Providence last year was pretty cool.

And while not really an opener, seeing Be Your Own Pet, Deadboy & the Elephantmen and Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks before SY at Bonnaroo, all on the same stage, was really, really, really kickin'. One of the best days of music I've ever had, probably.

I've only seen them once with awesome color. Good band, the drummer and the lead singer freaking out were the best thing about them.

she just missed my top ten., golden dove is my favorite album by her, right up there with dirt of luck, so it was very unique to see that set up i think that was the only time i saw her with a whole band, since then it's only been with only devin ocampo on drums

Magik Markers and Mission of Burma.

i think she's a washington DC native, isn't she?