All through historical past, a lot of rock’s largest artists have hit the street collectively.
In some circumstances, the alignment of legendary acts was completed on objective. Def Leppard and Motley Crue, Weapons N’ Roses and Metallica and 9 Inch Nails with Jane’s Habit are simply among the examples of co-headlining treks from well-known bands.
Nonetheless, there are a lot extra examples of excursions the place one rock icon was already established, whereas the opening act was nonetheless making a reputation for itself. Such was the case when Van Halen took out Alice in Chains in 1991, or when the Who recruited Lynyrd Skynyrd for his or her 1973 trek. Might anybody who noticed Kiss open for ZZ Prime in 1974 have predicted each would turn into worldwide superstars? Most likely not. Then once more, that’s what makes their historical past collectively all of the extra enjoyable.
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Whereas many legendary pairings went off with out a hitch, others proved turbulent. Such was the case in 1978 when Van Halen opened for Journey and proceeded to steal the headliner’s highlight. In the meantime, Motley Crue’s tenure touring with Ozzy Osbourne is remembered extra for its backstage debauchery than any of the exhibits.
Then there are the pairings which appear stylistically shocking. Rush taking part in with Kiss? Stevie Marvel opening for the Rolling Stones? In hindsight, they could look like odd matches, however we nonetheless want we might been within the entrance row.
Under, we’ve highlighted 25 of the Coolest Tour Pairings in Rock Historical past. For our functions, one-off performances and competition appearances weren’t counted. As an alternative, we caught purely to acts who hit the street collectively for a number of dates.
