Support better than headliner

[Norm]

Skunk Anansie supporting Smashing Pumpkins, late 90's Berlin, sound was great for support, terrible mush for headliners. Performance of SA was awesome, SP seemed to not even like being on stage with each other.

 

[mangotango]

ELP in 1976, bloated, pompous, egotistical...supported by Back Door - straight-ahead, bluesy/jazzy, real tunes...proceeded to kick the derrieres of the prog-rock gods.

And Fourplay at the Tower Of London, 30 years later, with Nathan East and Larry Carlton...effortlessly better than a somewhat superannuated Al Jarreau, who was struggling to keep up with his own young band, let alone match the quality of the support.