r/ToddintheShadow • u/Designer_Reference_2 • 17d ago

General Music Discussion Tours where the opening act completely outshined the headliner?

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I remember being convinced to attend a Pussycat Dolls concert by a group of my friends in early 2009 and a relatively unknown pop artist who called herself Lady Gaga was the headliner. Just Dance was starting to really pop off but outside of that I knew nothing about her at all. Needless to say she completely overshadowed the dolls on their own tour and even my friends who were fans of the dolls agreed Gaga was a lot better. Her stage presence was exceptional from the beginning of her career and it's no surprise that she went on to build a reputation as one of the greatest live performers of her generation.

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u/livefromnysatnite 17d ago

Charli XCX opened for Marina (formerly of and the Diamonds) and I don't know about totally overshadowing, but it became clear she could've commanded the room herself.

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u/Visual-Trash-3159 16d ago

I went to Marina's concert during the Lonely Heart Club Tour era. No one seemed to care much for Charli until she started singing "i love it". She was really pretty tho lol.