I'm battling with this dilemma now!

I love Mint Condition, but I'm not a fan of Angie Stone at all...
She's the main act, they're opening


Should I buy a ticket? Would you go? Has this happened to you?

It has happened to me with local acts.. someone else gets top billin' but I want to see the act beforehand.

I'm betting you'll enjoy Angie Stone live

If I'd really wanted to see the opening act I'd go. Best thing to do is I'd go there with the thought of having a good time and just going with the flow of things. The thing is some artists can bring a surprise and being in a good mood from seeing the act you wanted to see you might enjoy the main act Stone alot more too.
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thekidsgirl said:

I did that for Tony, Toni, Tone. When they opened up for Janet years ago...I stayed for them and left for Janet.

Cinnie said:

you think? I don't really like any of her songs

thekidsgirl said:

You'll be hearing them in a whole different way though.

I have done it on a few occasions. Most recent seeing PCD when they opened for Christina Aguilera back in 06. Other artists i saw as the opening act, Extreme opening for some band that i cannot even remember back in the later 80's. The band Saraya i loved, they were always opening for someone i didnt want to see.

shorttrini said:

you left janet? you missed out on a great show!

alphastreet said:

I just don't see Janet, the way others do.

It dependz on how much u like the opening act....cuz if Prince opened 4 Donny and Marie Osmond,I'd definitely b there. (and who wantz 2 c Donny and Marie?)

yes. i've done it.

but take into consideration how long they might play and how much you're willing to spend to see their set. sometimes the opening act could be worth more the thicket price than the main act. if you like them enough, i say go for it!

With the price of concert tickets? Naw. I'd only go if I actually liked the main act.

Now, a local gig would be different, because they're a hell of a lot cheaper.

shorttrini said:

crazy

Depends on how much I liked the opening act and how much the tickets are. I'd see Prince for sure tho.

thekidsgirl said:

You're in a tough spot. I like angie stone and it helps she's from my
hometown. I can understand where you're coming from. Some artists
you're just not a fan of. The problem with this is with Mint being the opening
act and depending on the venue their playing you may only get to see the band
perform 1 hr to 1hr 15 minutes. Now if this were Mary J. Blige or Keith Sweat
they were opening for i definitely would not go. I would rather see Mint by themselves or as the headliner as i have a few times and watch the band perform 2 hrs or more.
Good luck with your decision.

Depends.

Mr Hudson & The Library are opening for Kanye West in the UK this month. I'd happily pay to see them and then probably mingle around for Kanye a bit and leave.

Nikka Costa opened for Britney Spears a few years back. And, um, Hell no. When I heard of that, I didn't even bother to get tickets. I'm sure as hell not trying to be in a Britney concert audience to see Nikka no matter how much I liked her album.

So, yeah, it depends.

queston: how long is the opening act?

When Tori was touring Choirgirl, she was opening for Alanis (I like her too, not as much as Tori). I'm sure, I'd been there.

Thanks for the advice guys!

Tickets are about $55 for decent seats (it's a mid-sized venue), so I just decided not to go...

It sucks to miss out on Mint Condition but hopefully they'll be back around this area soon...maybe touring clubs or something, and I can just see them then

tritoncin said:

wait, you're talking about the 5 1/2 weeks tour. that wasn't really opening, that was a co-headline show. they both played for about an hour and half.

ps - that was for "to venus and back" and not "choirgirl." tori didn't have an opening act for choirgirl (neither the promo, small club tour nor the arena tour).

tritoncin said:

it wasn't an opening thing it was a double billed tour.
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Depends on the price of the ticket. I LOVE Mint Condition but when they came here in July it was with Maze. Plus good tix were more than $100. So I didn't go. But they came back alone and I saw them a few weeks ago and it was amazing. So, if the ticket price is reasonable their totally worth going to see even if you leave but IMO you might as well stay.

If the ticket prices are right for you... get em. See Mint Condition. And hell you';re out already... may as well see Angie too... you ain't doing nothing better... may as well and may be surprised and hear something you like.

the last time i remember doing this was when LCD soundsystem opened for arcade fire. i'm not a big AF fan, but i LOOOOVE LCD, especially live. fortunately, my bf loves arcade fire, so there was a reason to stick around after the opening act.

though this thread reminds me of when i went to see NIN opening for bowie waaaay back in the day. i was appalled when, at the end of NIN's set, droves of teenagers left the arena as bowie's set started. how the hell do you walk out of a david bowie concert???? freakin' whippersnappers.

Anxiety said:

That's plain crazy.

If the opening act would be Madonna, George Michael, Michael Jackson, EWF, Prince, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder I'd certainly do it.

Anxiety said:

GET BACK HERE!
AND LEARN A THING OR DEUX!

Anxiety said:

that acutally makes me sad!