Were you been there at the start of something special?

[netzephyr]

Do you want to be (again)?

I found this: http://www.myspace.com/fitzymusic click Melted Heart Frozen Start

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[allthruwinter]

Yeah, 5 years ago I saw Autopilot Off headline over Fall Out Boy and that was my first time seeing fob. I fell in love with them and TTTYG I saw them 5 times that year. It was definitely a fun time for music. Saw them at the Continental and Empress ballroom, I remember the first time they sold out knitting factory I thought that was mind boggling. Hahaha, oh man.

[myjokesmakeucry]

yeah
dashboard confessional, fallout boy, copeland, anberlin, hellogoodbye(actually booked them two shows on their first tour after signing to drive thru), underoath(i guess growing up in tampa/florida has had its perks)

[hanglikeabat]

a lot of bands that came out of florida, and fob.

[mikeisforlovers]

new found glory/ dashboard

[NJUNDERDOG]

many bands from nj ive seen before they got big. the one with the most mainstream success being my chemical romance. and others not from nj include fall out boy and new found glory

[singyoutocoma]

I was a Once Nothing fan before they signed to Solid State, so I guess that counts. Sort of. Oh, and growing up in the CCM market, I owned some Relient K and Switchfoot long before they hit the major labels. So sure, whatever.

[Getup and Dance]

I went to High School with the fall of troy, I also have seen the blood brothers play small shows around the time Burn Piano Island Burn came out.

[I'mSoLastSummer]

i saw paramore on there first warped tour and than again with rocket summer and i saw fallout boy when they were opening for mest

[grizbo]

The show I went to that I look back on and laugh was: first: Taking Back Sunday, second: Brand New, headlining: Rufio.

Man, that has completely turned around.

[kennedy.curse.]

The show I went to that I look back on and laugh was: first: Taking Back Sunday, second: Brand New, headlining: Rufio.

Man, that has completely turned around.

hahah that's hilarious! and crazy and weird!!

[kennedy.curse.]

Alexisonfire and Protest the Hero. and tokyo police club well thats in Canada haha. but theyre all getting bigger in the states! which is great

[chandler7287]

mayday parade and emery and chasing victory and cartel and manchester orchestra...3 georgia based, 1 florida based, and 1 from south carolina...makes sense seeing as I live in georgia.

[Poochemist]

I listened to MCR's first album a lot before they got signed to a major, if that counts.

[SorryAboutThat]

Fall Out Boy played in the courtyard of my high school during a lunch period 5 years ago... crazy to see where they've gone from in front of 20 head-bobbing sophomores to now...

[SemiFict10n]

I saw All Time Low with like 20 other people that was awesome.

[myjokesmakeucry]

i saw brand new open for taking back sunday and the movielife
i saw tbs open the victory tour years ago

[SevenOhThree]

I saw MCR and Co&Ca play VFW and basement shows.

[twolinedrawing]

I grew up in the insane scene of NJ and got to see basically every signed band before they got signed. Northern Jersey was like a breeding ground for Drive-Thru bands back then. The Starting Line, Hidden in Plain View, Face First(which went on to become Houston Calls), Madison, Midtown, Senses Fail, The Early November...I saw all these bands in churches, VFW Halls, you name it. Crazy how things change and bands get snatched up. Also got to see Saves the Day, Catch 22 and Thursday before they all got huge. What a crazy time for music

[EamonKid]

Boys Like Girls opened up for my band a couple summer's ago... knew fob and their sound guy kyle way back.... our drummer's original band beat HIPV in a battle of the bands once... like 6 years ago I saw the tour of (in order) Vendetta Red, Taking Back Sunday, The Used and Andrew WK (Headliner) there was like 250 kids there...

[Jared Was Like]

I used to go to the Fall Out Boy shows five or six years ago, when they were opening for bands and nobody would even show up for their sets. It's amazing to see how much things have changed.

[SicTransitIbiza]

Also grew up in North Jersey, went to school with Ben from Armor For Sleep, Gabe from Midtown, and Evan and Matt from Steel Train. All of them minus Gabe were in a high school band together called Random Task, I still have their cds, check the B-Sides thread to hear them. Also got to see Panic At the Disco open on the Acceptance headlining tour, with Cartel, Augustana and The Receiving End of Sirens. This was when no one knew panic at all, pretty cool.

[GetUpNotGhetto]

i liked fall out boy when all they had was an ep....

...yellowcard played at my high school before i was even in high school
...i knew of MCR and really liked the used before the whole big thing blew up with the two of them
...NFG nothing gold can stay? classic
...who remembers the first senses fail ep?
...idk if matchbook romance is 'big' but theyre from nearby and i had theyre first cd the week it came out
...i fell in love with coheed like 4 years ago when second stage came out...
....i saw hot rod circuit in middle school open for NFG and good charlotte
...anyone whos anyone knew tbs when 'your so last summer' came out and it was the hottest shit to hit the cd player since hidden in plain views ep (which i had in middle school too)

but the best by far is paramore....i saw them at this shitty place called the empress like 4 or 5 years ago and there were literally my friends and 7 other ppl in the place..haley was still rocking the fuck out and i was like 'damn shes fine' lol..i bought theyre shirt and still have it

...also i chilled with just surrender when they were 'a second chance' and played at the local VFW while they were still in high school...i bought theyre ep from them and turned out they used the same 6 recordings on their first cd, along with some new songs after they changed theyre name

[GetUpNotGhetto]

Yeah, 5 years ago I saw Autopilot Off headline over Fall Out Boy and that was my first time seeing fob. I fell in love with them and TTTYG I saw them 5 times that year. It was definitely a fun time for music. Saw them at the Continental and Empress ballroom, I remember the first time they sold out knitting factory I thought that was mind boggling. Hahaha, oh man.


FOB played empress? no way! when? theres no way i would have missed that

[chuckpalahniuk]

I said no I wish I was, but now that I think about it maybe. I went to jack's mannequin's first tour (I mean like pre-leukemia, pre-everything in transit) when he only had his 4 demos online.

same with straylight run, knew them when they were only a demos on their website band, but I don't know if they count as "big" or not.

[myjokesmakeucry]

I saw MCR and Co&Ca play VFW and basement shows.


that reminds me
i saw coheed open for river city high. and this guy comes out with this huge fro and jeanco jean shorts with a flying v guitar. i'm like who the fuck are these guys. of course they rocked my life haha

[DaniMoo]

My friend managed Say Anything and was really good friends with Max, so I've been in love with them for about 5 or 6 years.

Thier first demo CD is gold. If you don't have it, try and get it. You WILL NOT be dissapointed.

[tonyC4L]

I saw Hellogoodbye's first show after being signed to Drive-Thru, so I guess that kinda counts. It was at Chain Reaction and they were opening for The Format and Limbeck, who I had never heard of at the time.

[notoaststereo]

The Early November
Limbeck
Socratic
The Honorary Title

[staywhatyouare9]

Fall Out Boy played in the courtyard of my high school during a lunch period 5 years ago... crazy to see where they've gone from in front of 20 head-bobbing sophomores to now...


haha damn dude shows during your lunch period? sounds like my kinda high school

[matt_bergeron]

does treos classify as "big"

drifters anyone?

and new found glory, i was like 11 when my cousin brought me to a show when i was visiting her in florida

[SuNDaYSTaR]

A whole lot of them. Won't list because I'll probably forget a bunch.

[bs7090]

fall out boy, motion city soundtrack are the only two i can think of off hand

[bs7090]

and panic at the disco, but they have kinda always been really popular

[PoisonInMyVeins]

a love like pi, the years gone by, thursday, saves the day, my chemical romance, innerpartysystem, etc.

[rob_mylo]

i would have to say All American Rejects.. its been so long since the first time i saw them at some hole in the wall place. good times..
also, fob like everyone else, um.. chiodos, and.. coheed.

[littler101]

haha this gay ass band that was like big around lsu came and played at my high school, they were called the terms. im kinda glad that they havent made it big though, they werent very good.

[xSpillFiction]

Yeah. Armor For Sleep - the first time I saw them there was like, 20 kids there. The Academy Is..., Say Anything, Chiodos... I can probably think of a bunch more, but those are the main ones.

[mickmadethelist]

FOB played empress? no way! when? theres no way i would have missed that

yea, it was awesome. i remember seeing them play with matchbook romance.

[TakingBackDowd]

envy on the coast

[punkrockness]

There are the ones that people have already mentioned like FOB, NFG, Panic, All American Rejects, Yellowcard, and many others. The one that I am most proud of is The Matches. I booked them for my high school homecoming rally when they were still The Locals. I know they aren't huge mainstream wise, but they sure have come a long way.

[words&music]

hell yeah the GALLOWS and seth actualy asked my boyfriend justin , if he wanted to take a shower with them... it was so fucking funny and they are the nicest guys ever.. check em out,
i have tryed my hardest to help promote them sence day fucking one, do the same if u like em thanx miranda

[allthruwinter]

FOB played empress? no way! when? theres no way i would have missed that

Yeah it was 5 years ago on May 16th I still have the ticket stub. They actually played there again that same year in June and I went again haha. That venue was so shitty but it has some of the best memories in it.

[DI Pistola]

Yeah, right around the time TTTYG started picking up steam, I saw Fall Out Boy open for Punchline in Tokyo. Incredible show--still one of the best I've ever been to.

Afterwards, the guys seemed really nice, but totally out of their element. Especially Patrick. Stood outside the venue having the kind of conversation one might have waiting in line at the DMV.
Amusing.

[DI Pistola]

...The one that I am most proud of is The Matches. I booked them for my high school homecoming rally when they were still The Locals. I know they aren't huge mainstream wise, but they sure have come a long way.

Fucking sweet.
This is the thread winner.

[LV03]

FOB, TAI, Panic, The Junior Varsity?, Dropping Daylight, Rise Against, Madina Lake


i expected to see some Against me! responses, i know they've played a ton of basement shows.

[Slaur]

Finch

[etheritcher]

cant say that i have
i havent been into music long enough but im sure someday ill be able to tell people that "i saw ____ when they opened for _______ way back when" and then theyll all go "mannnn i wish i knew them then"
its silly but thats how it goes and i dont want it to change

i find it a little odd how many people say they listened to fob before they made it big
kinda sounds like they were big before they were big

[myjokesmakeucry]

fall out boy, motion city soundtrack are the only two i can think of off hand


i forgot about motion city
you can chalk me up for motion city too

[myjokesmakeucry]

saw say anything in a dive bar in st pete with like 20 kids
and thats no bullshit. they had just done their tour opening for straylight run, hot rod circuit and someone else i forget who. and they were in fl doing some shows. i know they played tally the next day opening for the presidents of the united states of america. anyway that show and maybe the outdoors set at the first bamboozle are the best times i've ever seen them out of maybe 15 times

[jenny_ell]

haha i like this poll. i hate to sound like i'm "bragging" or whatever but i like reading these stories and such.
i saw FOB before they were "big" in a nightclub around here for fueled by ramen tour 05. it was so fun and whenever i think about it its happy memories...pete hung from the ceiling and jumped into the crowd. im not too much of a fan like i was back then but i really loved them alot....haha. hmm lets see, i saw jacks mannequin right when they were getting started, i'm pretty sure it was the first time they ever came to michigan and they played in a small venue in front of like 100 kids. hm...something corporate....in like 04 or 05 they weren't as big back then but im sure they are pretty popular now cause of jacks....lets see. i was one of the few who knew who panic were at nintendo fusion 05...i think it was one of the first times they came to michigan... also saw hellogoodbye a bunch of times when all they had was their EP and a few random songs...back when their shows and music was actually fun....haha

[xgreg315x]

I booked a few bands for pretty much nothing compared to what they'd get today. such as it dies today, BTBAM, alexisonfire, bury your dead.

I saw coheed in a room with 100 person capacity w/ brandtson and rocking horse winner.
saw avenged sevenfold with 40 kids...

to name a few...

[paulh]

all time low went to my high school, their first bassist is one of my bestest friends.

i remember when they werent even the best (or most popular) band at my school

[mr chainsaw]

When My Chemical Romance opened for Finch, the Used, and Lovedrug in 2003.

and

When my high school pop punk band played a small show at a place in Columbus, OH called Midgard (basically a comic shop with a small music venue attached) and we opened for for Fall Out Boy and Punchline. I had never even heard of either bands before. I believe it was 2002 or 2003, right after take this to your grave and major motion picture were released. Punchline became one of my favorite bands soon after, and fall out boy just sat in the corner of the comic shop and did not say anything at all. Good times.

and I saw Relient K countless times between 2003-2005 cause that's what pop punk fans in Ohio used to do.

[LastDeclaration]

The Swellers, Say Anything.

[sakato]

i saw fear before the march of flames and anatomy of a ghost at some low key coffee shop in san pedro. one of the best shows i've been to so far.

[LifeisaGarden]

a change of pace, greeley estates, jimmy eat world, the format(before they went on "hiatus), troop 101(before they became anarbor), authority zero, age of evil, blessthefall, my american heart....

[tragedyco]

back in the day i was on Linkin Park's streetteam before they put out hybrid theory... haha. And in college i booked Fall out Boy and paid Panic at the disco $100 to open.

[Abs Punk Is Gay]

i was at John Vesley's first show (secondhand serenade) seeing my friend's band. It's crazy that he opened for them and now hes on MTV and my friends band is still another high school band

[DysentaryGary]

haha i remember in 03 i saw my chemical romance at birch hill in jersey with like 10 other people while old bridges "the youth ahead" played to an almost sold out crowd in the next room with the main stage

[MichaelP]

THE FUCKING BERLIN PROJECT, SENSES FAIL, THE Early November

The berlin project, they was great, i remember eating Taco Bell, discussing THE LORDS OF SEMEN, and getting stoned, such a solid time, now they are GENE the Werewolf. I saw senses fail on their first national tour, i remember walking up to their van, asking dave if he had a lighter, then asking him if they would like to embark on some toking, then getting in their van and watching their video for 'Bloody Romance' which they had gotten themselves just days before, and then being like dude, put me on the guest list. I also remember seeing TEN on tour with allister and the Reunion show, at the time they didnt even have an album out, but they had already played the warped tour, yeah that was 02, Anyways i remember them putting me on the guest list and hanging out after the show, it was ballin.

[DItaliaO]

Breaking Benjamin

[amcghghy]

Armor For Sleep, Underoath, The Audition, Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Boys Night Out, Emanuel, and Panic! at the Disco.

[SJPrice99]

Fall Out Boy, Senses Fail, The Starting Line, New Found Glory, My Chemical Romance, The Early November, Coheed and Cambria, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, and many more...seen all of the aformentioned bands in clubs/basements with a crowd of 40 people or less, hung out with and talked to all of the above bands after their shows as well

[singTHErequiem]

I could name half a dozen bands that I was a fan of before they "made it big," but what kind of status is that really earning me if there's a thousand other kids claiming the same thing? Being in the right place at the right time holds no significance anymore, it seems.

[theguilt engine]

haste the day

[11:11]

The Starting Line's music teacher was my sister's best friend's dad.

[thewk]

Anyone remember the Starting Line headlining tour featuring Yellowcard, The Lawrence Arms and The Exit way back in February 2002 before any of them were big?

[GetUpNotGhetto]

Yeah it was 5 years ago on May 16th I still have the ticket stub. They actually played there again that same year in June and I went again haha. That venue was so shitty but it has some of the best memories in it.


agreed...best nights there even though now i realize how absolutly crappy it sounded in there...those were my first shows so i figured thats what live music sounded like

[GetUpNotGhetto]

did anyone like boys night out before make youself sick? that shit was my 8th grade orgasm