Powderfinger Tour Openers

[u/FreoDockers08]

With the powderfinger tour now announced and all dates having their first presale, are we expecting any openers? If so who would you like to see open/who do you expect to open? Or are we expecting no openers?

[u/RobIsDeafening]

They’ve confirmed in the initial announcement that it will be an all Australian lineup, including a special announcement in November as part of Aus Music Month.

I’d like Ball Park Music and Something For Kate.

[u/TimelySignal5928 → u/RobIsDeafening]

Something for Late would be a nice tie in for Fanning Dempsey National Park….

[u/larvioarskald → u/RobIsDeafening]

Omg. If it is something for Kate I would actually die from happiness

[u/Sabretoothedrom]

Has Ball Park written all over it

[u/TimelySignal5928 → u/Sabretoothedrom]

Would so f-ing love this!

[u/Proper_Geologist9026 → u/Sabretoothedrom]

Fuck I want tickets now to Brisbane.

[u/BBruce → u/Sabretoothedrom]

How so?

[u/Boss_unicycle-560 → u/BBruce]

Another Brissy band, similar style of music. Tent style set up which would be great for their sound

[u/TimelySignal5928 → u/BBruce]

Also the lead singer toured with Bernard Fanning solo on his Tea And Sympathy outing

[u/withhindsight]

DZ deathrays did a post about it so maybe them 🤷‍♂️

[u/CityGunzals]

Ball Park Music are likely bc they followed the Electric Horsemen account before the official announcement.

I have a feeling they'll have two openers in each city, one well known name across every date (potentially Ball Park Music), and then another local band in each city.

[u/EmotionalJellyfish31 → u/CityGunzals]

I’d bloody live it if Ball Park supported

[u/Electrical_Drop_5473]

They should go full circle and have Pantera as a support act.

[u/Unforgiven89 → u/Electrical_Drop_5473]

Did powderfinger open for pantera? That would be hilarious.

[u/Electrical_Drop_5473 → u/Unforgiven89]

They did around about 1994 and they got booed and stuff thrown at them lol

[u/Unforgiven89 → u/Electrical_Drop_5473]

That’s crazy. Surely they could have gotten mortal sin or some other Aussie metal band that was around at the time that was a better fit.

[u/Flowercloud88]

I reckon it will vary city to city.

Ballpark

Eskimo Joe

Slowly Slowly

Something For Kate

Spiderbait

Teenage Joans

... to name a few possibilities

[u/WokBoy92 → u/Flowercloud88]

Slowly would be amazing. They cover both the indie style and the rockish style that I think would resonate with many Powderfinger fans

[u/Commercial-Claim2512 → u/Flowercloud88]

teenage joans is so random on that list but I love it

[u/audiowanderer93 → u/Flowercloud88]

Both teenage Joans and slowly slowly is so random haha the rest is way more fitting, maybe even the rions or other similar music genres

[u/Particular_Ad3366]

Frenzal

[u/Individual_Elk809 → u/Particular_Ad3366]

Seen them recently still so good and so much energy for blokes in their mid 50s

[u/BrisYamaha]

Keep it all Brisbane bands! I’d vote for Regurgitator, Custard, The Butterfly Effect, or Butterfingers!

[u/ausgigsfan]

I reckon there'll be a nation-wide support then a local support for each venue as well. Thinking Something For Kate or Ball Park as the main support, then possibly acts like Southern River Band.

[u/jessicait93]

Give me Grinspoon or The Living End!! But I feel like it might be newer or less popular aussie bands

[u/celebrationrock]

I heard Middle Kids would be one of the supports

[u/PrincePez]

For the price, there better be some quality support acts!
Would be brilliant to see some other Aussie legends like Something for Kate or The Drones, plus a young local outfit.

[u/Certain-Attempt1330]

I would like there to be at least 2, hopefully 3 local australian bands supporting!

[u/Flowercloud88 → u/Certain-Attempt1330]

Same!

[u/rogue_rogue]

Probably Full Flower Moon Band in BNE

[u/fuck_you_thats_who → u/rogue_rogue]

If I could put money on this I would. I reckon they're a lock.

[u/joab808 → u/rogue_rogue]

Upvote this for good karma

[u/DuggBets]

Joe Dolce to open.

[u/mytusks]

Has to be Something for Kate for Melbourne

[u/Few_Confection_2702]

I'd love to see Sleepazoid or The Pretty Littles as a local opener for Melb

[u/joab808 → u/Few_Confection_2702]

Yes thanks

[u/Individual_Elk809]

Silverchair

[u/throwawayposttoppost → u/Individual_Elk809]

If there was any chance of that it would have been announced with Powderfinger as a co-headliner and tickets would have been even harder to get

[u/maxisnoops]

Baby Animals and Hoodoo Gurus

[u/Praline-Boring]

Hoodoo Gurus

[u/Lsdbrisbane]

Grinners will jump on this hopefully

[u/blerghburger]

Dune Rats

[u/No_No_Juice]

I would say Ball Park as main support and Spacey Jane & Mallrat as they are both Dew Process acts.

[u/Boss_unicycle-560]

Would like to see at least 2. Maybe one like a BPM or similar, then maybe another local up and coming band that is city specific

[u/Caido-Potato]

Jet? The Living End?

[u/New-Masterpiece2675]

Mindsnare

[u/DoubleRedAspect]

When would they generally announce supports if any?

[u/axwd]

Balllll Parkkkkk

[u/Horror-Act-4935]

Swapmeet for Adelaide

[u/checkbehindthecactus]

The best young band in the local area, plus a tour band on there way up. Don't buy into the nostalgia fest

[u/New-Long-7558]

It's going to be BPM for sure considering who Bernard had as his opening act for his solos

[u/Edge6522]

wolfmother

[u/Lsdbrisbane]

The real support act should be fellow Brisbane band Regurgitator

[u/Quiet-Newt7411]

Hopefully Jebediah in Perth!

[u/4380877]

Something for Kate please

[u/HonkyTonkswoman]

Silverchair would honestly be the play here. God damn.

[u/burdnt_out → u/HonkyTonkswoman]

Silverchair would not be a support for Powderfinger, they would at the very least trade headline spots, but realistically, silverchair would be the main act.

[u/Brightredhair → u/burdnt_out]

They did this with the ‘Across the Great Divide’ tour, they took turns at opening each night.

[u/Flowercloud88 → u/burdnt_out]

^ this, it would be a co-headliner like how NIN and QOTSA did their double-header tour

[u/WrecksMossop]

Amyl And The Sniffers