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Interested on opinions on the best openers at a Sisters event.

The first song or two of any gig can set a tone for the rest of the set, with a poor mix effecting the audience feedback and band interaction. A good start on the other hand, then we are off & running.

So for me, the best opening combination was using Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb morphing into Some Kind of Stranger which I recall was used at a Brixton Academy show (circa 1997?)

Who has other ideas?

Loved don't drive on ice. Those 4 drum hits are bliss and very good at letting you know the show has started.

I really like Kiss The Carpet as an opener.

Brixton '93 with the Afterhours intro is fab.

Kiss the carpet

Yea I have to agree on kiss the carpet for this one

FALAA was always bloody good.

Would love it if they changed it up more from night to night.

I remeber Alice at the 10th anniversary concert in Leeds as particularly great... that thump, thump, thump.

Kiss the carpet for sure.


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ruffers wrote: ↑02 Jan 2025, 15:31 Kiss the carpet for sure.


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If he is we can kiss goodbye to any lingering chance of them starting with it

FWIW I 100% agree, it was brilliant at the Forum in 98 and almost as brilliant at the Poly in 2011. Equally it was spectacular as first encore at the NEC in 93 and Paris 2011. So, dearest Von, just play Kiss The Carpet. And whilst you're at it, PLYC

I really liked the new intro while it was segueing into the song it was originally derived from. I still like it with DDOI coming up, but I'll admit this has gone old. So, yeah, it's high time for Kiss The Carpet.

Kiss the Carpet

A marvellous opportunity to limber up for the main event

As someone that watched "Wake" far too many times the default answer for me is FALAA. With Kiss the Carpet a close second.

Original Sisters

Kiss The Carpet (1983)

Nu-Sisters

Comfortably Numb / SKOS (Pukkelpop 92 being a particularly good one because the sound guy had the vocals too loud for the first song and it was magnificent.)

Fix.

paint it black wrote: ↑08 Jan 2025, 20:28Fix.

Seconded these days.

Kiss The Carpet

The Astoria gigs in 2001 pulled off the trick on closing the first night with Temple of Love and then opening the second night with Temple of Love.
Almost like being a one continuous gig. Or maybe that was just space starting to curve at that point.

Vision Thing is also a cool opener, last time we had it was in what, 2008?

Hot take: Crash and Burn was actually a good opener, we were eating good and we didn't know, DDOI is a hell of a cool song but it has nothing on Crash and Burn.

the greatest ever was Comfortably Numb/ Some kind of Stranger NEC '92. That was literally jaw dropping.

Outside of that - Kiss The Carpet is just awesome. That slow build is fantastic.

Vision Thing was a nice change up from the usual but always had a soft spot for Burnley from around 84...

ReptileHause wrote: ↑15 Jan 2025, 00:27 the greatest ever was Comfortably Numb/ Some kind of Stranger NEC '92. That was literally jaw dropping.

This. NEC 92 opening was just spectacular. It was just so unexpected and different - out of the hundreds or thousands of gigs I've seen over the years, that is down as one of my favourite moments from them all. Andrew walking on singing that - just fantastic.

If I pick a second choice, I like FALAA as a starter - just seems right! But I'd pick the Comfortably Numb/Stranger medley first.

Husek wrote: ↑13 Jan 2025, 22:59 Crash and Burn was actually a good opener, we were eating good and we didn't know, DDOI is a hell of a cool song but it has nothing on Crash and Burn.

Agreed. Crash and Burn is a great opener and a fantastic moment in any live show when it gets an airing these days. It's just so inherently full of energy that it gives me a proper rush each and every time. Wonderful song and great choice for opening.