Meat Loaf Soul's first gig was in Huntington Beach at the Cave, opening for Them, Van Morrison's band.

Their first gig was opening for Cheap Trick in Chicago.

The band's first gig was opening for The White Stripes in front of thousands of people at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on October 2, 2005.

After a gig at the Oxford Polytechnic opening for World Domination Enterprises, the band decided to split up.

Their first major gig was opening for ZZ Top at William and Mary College in Virginia on July 4, 1986.

Moffatt's frequent gigs as a solo performer at Ebbets Field, a prominent Denver music club, opened a door to the mainstream recording industry.

Their biggest gig was opening for Bon Jovi.

Missouri's first gig was opening for Firefall in Emporia, Kansas.

Dogstar had several opening acts that went on to become notable, such as Rancid and Weezer (the latter's first gig was opening for Dogstar).

The Deftones' first gig was opening for Psychefunkapus, and other well-known artists such as Green Day and No Doubt have opened for them as well.