of all the opening acts on the vertigo tour...

[coolian2]

Kanye was brilliant, listen to albums often

 

[Zoomerang96]

u2 had an abundance of quality opening acts on that tour. was good stuff.

 

[BoMac]

ETA far as I'm concerned, Kanye OWNED that stage (and the ellipse ramp, numerous times over) more than any other opening act I saw. He just commanded it like he was headlining. Fucking awesome! Second to that in terms of a "stage-commanding" performance was Damian Marley, imo.

I know the hometown factor must have played a part, but Arcade Fire absolutely owned the audience at the Montreal gigs, particularly towards the end of their set. It was their first arena shows and by the time they left the stage(can't remember if it was Montreal 1 or 2) playing Rebellion(Lies) the crowd was singing and clapping along as if they were the main act. It was quite a sight to behold and cemented my admiration for the band, particularly their live shows.