Well, can't say I've ever felt intimidated :D
But I have supported or been on the same bill with the following:
Beverly Martyn
The Alarm
Roy Harper
Squeeze
Mick Clarke (I think that was his name)
I do doubt Squeeze actually saw us play... And I think Mr Harper was stoned in my dressing room (one of the few gigs where I actually had a dressing room - but when I found it I discovered that he and his small entourage were using it for smoking purposes, and would I mind using theirs instead). Mrs Martyn was extremely drunk when I supported her (she'd been brilliant a few weeks earlier supporting Loudon Wainwright III). She was very friendly before the gig. Then she disappeared off somewhere and I did my first set. Then I settled down to watch hers, and was amazed to see her kill the audience... She then settled down to watch my second set... it took quite a bit to revive the audience... She seemed a bit non-plussed that they were actually capable of making a noise... Unfortunately, they died rather quickly when she wandered back on again. She didn't seem too happy with them then... and she didn't talk to me afterwards... :roll:
Assuming I've got his name right, this Mick Clarke bloke is the best musician I've ever seen on the same bill with me. He was a seasoned pub blues-rock rock musician by then, utterly superb player. We saw his sound-check before we started, so we knew we were definitely the "support" act, but I didn't feel any intimidation. He even said "good set lads, nice one" as we were clearing our kit off the stage. I've also had various other London pub-rock dudes in audiences - the most famous of these would be Micky Moody (and possibly Tony McPhee and Dumpy but I might be confusing various gigs where I was playing or just there as a punter).
EDIT: Philly's posted while I was typing... obviously, all of us who've played at BKP meets in front of him should have felt some small measure of nervousness, if not actual intimidation (since it's rumoured that he was the guy who used to play the solos behind the PA at MSG gigs in the 80s :lol:
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