[rich3677]

All opening acts have slim time slots and are therefore very limited in what they can do, the energy they create, the songs they play, etc. I've seen Sam Roberts, Guster, JPE, The Watchmen all open for the Hip and I've seen them all in their own shows and their own shows are remarkably better especially with Sam and Guster.

I'm just saying that you really can't judge a band just by their opening sets. However, I must agree that JBE this summer in Toronto was a rather weak performance.