concerts

Musical performance events

Concerts are live performances of music before an audience, typically featuring one or more musicians or groups playing for an extended period.

The word covers everything from symphony orchestras in formal halls to rock bands in arenas to jazz combos in clubs.

We got tickets to the concert downtown.

As a verb, concert means to arrange or plan together, and appears most often in the adjective concerted, meaning coordinated or done in combination: a concerted effort to raise funds.

performance

live

To exist or dwell

  • showMake something apparent
  • gigShort-term paid work
  • setArrange in position

encore · setlist · opener · headliner · venue · arena · stadium · amphitheater · festival · tour

tickets

admission

Entry or confession

general admission · balcony · pit · scalper · resale · sold out · presale · box office · wristband · stub

music

band

Group playing music together

guitarist · drummer · bassist · orchestra · symphony · ensemble · soloist · conductor · DJ · setlist

atmosphere

energy

Power to do work

dancing · swaying · lighters · phones · chanting · ovation · rush · excitement · nostalgia · community

Categories
Opposites
live vs. recorded music

concertsrecordings

Stored audio or video

studio albums · records · streaming · CDs · playlists

HARMONY VS. DISCORD (archaic/formal sense)

concertsdiscords

Conflicts or disharmonies

disagreements · disharmonies · disunities · conflicts · dissensions

public performance vs. private practice

concertsrehearsals

Preparatory performance sessions

jam sessions · sound checks · soundchecks · private lessons

Phrases
Family

concert, concert hall, concerto, concertgoer

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G