headline act
Star of show
The headline act is the main performer at a concert or festival—the star attraction that audiences primarily came to see.
Headline acts typically perform last and longest, with other performers serving as opening acts or support.
The verb headline means to be this featured performer: Who's headlining the festival this year?
- headlinerTop-billed performer
- main eventFeatured performance or contest
- starLuminous astronomical object
- big nameFamous, influential person
- closing actFinal scheduled performer
closing number · marquee · main stage · spotlight · stage · concert · music festival · festival · live performance · encore · crowd · applause · standing ovation · tour · sold out · world tour · arena · performance
- celebritiesmovie stars, A-lister, pop stars, superstar, celebrity
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- Concert Termsheadliner, opening act, main act, encore, setlist
- Fame Idiomsin the spotlight, center stage, in the limelight, household name, rising star
- headlinersheadliner, main act, main attraction, top billing, featured artist
- ACT typesscene, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, curtain call
headline actopening act
Preliminary concert performer
support act · opener · warm-up act · undercard · first act
headline actunknown artist
Unidentified maker of work
up-and-comer · local band · nobody · emerging artist · garage band
headline, head, line, headlines, acts, headed, heading, heads, headless