headliners
Top-billed performers
Headliners are the main attractions at a performance or event—the acts that appear last and largest on promotional materials.
A music festival might have several headliners across different nights: Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar are this year's headliners.
The term extends beyond entertainment to anyone given top billing or prominent attention.
Separately, a headliner is the fabric covering the interior ceiling of a car.
Those who amuse others
- artistsMakers of creative works
- musiciansPeople who create music
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- bandsMusical performing groups
acts · comedians · dancers · vocalists · soloists · duos · trios · DJs
Primary performance venue
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- setlistOrdered concert songs
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
- arenaVenue for contests
amphitheater · venue · tour · concert · gig · residency · booking · promoter
Theater entrance canopy
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- tentpoleCentral shelter support
- drawCreate with pencil
crowd-puller · showstopper · anchor · keynote · featured · spotlight · limelight · prominent
Create with pencil
- spectacleVisually striking event
- attractionPull toward something
- buzzContinuous low drone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
anticipation · hype · sellout · fanbase · following · crowd · audience · ovation
entertainers
Those who amuse others
bands · acts · comedians · dancers · vocalists · soloists · duos · trios · DJs · rappers
mainstage
Primary performance venue
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- setlistOrdered concert songs
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
arena · amphitheater · venue · tour · concert · gig · residency · booking · promoter · Coachella
marquee
Theater entrance canopy
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- tentpoleCentral shelter support
draw · crowd-puller · showstopper · anchor · keynote · featured · spotlight · limelight · prominent · leading
draw
Create with pencil
- spectacleVisually striking event
- attractionPull toward something
- buzzContinuous low drone
excitement · anticipation · hype · sellout · fanbase · following · crowd · audience · ovation · standing-room-only
- Fringe FestivalEdinburgh Fringe, fringe, flyering, festival passes, stand-up comedy
- house showsbasement shows, punk shows, acoustic sets, floor seating, PA system
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- centres of attentioncelebrities, stars, main attraction, star attraction, guests of honor
- entertainers in artactors, dancers, musicians, comedians, circus performers
- VIPscelebrities, superstars, stars, legend, VIPs
headlinersopeners
Things that begin
support acts · undercard · local acts · preliminaries · curtain raisers
- headline newsMajor current events coverage
- newspaper headline
- grab the headlinesAttract widespread media coverage
- hit the headlinesAttract widespread media attention
- make the headlinesAttract major media attention
- headline actFeatured main performer