live performances

Acts before audiences

Live performances are entertainment events happening in real time before an audience—concerts, plays, comedy shows, dance recitals.

The term distinguishes from recorded or broadcast versions: The album is good, but their live performances are incredible.

Live performances carry an element of unpredictability and direct connection between performer and audience that recordings cannot replicate.

Related

stage manager · applause · set list · amplifier · opening night · musician · stage fright · stand-up comedy · play · standing ovation · curtain call · coffeehouse · jam session · ballet · singer · dress rehearsal · circus act · cabaret

Categories
Opposites
temporal immediacy

live performancesrecordings

Stored audio or video

studio recordings · playback · broadcasts · reruns · album tracks

physical presence

live performancesvirtual concerts

Performances broadcast over internet

remote viewing · radio broadcasts · simulcasts · livestreams · webinars

spontaneity and uniqueness

live performancesstudio albums

Professionally recorded music collections

backing tracks

Family

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