support acts
Before the headliner
Support acts are performers who appear before the main attraction at a concert or show, warming up the audience.
The term usually appears in plural because multiple openers are common: The support acts were better than the headliner.
Also called opening acts.
- openersThings that begin
- opening actPreliminary concert performer
- gigsPaid musical performances
- preludesIntroductory sections or movements
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
live music · festival lineup · tour package · main stage · sold out show · local band · forerunners · harbingers · curtain raiser · stage manager · soundcheck · green room · undercard · heralds · road crew · precursors · introductions · record label
- Fringe FestivalEdinburgh Fringe, fringe, flyering, festival passes, stand-up comedy
billing hierarchy
support actsheadliners
Main acts at shows
headliner · main act · headline act · star attraction · main attraction
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