supporting act
Before the headliner
A supporting act is a performer or group that appears before the main attraction at a concert or show, warming up the audience for the headliner.
The term applies to the performer themselves or their performance: The supporting act was better than the band we came to see.
Also called an opening act or warm-up act.
- openerWhat begins something
- opening actPreliminary concert performer
- warmupPre-activity preparation
- undercardPreliminary contest lineup
- headlineNews article title
stage · concert · live music · gig · venue · sold out · crowd · spotlight · setlist · encore · tour · backstage · green room · billing · marquee · roadie · soundcheck · sound system
- Concert Termsheadliner, opening act, headline act, main act, encore
- concert billingheadliner, opener, opening act, main act, co-headliner
- supporting rolessidekick, second fiddle, understudy, understudies, stand-in
- openersbottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, church key, churchkey
billing hierarchy
supporting actheadliner
Top-billed performer
main act · headline act · headlining act · star attraction · main attraction
support, supporting, acting, actors, actress, action, actions, active, actual