warm-up music
Before the show
Warm-up music is what plays before the main event—the tracks that fill a venue as an audience arrives, or what a DJ spins before the headliner takes over.
The term also applies to music someone listens to before performing or competing: She has a specific warm-up music playlist for before every game.
The purpose is transitional—building energy or focus without peaking too early.
- playlistArranged media collection
- pump up songsMotivational music selections
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- introBrief opening section
beats · cardio · gym · energy · tempo · DJ · sound system · pumped · exercise · soundcheck · dance floor · locker room · jogging · starting line · aerobics · motivational · bass · pulse
- fitness musicworkout playlists, beats, tempo, rhythm
- dance musicEDM, disco, techno, house, trance
- Stadium AnthemsWe Will Rock You, Zombie Nation, Thunderstruck, Enter Sandman, Crazy Train
warm-up musicheadliner
Top-billed performer
main act · main event · featured artist · star attraction · closing act
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