Meaning of "opening act" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF OPENING ACT

opening act  [ˈəʊpənɪŋ ækt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPENING ACT

Opening act is a noun.

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WHAT DOES OPENING ACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opening act

An opening act, warm-up act, or supporting act is an entertainment act, that performs at a concert before the featured act, or "headliner". Rarely, an opening act may perform again at the end of the event, or perform with the featured act after both have had a set to themselves. The opening act's performance serves to "warm up" the audience, making it appropriately excited and enthusiastic for the headliner. In rock music, the opening act will usually be an up-and-coming group with a smaller following than the featured artist. On long concert tours, different opening acts may be used for different legs of the tour.

Definition of opening act in the English dictionary

The definition of opening act in the dictionary is the first act at a concert, etc, esp before a main act.

TRANSLATION OF OPENING ACT

Find out the translation of opening act to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of opening act from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opening act» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 开场表演
• Translator English - Spanish: acto de apertura
• English: opening act
• Translator English - Hindi: खोलने की कार्रवाई
• Translator English - Arabic: الفعل افتتاح
• Translator English - Russian: разогреве
• Translator English - Portuguese: ato de abertura
• Translator English - Bengali: উদ্বোধন
• Translator English - French: acte d´ouverture
• Translator English - Malay: Pembukaan
• Translator English - German: Vorgruppe
• Translator English - Japanese: 前座
• Translator English - Korean: 서막
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbukak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mở hành động
• Translator English - Tamil: திறப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: उघडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: açılış
• Translator English - Italian: atto di apertura
• Translator English - Polish: akt otwarcia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розігріві
• Translator English - Romanian: act de deschidere
• Translator English - Greek: πράξη το άνοιγμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opening act
• Translator English - Swedish: förband
• Translator English - Norwegian: åpningen handle

6 QUOTES WITH «OPENING ACT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word opening act.

1

Rick Danko

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.

2

Gallagher

Detroit is drunken idiots. It was no surprise to me. I performed with Kenny Rogers for one year as his opening act, and I got to visit every major American city and notice the audience, and Detroit was one of the worst.

3

Bobby Hatfield

Rolling Stones, Beatles, we gave them all the break they were looking for. All they needed was a good opening act, and we went out there and performed as well as we could... over 15,000 kids chanting.

4

George Miller

I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts.

5

Ronnie Spector

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair.

6

Pia Zadora

I actually started singing those songs six or seven years ago, when I was an opening act for Frank Sinatra.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPENING ACT»

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SpellCheckers Inc. Book 1: the Opening Act

Book 1: The Opening Act Published By http://1.ElseWhenStudio.Com PO Box 129 Greenland NH 03840 SpellCheckers Inc. Book 1: The Opening Act Is Copyright © 2005 By J.P. Hirtle All Rights Reserved No portion of this publication may be ...

J. P. Hirtle, 2005

Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's ...

1939], 260 Opening [Knickerbocker Holiday], 173 Opening [This Is the Army], 51 Opening Act One [Cat and the Fiddle], 32 Opening Act One [Oh, Boy!], 23 Opening Act One [Sitting Pretty], 29 Opening Act One [Tip-Toes], 66 Opening Act Two ...

Steven Suskin, 2010

All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Canadian Edition

NEw ARTISTS As a new artist, your choices are to play as a headliner in clubs ( mean- ing venues of 100 to 1,500 people or so) or (if you're signed to a rec- ord label) as the opening act on a big tour. How you get to be the opening act on a ...

Donald S. Passman, 2013

The Origins of Nazi Genocide: From Euthanasia to the Final ...

They employed subterfuge to hide the killings, and they did not hesitate to pillage the corpses. The euthanasia killings proved to be the opening act of Nazi genocide. The mass murder of the handicapped preceded that of Jews and Gypsies; ...

Henry Friedlander, 1997

Every Goodbye Ain't Gone: An Anthology of Innovative Poetry ...

To be the opening act and absorb all slobber all praises all stares all insults in a rhythm tube of fallopian teeth To be the opening act and not forget the odor of roaches in a diamond miner's eyeball ®ame of a dead ®int listen to this suspect ...

Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Lauri Ramey, 2006

Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety ...

FINK'S MULES It was, reputably, a good opening act that could set an audience up for the rest of the bill. Although respected for that reason, Fink's Mules achieved legendary status, perhaps, because its name was so easy to recall. Although ...

Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, 2004

Music Production: For Producers, Composers, Arrangers, and ...

Because large agencies represent established artists, they sometimes hold the power to force, or “suggest,” to promoters that a “baby” or midline artist becomes the opening act on a specified con.l: Record labels that provide tour support for a  ...

Michael Zager, 2011

The Dave Matthews Band: Step Into the Light

He then admitted that this was the first Dead show he'd ever attended, and expressed pride that the Dead had requested Dmb as their opening act. This single, three-day stint seemed to cement the link between Dmb and the Grateful Dead, ...

Morgan Delancey, 2001

Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business

If a national touring band is headlining in your town, the booker at the club usually doesn't have the freedom to choose an opening act. The touring band either brings the opening act or chooses the opener. If the booker does have the freedom ...

Richard Stim, 2012

Washington, D.C. For Dummies

Mainstage and Backstage open Sunday through Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Mainstage opening act starts 30 minutes later. Hours at the Red Room are Sunday through Thursday 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday and ...

Tom Price, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPENING ACT»

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CityCenter Danbury Releases August Concert Lineup

Opening act: Slapback. Thursday, Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. -- West Afrikan Drumming. This high-energy concert will feature members of the Kariamu ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»

REVIEW: Crowd wants more of Costello, and he obliges

Performing for 90 minutes (without an opening act), Costello still had magnificent range (as demonstrated on “Alison”) and a determination ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»

Madonna Is Actually a Lot More Like Picasso Than You Think

... comes an even savvier strategy: Madonna has now conscripted this summer's most popular star, Amy Schumer, to be the opening act during ... «Vogue.com, Jul 15»

Main Street Greeneville's fifth and final concert set

The opening act will begin at 7 with intermission scheduled for 7:45 and the headliner takes the stage at 8. Emcee for the series will be Woody ... «WJHL, Jul 15»

Joey Cook to perform at Madigan's Saturday

She was the opening act for the first six concerts of the American Idol Live tour this summer. Madigan's was the first place Cook sang publicly ... «Inside NoVA, Jul 15»

Christlife Art and Music Fest to rock the fairgrounds

Among other Christian musical acts that will be featured at the Christlife Fest, Southcross will serve as the opening act for Christian band Big ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»

Opening Act: Waxahatchee Brings Her Alabama Roots to the Pop …

Waxahatchee is the perfect moniker for solo singer/songwriter Katie Crutchfield. It's both a representation of her Alabama roots (Waxahatchee ... «SPIN, Jul 15»

Luke Bryan at Klipsch: What you need to know

Bryan is expected onstage at 9 p.m. each night, preceded by supporting act Randy Houser at 7:40 and opening act Dustin Lynch at 7. «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»

One Direction Set to Perform Sunday

University of Minnesota parking lots will open at 4 p.m., and stadium gates open at 5 p.m. Opening act Icona Pop is set to hit the stage at 7 p.m., ... «Gophersports.com, Jul 15»

This Guy's a Real Character: Bob Nelson is bringing his comedy act …

The legendary Mr. Dangerfield saw such promise in Mr. Nelson that he invited him to serve as his opening act for almost a decade, and the ... «Packet Online, Jul 15»