In music, headliner means: The main performer at a concert or festival, whose name is shown first or biggest and who usually plays last and longest.
In Turkish: ana sanatçı, ana grup, baş isim
How it is used
Festivals 'announce the headliners'; bands 'headline a festival' or 'headline the main stage'. Acts before them are 'support acts' or 'opening acts'. Promoters book headliners first because they sell the most tickets.
Example sentences
The festival announced its three headliners, and early tickets sold out in a day.
Five years ago they were an opening act; now they're the headliner.
Common collocations
festival headliner
headline a show
support act
opening act
main stage headliner
Related terms
tourA series of concerts in different cities or countries, usually planned to promote a new album and to earn live income.
gigAn informal word for a live performance by a musician or band, especially a paid one in a bar, club or at an event.
setlistThe list of songs a band or artist plans to play at a show, in order. A 'set' is one continuous block of performance.
encoreAn extra song or piece performed at the end of a concert after the audience calls the performers back with applause.
record labelA company that finances, releases, distributes and promotes recordings, usually in exchange for ownership of the recordings or a share of their income.
