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Setlist

Meaning in music, with examples

/ˈsetlɪst/nounCore term

In music, setlist means: The list of songs a band or artist plans to play at a show, in order. A 'set' is one continuous block of performance.

In Turkish: şarkı listesi, konser listesi, setlist

How it is used

Bands write, plan or change the setlist and tape it to the stage floor. Gigs are described in sets: 'two 45-minute sets', 'an acoustic set', 'a festival set'. Fans share setlists online after concerts.

Example sentences

  1. Let's move the ballad later in the setlist so the energy doesn't drop too early.

  2. They changed the setlist at the last minute and opened with their new single.

Common collocations

  • write the setlist
  • change the setlist
  • two sets
  • acoustic set
  • open the set
  • gigAn informal word for a live performance by a musician or band, especially a paid one in a bar, club or at an event.
  • soundcheckA short session before a show, when the band plays on stage so that the sound engineer can set the levels for the audience and the monitors.
  • encoreAn extra song or piece performed at the end of a concert after the audience calls the performers back with applause.
  • tourA series of concerts in different cities or countries, usually planned to promote a new album and to earn live income.
  • headlinerThe main performer at a concert or festival, whose name is shown first or biggest and who usually plays last and longest.

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