Music & musical expressions

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Metallica will headline two nights at the Aviva Stadium, deploying a No Repeat Weekend format — different setlists, different support acts.

Grammar Reference · Music & musical expressions

Verb collocations

Verbs that collocate strongly with music: headline a show, perform a setlist, tour a record, support an act, open proceedings, close the night. Each carries a precise meaning.

Noun collocations

Key noun phrases: support slot, headline act, live set, vocal range, closing anthem, festival bill. These are fixed expressions used across reviews, programmes, and interviews.

Idiomatic expressions

Music journalism uses idioms freely: pass the torch, bow out, steal the show, kick off proceedings, set the tone. Knowing the register of each one is as important as knowing the meaning.

The same event: gig (informal/spoken), show (neutral), concert (formal), performance (written/critical), recital (classical). Choose the right register for your context.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Music & musical expressions

1.The young Dublin band will the main stage at Electric Picnic this August.

2.After two decades of touring, the singer finally decided to ... at a sold-out hometown show.

3.The support went to a local act who had never played a venue that size before.

4.The DJ is known for producing tracks that keep dancefloors busy until closing time.

5.The band's farewell run is widely to be the most emotionally charged of the summer.

6.No two nights on the tour were the same, as the band changed their every evening.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.People say she is the most technically gifted vocalist of her generation.

2.The festival combines music, food, and art in one weekend programme.

3.He finished the tour and then stopped performing professionally.

4.The young band opened the night and surprised the entire crowd.

5.Critics believe the venue adds something that larger stadiums simply cannot offer.

6.The singer wrote songs that a whole generation used as the soundtrack to their lives.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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