headliner
Example Sentences
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They thought they’d be opening for someone else, but the demand was high enough that they quickly sold out the nearly 1,000-seat Athenaeum Center as headliners.
From Los Angeles Times
“Mingus at Monterey” was recorded in September 1964, at a Monterey Jazz Festival whose headliners also included Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.
They're festival headliners, with two number one albums and an international fan base.
From BBC
If Root was the headliner on the opening day at the Gabba, there were plenty in the supporting cast to provide the subplots.
From BBC
Reading and Leeds bosses said the twin events would be the only UK festival appearances for all six headliners next year.
From BBC
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