play a gig
Example Sentences
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Can we play a gig we’ve never done before?’” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025
Hastings was such a lively town in the 1980s that London bands would come to play a gig and never go home, says Dr Jess Steele.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
“When I was driving down to Manhattan to play a gig at the City Winery recently, I kept telling myself, ‘I don’t care about the city anymore,’” she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022
If you’re performing well and can bring in a few fans and friends to your open mic, you can talk to the booker at smaller venues and see if you can play a gig there.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2022
And there is a telling story by Richard Mishkin about what Reed did when he refused to play a gig on boat.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2021
