noun · neutral
concert
UK/ˈkɒnsə(r)t/US/ˈkɑːnsərt/CON·cert
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a live musical performance in front of an audience
Examples
“I went to a concert last weekend and the atmosphere was amazing.”
“They prefer small concerts to huge stadium shows.”
“Tickets for the concert sold out quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prefer intimate concerts where you can really feel the musicians' energy up close.”
Collocations
- go to a concert
- concert hall
- live concert
Word family
concert nounconcerted adjectiveconcertgoer noun
Common mistakes
I went to concert last night.→I went to a concert last night.
I saw a concert of Coldplay.→I saw a concert by Coldplay.
Say it for a higher band
5music event→6show→7+concert
Synonyms
gig
recital
Easily confused
recital
“She gave a piano recital at the conservatory.”
Related words
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