bandstand

[band-stand]

noun

1. a platform, often roofed, for outdoor band performances.

2. a raised platform in a nightclub, restaurant, etc., used by the members of a band or orchestra while performing.

bandstand

/ ˈbændˌstænd /

noun

1. a platform for a band, usually out of doors and roofed

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandstand¹

First recorded in 1855–60; band ¹ + stand

Example Sentences

Of note in the middle image is a Recreation Land, home to a ball field, a mini-golf course and a bandstand.

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I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

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Jon McClure, the lead singer from the Sheffield band Reverend and the Makers, recently purchased "an old-fashioned English bandstand guitar" from the new shop.

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“When we get on the bandstand,” he told the Albany, N.Y.,

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“All the landscaping was gone. The boathouse was a mess. The bandstand was boarded up.”

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Related Words

• booth 
• newsstand 
• stall