promenade concert

British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: prom. a concert at which some of the audience stand rather than sit

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promenade concert

And remember, besides, that this marketing is just as great an amusement to the peasant women as a promenade concert is to fine ladies.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai

You would live at a promenade concert, whereas previously you had merely existed there in a state of beatific coma, like a baby gazing at a bright object.

From How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett

A promenade concert was given on the parade-ground at the barracks, at which the band of the 'Galatea' played to the company.

From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Samuel Smiles

Now there are other sounds besides music at a promenade concert, and many things not strictly harmonious are said and done under cover of its trombones and violins.

From Wych Hazel by Susan Warner

He has been secretary to a promenade concert company—deceived by a penniless manager.

From I Say No by Wilkie Collins