pop concert
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pop concert
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Nothing, anywhere, is better than Harbour’s interpretive dance, side stage, at a pop concert.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The show — which is closer to a pop concert than a traditional musical — is structured like a reality competition, the divas explain after their rousing opening group number, “Ex Wives.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2023
The museum sold out the more than 450,000 tickets for the Vermeer show in less than four days — a response that Roelofs compared to a pop concert or sporting event.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Glasgow also hosted the Big Day Out, which was then the biggest free rock and pop concert ever in Scotland.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2022
It was a vaudeville and pop concert show all in one and it lasted two days.
From Letters of the Motor Girl by Gardner, Ethellyn
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