Today, almost all the posters you can see the word "headliner".Who is it?The answer seems to be simple.Popular DJs, singers or groups are invited as guest of honor at a musical event.They are called "the highlight" of the program, the star of the evening.This basic meaning, but it can be used in a different context.
Headliner: meaning
He has an English origin, and written in their native language so it: headline or headliner.Originally used in journalistic terms, as meaning "headline", "top article".
Today, this term, while maintaining its depth value ("basic", "high", the central ") is used in a broader sense.
So headliner ...
Who among show-business?"Untwisted" musicians (one or the whole group), located at the height of his fame and success, and thousands of people gathering at his concerts.They are invited as the core, "lead" singer and celebrity guests at festivals, competitions and concerts of teams in order to attract attention and to ensure the attendance of these shares.
Speech headliners wisely placed at the end of the program to "doderzhat" before the end of the evening the audience (not everybody wants to listen to the creations of young talents).It is usually limited to the execution of the 2-3 most famous compositions.
branded artist name on the posters written in large letters, and names of minor participants marked the bottom in small print.
That's what a headliner in the entertainment business.
Moscow rock festivals
It is on these large-scale promotions, the term "headliner" is used more often.These events usually last several days, offering the audience little-known performances and novice teams.To avoid the financial and organizational failure, and at the same time enable the beginners to "light up" before a wide audience, the festival organizers invite recognized and famous rock stars.
For example, in June of this year (27-29.06.14) in Moscow, VVC, the second time will be successful rock project called Park Live.It will participate, according to preliminary data, 25 singers and bands from around the world.Most of them are familiar with only a small circle of listeners and rock fans.
honorable mission headliner
appearances stellar reviews are "metered".Each day of the competition on the stage appears no more than two applications for the headliners.This approach provides intrigue and allows you to keep the public interest throughout the campaign.Park Live will also visit the headliner.Who will it be?
already known that the highlight of the program will perform such mastodons rock like MARILYN MANSON, THE PRODIGY, DOPE DOD, DEFTONES, Skillet.
Last year, the headliner of the first day of the concert was the group Limp Bizkit, the second day of "light" team The Killers, as well as a snack - the most coveted and rarely speaking headliner.Who was it known to those who attended the event.Unmatched Zemfira!
This year's performance is also top members scattered throughout the day.The great and terrible Manson cult Skillet will perform on the first day.THE PRODIGY and DOPE D.O.D.expected on the second day, and the Deftones will appear before the public on the final day.
Who and what is called the "headliner»
word "heydlayner" is used in other values related to the world of cinema, visual arts and literature.
They can be theater performance, art works in the exhibition, the venerable writer, was invited to the literary evening, the status and well-known personality at the awards ceremony.
«Home» in the art world
In 2012, Moscow hosted the Festival "bright people", telling children and adults about what to do in the summer in the city, if you're anywhere from it not gone.One of the areas of the action - urban art art, implying installation, graffiti, asphalt drawings.
Headlining the festival was Edgar Mueller - trendy, well-known and has already become a cult in the world of 3D-graphics artist, hosting the fruits of their imagination in the most precarious everyday scenery stone jungle - asphalt areas.
For his creations in all megacities are built, and he visited Moscow.He left behind a huge dragon jumps out of the waterfall right on the asphalt track.But he promised to come back, to realize the dream - to make graphics on the snow.
in February 2014 in the capital of Russia started (at 10 th time), another significant event - Photo Biennale.The structure of the exhibition - 19 diverse exhibitions, placed on six separate sites.Critics also singled headliners Biennale.They were a collection of pictures taken original and unsurpassed masters of photography.
This exhibition "Power of Images" Erwin Blumenfeld, "Women are beautiful" Garry Winogrand, "Invisible" Jessica Lange and east revelation photos of Iranian women Shirin Neshat.The headliner among headliners dubbed collection of photographs titled "Another London" (the life of the city in the lenses of world famous photographers).
That's what the headliner.This term allows us to emphasize and highlight the uniqueness and importance of a particular person, project, event at a public event among all other participants.
