headliner

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Last year, when she performed a career-defining set at Glastonbury Festival, in front of tens of thousands of people, it wrote that she would likely return as the headliner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"Dinosaurs go from being co-stars to the headliner," Srivastava said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

After West, who now goes by Ye, was announced as the headliner to the festival, major festival sponsors like PepsiCo, Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev began dropping out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Thousands of fans have gathered in the California desert for the hotly anticipated Coachella Festival, which kicks off Friday with pop princess Sabrina Carpenter in the headliner spotlight.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The headliner in the 5,000 meters— three miles and 188 yards—was Norman Bright, a twenty-six-year-old schoolteacher.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand