play a gig
Example Sentences
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Can we play a gig we’ve never done before?’” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
The group’s big break came in August 1981 when the Pretenders’ James Honeyman-Scott observed them as they busked outside Milwaukee’s Oriental Theatre, where the Pretenders were set to play a gig.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
“When I was driving down to Manhattan to play a gig at the City Winery recently, I kept telling myself, ‘I don’t care about the city anymore,’” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
If you’re performing well and can bring in a few fans and friends to your open mic, you can talk to the booker at smaller venues and see if you can play a gig there.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2022
Bitterne Park School, where the Gilbert brothers studied, said the day the band returned there in 2010 to play a gig would "go down in history".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2021
