Definitions

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  • noun A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians from the elements.

Etymologies

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band +‎ shell.

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Examples

  • $274,850 for improvements to the Baysville bandshell, which is 31 kilometres from the site and also incomplete.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • Hudson Park and Beach is near Echo Bay and features a playground and a bandshell.

    Rebounding New Rochelle Adds to Appeal Joseph De Avila 2012

  • As Masako tries to cheer Yuzo in the bandshell after being denied tickets to hear Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, she suggests they pretend.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • At the bandshell it's not a fully enacted performance, it's mostly just the music, possibly some funny hats.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2009

  • As Masako tries to cheer Yuzo in the bandshell after being denied tickets to hear Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, she suggests they pretend.

    Help us dream beautiful dreams Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • Those for whom the term "Girl Group" conjures long-gone images of bouffant hairdos, crinoline and eyeliner might consider a visit on Saturday to the Damrosch Park bandshell, where Lincoln Center will continue its Out of Doors concert series.

    You Would Sing Too If It Happened to You Bruce Bennett 2011

  • Borough president Marty Markowitz made an appearance, and we heard from others about the festival's humble beginnings and the way they transformed an abandoned bandshell into a cultural hub that gets some of the best local and international musicians to play on its stage each year.

    Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Celebrate Brooklyn Opening Night Gala and New Haven Weekend Getaway Chris Kompanek 2011

  • But this city is no dusty architectural archive—Frank Gehry's sinuous Millennium Park bandshell is six years young; Renzo Piano's floaty Modern Wing for the Art Institute of Chicago opened in 2009.

    Chicago Jeff Chu 2011

  • Borough president Marty Markowitz made an appearance, and we heard from others about the festival's humble beginnings and the way they transformed an abandoned bandshell into a cultural hub that gets some of the best local and international musicians to play on its stage each year.

    Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Celebrate Brooklyn Opening Night Gala and New Haven Weekend Getaway Chris Kompanek 2011

  • Karin Almonte , a 31-year-old messenger from Washington Heights, bemoaned the ban as he watched a man wave a wand that spawned giant, translucent bubbles near the bandshell just south of Central Park's Bethesda Terrace.

    Hot Air Over City's New Smoking Ban Michael Howard Saul 2011

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