bandshell
A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians from the elements and reflecting the sound towards the audience.
Noun
- A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians from the elements and reflecting the sound towards the audience.
- They approach the mountain through the city park. The breeze, flowing steadily down the slope from the empty bandshell, is cool out of the sun. - 1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 97:
- By the beginning of the concert the rain had stopped falling on the crowd, but not on the musicians: the ceiling of the broken-down bandshell leaked, and water hadn’t finished working its way through. - 2009 August 31,...
Synonyms: clamshell soundshell
Origin
From band + shell.