take the stage

idiom

: to walk onto the stage
The band took the stage and the concert began.

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Seven-time San Diego Music Award nominee Gayle Skidmore will take the stage at noon. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 The night will be packed with music as Ivan Cornejo, Kakalo, DannyLux, Aitana, Liniker, and Morat are also scheduled to take the stage. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025 This Friday night, November 7, Oklou will take the stage at Roundhouse for Pitchfork Music Festival London. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025 Earth signs take the stage, reminding us to come back to the body, back to the breath, back to the beauty of what’s real. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take the stage

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