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setlist

US/ˈsɛtˌlɪst/

setlist noun: a list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.

setlist: a list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour
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Noun

setlist (plural setlists)

  1. A list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.
    • The setlist didn’t stray from what McCartney played at his similarly intimate Santa Barbara Bowl gig last September, though “Flaming Pie” snuck into this concert’s final act, opening the door for a rousing back-to-back-to-back of “Jet,” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” and “Get Back.”2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026

Forms of setlist

pluralsetlists
alternative formset list

Plural of setlist: setlists

Origin of setlist

From set + list.

Questions about setlist

What does setlist mean?
Setlist means a list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.
What part of speech is setlist?
Setlist is a noun.
How do you pronounce setlist?
Setlist is pronounced /ˈsɛtˌlɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of setlist?
The plural of setlist is setlists.

Words near setlist in the dictionary

  1. Setliff
  2. Setliffs
  3. setlike
  4. setline
  5. setlines
  6. setlist
  7. setlists
  8. setmaker
  9. setmakers
  10. setmark
  11. setmarks

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