ROAD SHOW Definition & Meaning

road show

Or roadshow

noun

a show, such as a play or musical comedy, performed by a touring group of actors.
an important motion picture, usually presented only twice daily on a reserved-seat basis and at increased prices.
any traveling exhibit, such as one promoting a company's products or a government program.
Informal.��any group traveling around the country for a specific purpose, such as a political candidate together with an entourage.

road-show

[rohd-shoh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to road shows.

verb (used with object)

road-showed, road-showing

to present as a road show.

road show

noun

1. a radio show broadcast live from one of a number of towns or venues being visited by a disc jockey who is touring an area
2. the touring disc jockey and the personnel and equipment needed to present such a show
  the Radio 1 road show will be in Brighton next week
a group of entertainers, esp pop musicians, on tour
any occasion when an organization attracts publicity while touring or visiting
an antiques road show
a royal road show

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of road show¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Origin of road show²

First recorded in 1870–80

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Idioms and Phrases

A tour made for a particular purpose, especially a political campaign. For example, It was primary season, and every would-be candidate was planning a road show. This term originated about 1900 for touring theatrical productions and in the mid-1900s began to be transferred to other endeavors.

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Politicians typically don’t mind campaign documentaries, because a race is a road show and the camera is a practice run for the performance part of the gig.

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She hopes to organise a "quantum road show" as a first step in introducing schoolchildren to quantum science at a much earlier age that she was.

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They will also perform at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on May 29 and will play St. Louis’ Dome at America’s Center on June 4 on the 19-stop road show.

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Linkin Park is expanding its comeback tour, taking their From Zero road show across the globe.

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Gilmour’s tour behind “Luck and Strange” — his first studio album and his first road show in nearly a decade — is limited in terms of its itinerary, with dates in only four cities.

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