band shell
noun
: a bandstand having at the rear a sounding board shaped like a huge concave seashell
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The band shell was empty but for two stacks of speakers, a portrait of John on an easel, garlands of evergreen, and a single wreath. 
Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The exhibit, which will be open during the park district facility’s regular hours, will kick off with a free concert by the Beatelles, the area’s premier all-female Beatles cover band Sept. 8 at the park district’s band shell. Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Lea DeLaria, the actress-comedian, surveyed the crowd that had gathered on a recent Sunday evening at the Damrosch Park band shell at Lincoln Center. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Maybe 15 minutes after theatrically fleeing the Hollywood Bowl band shell, Martin returned — banjo in tow. Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022 The city sold the band shell in 1920 to a family living across the street, which used it as a garage. Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020 The department also started construction on a parking lot behind the Music Concourse band shell, which will add 20 new ADA parking spaces, repaved walkways and a new accessible path to the Japanese Tea Garden. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2022 Guests can explore the boathouse and all its grand architecture and enjoy live music under the historic band shell. Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2021 The band’s tradition of Sunday concerts in the park goes back to 1882, before the Spreckels Temple of Music — the band shell — opened in 1900 with 75,000 people crowded into the Music Concourse, according to lore. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2021 See More
Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The exhibit, which will be open during the park district facility’s regular hours, will kick off with a free concert by the Beatelles, the area’s premier all-female Beatles cover band Sept. 8 at the park district’s band shell. Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Lea DeLaria, the actress-comedian, surveyed the crowd that had gathered on a recent Sunday evening at the Damrosch Park band shell at Lincoln Center. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Maybe 15 minutes after theatrically fleeing the Hollywood Bowl band shell, Martin returned — banjo in tow. Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022 The city sold the band shell in 1920 to a family living across the street, which used it as a garage. Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020 The department also started construction on a parking lot behind the Music Concourse band shell, which will add 20 new ADA parking spaces, repaved walkways and a new accessible path to the Japanese Tea Garden. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2022 Guests can explore the boathouse and all its grand architecture and enjoy live music under the historic band shell. Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2021 The band’s tradition of Sunday concerts in the park goes back to 1882, before the Spreckels Temple of Music — the band shell — opened in 1900 with 75,000 people crowded into the Music Concourse, according to lore. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above