take the stage

phrase

: to walk onto the stage

The band took the stage and the concert began.

Examples of take the stage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prior to the Atlanta concert Saturday, it was revealed Sheeran would take the stage closer to his usual set time as a then-unannounced artist had filled the opening act slot. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Local bands Dance Gavin Dance and Oleander will also take the stage. — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

But dancers take the stage too because when Cubans play music, there will assuredly be dancing. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026

But some of the artists who did take the stage to play their current singles on Sunday did see some surges in streaming interest following the VMAs, perhaps standing out even more due to the relative paucity of performers. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for take the stage

• alienage
• age
• gauge
• phage
• plage
• rage
• wage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage