The now-famous phrase ' Elvis has left the building' was used at the beginning of his career when Presley was not the headliner, followed by a plea for the audience to return to their seats so as to watch those artists following Presley.

Tom Parker intended to leave audiences wanting more. In the early days of modern rock music, Elvis Presley never played encores, a practice his manager Col. Similarly, former Guided by Voices frontman Robert Pollard generally plays songs from his solo career for the first half of his shows, and then, for the inevitable encore, will play a lengthy selection of Guided by Voices songs, with the two halves generally having roughly equal duration. Sometimes they even played one or two additional songs (a 'real' encore in the traditional sense, rather than an inevitable performance staged as an encore) after the planned encore. They continued to play the concert with the 'encore' which lasted about an hour. For example, the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and his band The Wailers were known to play the concerts of their last two tours in 19 in two halves: after the first half was performed they stopped performing for some minutes to tune their instruments again or to have a break, while the audience was demanding for more. Some artists include their encore as the second half of the concert. However, encores are usually only performed by the headlining artist, as opening bands almost always have restrictions on how long their set can last, and are prohibited from going over the set time with an encore. Artists often plan their encores in advance, and they are commonly included on the artist's setlist one common practice is to leave one or more of their most popular songs for an encore. It is very common for punk bands to perform an encore when in small venues. In most circumstances, it has become standard for rock, metal, and pop artists to give an encore especially in large settings such as stadiums and arenas. Encores at the Met became rarer later in the century. The ban at the Metropolitan was explicit in the printed programs at the beginning of the 20th century, but was nevertheless often broken at the insistence of the audience. Toscanini had, in 1887, been challenged to a duel after stubbornly refusing an aria's encore. In 1921, encores were forbidden at la Scala (in northern Italy), because the conductor Toscanini felt they would interrupt the pace of the opera and drew attention to individual singers as opposed to the work. In the mid-19th century, encores were officially banned in northern Italy, since the Austrian-Italian authorities felt they would lead to public disorder. īy tradition, some world-class opera houses, such as La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, officially discourage encores, especially for vocal solos, as encores were associated with less serious performances. Restrictions on encores įor 'Figaro', on Emperor Joseph II of Austria issued an order limiting encores. For example, at the premiere of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro,, and other early performances, 'many pieces were encored, almost doubling the length of each performance'. īeginning in the 18th century, if an aria was strongly applauded, it might be repeated. This is notable considering that encores were banned from the MET stage. Javier Camarena finishing an encore at the Metropolitan Opera. A well-known example is the performance of the Radetzky March and The Blue Danube at the end of the Vienna New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra neither piece is ever listed in the official program, but they are traditionally played every year. Traditionally, in a concert that has a printed set list for the audience, encores are not listed, even when they are planned. In some modern circumstances, encores have come to be expected, and artists often plan their encores. However, in modern times they are rarely spontaneous and are usually a pre-planned part of the show.Īt the end of a concert, if there is prolonged applause, one more relatively short piece may be performed as an encore. Multiple encores are not uncommon, and they initially originated spontaneously, when audiences continued to applaud and demand additional performance from the artists after they had left the stage. They are regarded as the most complimentary kind of applause for performers.

An encore at the Austrian World Music AwardsĪn encore is an additional performance given by performers after the planned show has ended, usually in response to extended applause from the audience.

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