B-stage

noun

A smaller, secondary stage typically featured at pop and rock concerts held in a stadium or arena, usually located in the middle of the concert floor.

Meanings

nounB-stage (plural B-stages)

plural B-stages

  1. entertainmentA smaller, secondary stage typically featured at pop and rock concerts held in a stadium or arena, usually located in the middle of the concert floor.

    When she emerges on a B-stage for a handful of tunes, her excitement at being able to have dual stages is clear. “I’ve never done this before, but I thought let me get in the mix!” she grins between poignant renditions of ‘Loud’ and ‘A Couple Minutes’[.]

    2026 April 23, Hannah Mylrea, “Olivia Dean live in Glasgow: a new popstar’s victory lap”, in NME
Cite this entry
APA

B-stage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-stage

MLA

“B-stage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-stage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “B-stage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-stage.

Source: B-stage on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.