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Live entertainment

Half-hour call

A backstage warning traditionally given approximately thirty minutes before the announced performance start.

Also known as: half hour, thirty-minute call

Reviewed

Setup

  • Exact timing and wording vary by venue and jurisdiction; subsequent calls commonly mark fifteen, five, and places, with delays communicated explicitly.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Exact timing and wording vary by venue and jurisdiction; subsequent calls commonly mark fifteen, five, and places, with delays communicated explicitly.

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