The phrase "a performance earlier" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a performance that took place at an earlier time, often in the context of discussing events or schedules.
Example: "The audience was still buzzing from a performance earlier in the evening that left everyone in awe."
Alternatives: "a prior performance" or "an earlier show".
Malik canceled a performance earlier this year due to the psychological condition.
The labour market is also showing signs of losing momentum, having enjoyed a solid performance earlier in the year.
Channel 4 put in a better performance earlier in the evening, with 3.1 million people tuning in to watch the traditional cliff-hanger in the final episode of the latest series of Friends.
Sunday's two-hour concert in Pyongyang, along with a separate taekwondo performance earlier in the day, comes as South Korea's engagement with North Korea has continued to grow since Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness for more contact between the two countries.
Our educational intervention provides a way to accelerate the learning curve so that it introduces a safer level of performance earlier in the clinical training of the residents.
Barrett was relishing the home advantage with a dominating performance early on.
The blue chip stocks, after a strong performance early in the day, were turning south on fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve might go for yet another round of interest rate hikes.
Golden State was down from the opening minutes all the way until the final 2 43 of the game, largely thanks to a heroic performance early on from LA point guard Chris Paul, who finished the night with 35 points.
Lilly gave a Clemens-like performance early, striking out five and holding Oakland hitless in the first four innings.
A staged reading of the Dickens story and a performance of early English carols; Simon Jones, members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and others.
