Sentence examples for playing support to from inspiring English sources

On arrival, he discovered he was playing support to singer-songwriter Willie Mitchell and would be backed by Mitchell's band.

He began performing in local clubs and coffee houses around London, and in February 1968, while playing support to Country Joe and the Fish at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, made an impression on Ashley Hutchings, bass player with Fairport Convention.

He's friends with Laura Marling and next week will play support to the Mercury Prize-nominated songwriter at two shows in London.

A chocolate delice, with segments of orange and an impeccable pistachio ice cream, plays support to that glorious lemon tart.

The Roches' reputation spread: the New York Times identified them as leaders of a new folk revival, and they played support to visiting headline acts.

But John Willsteed, whose band Halfway played support to Robert Forster at Enoggera bowls club on 7 November as part of the celebrations – a gig that was, by all accounts, magical – appreciates the contradictions.

Rogen plays support to a cancer-stricken friend in the upcoming dramedy, "50/50," the same role he played for the film's writer, Will Reiser, his real life friend who based the story on his own experience.

Before he became a director, Mr. Blakemore worked onstage for 15 years, including a season in 1959 at Stratford-on-Avon Stratford-on-Avon Stratford-on-Avons like Charles Laughton, Laurence Olivier, playingbesupportingith Evans.

It needs acidity and kick so it can play support act to the main event.

Perhaps a return to playing supporting characters and dramatic roles might help him remember how to move beyond tone-deaf pop parodies and lame double entendres.

"I mean, I also like playing supporting roles, but they have to have some course to take, not just be insipid and attractive".