Definition of "preshow" []

• To show in advance. (verb)
• A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment. (noun)

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• "The problem with a preshow slot was that it gave me plenty of drinking time at the main bar before we took our seats."
• "We repeated that joke so much that we ended up liking its simplicity, and, through repetition, it was adopted as our preshow anthem."
• "We had been invited to our first VMAs at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where we gave a preshow performance of “Where Is the Love?” on an outdoor stage before the ceremony began, marking the twentieth anniversary of MTV."