first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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Prince William and his children watched the show at Wembley Stadium during the first night of the tour stop.
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Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Swift made the proclamation while performing the 100th date of the tour on the first night of a weekend engagement in Liverpool on Thursday.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 June 2024
The game also marked the first professional women’s sporting event at the ballpark since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League hosted the stadium’s first night game in 1943.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
But some bars and restaurants didn’t see an onslaught of fanatical football fans on the first night on Thursday.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
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Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Swift made the proclamation while performing the 100th date of the tour on the first night of a weekend engagement in Liverpool on Thursday.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 June 2024
The game also marked the first professional women’s sporting event at the ballpark since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League hosted the stadium’s first night game in 1943.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
But some bars and restaurants didn’t see an onslaught of fanatical football fans on the first night on Thursday.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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