Das Line-up nennt die Vorband.

The line-up names the supporting act.

Breakdown of Das Line-up nennt die Vorband.

• nennen: to name
• die Vorband: the supporting act
• das Line-up: the lineup

Questions & Answers about Das Line-up nennt die Vorband.

Why is it das Line-up?

Because Line-up is a borrowed noun in German, and it is usually treated as neuter, so it takes das in the singular.

In this sentence, das Line-up is also the subject of the sentence, so das is the nominative article.

• das Line-up = the line-up

Is Line-up really used in German?

Yes. In music, festivals, concerts, and similar contexts, Line-up is a common borrowed word in German. It refers to the list of performers or the set of artists appearing at an event.

It is usually written Line-up with a hyphen.

You may also see the plural:

• die Line-ups

What does nennt mean here?

nennt is the 3rd person singular present tense of nennen.

The verb nennen often means:

• to name
• to mention
• to state
• to list

In this sentence, it means something like mentions or lists, not is called.

For example:

• Er nennt einen Namen. = He names/mentions a name.
• Das Programm nennt alle Künstler. = The program lists all the artists.

Why is it die Vorband and not some other form?