Entrance music
Entrance music is a musical piece or song that is played for athletes or entertainers when they first appear in front of the spectators before beginning a performance. Popular music acts may have recorded intro and/or outro music played before and after a concert performance, which is often of a different genre from that of the act's own live music. Acts often retain a single signature tune throughout their career;,music acts typically retain the same intro/outro at least for a whole concert tour.
Combat sports
- Ricky Hatton - Blue Moon
- Wanderlei Silva - Darude - Sandstorm
- Anderson Silva - DMX - Ain't No Sunshine
- Roy Nelson - Weird Al Yankovic - I'm Fat
- Brock Lesnar - Metallica - Enter Sandman
Professional snooker
| Player | Song | Artist |
| Mark Allen | "Titanium" | David Guetta feat. Sia |
| Stuart Bingham | "In the Air Tonight" | Phil Collins |
| Luca Brecel | "Earthquake" | Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah |
| Cao Yupeng | "Blah Blah Blah" | Kesha |
| Ali Carter | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida |
| Dominic Dale | La donna è mobile | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Mark Davis | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" | Michael Jackson |
| Ryan Day | "One Step Beyond" | Madness |
| Ding Junhui | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga |
| Ken Doherty | "Irish Rover" | The Pogues |
| Graeme Dott | "Two Tribes" | Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
| Peter Ebdon | "Wrapped Up in Time" | Marillion |
| Marco Fu | "I Gotta Feeling" | Black Eyed Peas |
| David Gilbert | "Superstylin'" | Groove Armada |
| Martin Gould | "The Game" | Motörhead |
| Barry Hawkins | "Beautiful People" | Chris Brown |
| Stephen Hendry | "Get the Message" | Electronic |
| John Higgins | "Nowhere to Hide" | Arnold McCuller |
| Andrew Higginson | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | Joy Division |
| Jamie Jones | "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO |
| Stephen Lee | "Pump It" | Black Eyed Peas |
| Liang Wenbo | "Zhongguoren" | Andy Lau |
| Liu Chuang | "Down" | Jay Sean |
| Stephen Maguire | "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake |
| Shaun Murphy | "He's a Pirate" | Klaus Badelt |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | "Monkey Magic" | Godiego |
| Joe Perry | "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman" | The White Stripes |
| Neil Robertson | "Heart of Courage" | Two Steps from Hell |
| Mark Selby | "Underdog" | Kasabian |
| Matthew Stevens | "OMG" | Usher |
| Judd Trump | "Made It" | Kevin Rudolf |
| Mark Williams | "Jump" | Van Halen |
Professional darts
Walk-on music for professional darts players is typically either related to their nickname or their nationality. Some examples are:| Player | Nickname | Song | Artist |
| Martin Adams | Wolfie | "Hungry Like the Wolf" | Duran Duran |
| Gary Anderson | The Flying Scotsman | "Jump Around" | House of Pain |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Barney | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor |
| Stephen Bunting | The Bullet | "Surfin' Bird" | The Trashmen |
| Michael van Gerwen | Mighty Mike | "Seven Nation Army" | The White Stripes |
| Adrian Lewis | Jackpot | "Reach Up" | Perfecto Allstarz |
| Phil Taylor | The Power | "The Power" | Snap! |
| Simon Whitlock | The Wizard | "Down Under" | Men at Work |
| Peter Wright | Snakebite | "Don't Stop the Party" | Pitbull ft. TJR |
| Steve Beaton | The Bronzed Adonis | "Stayin' Alive" | The Bee Gees |
Roller Derby
Walk-on music used in roller derby, also called skate-out music, has been a part of the sport since its very beginning.| League | Team | Song | Artist |
| Gotham Girls Roller Derby | All-Stars | "Turn Down for What" | DJ Snake ft. Lil Jon |
| Minnesota RollerGirls | All-Stars | "Boneless" | Steve Aoki |
| Minnesota RollerGirls | Minnesota Nice | "Roller Girls" | The Soviettes |
Major League Baseball
The practice of using a heavy metal theme song to signal the entrance of a relief pitcher began at Qualcomm Stadium in 1998, when the San Diego Padres started playing "Hells Bells" by AC/DC to accompany Trevor Hoffman's taking the mound. San Jose Mercury News and ESPN.com wrote that the song should be honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The use of rock and roll for entrance music emerged from the 1989 film, Major League, in which relief pitcher Rick Vaughn entered the game to a cover of "Wild Thing" performed by X. In addition, batters will often select a song to play as they come to the plate in home games.Wrestling
Wrestling companies often have an inhouse composer composing theme music for wrestlers. They also may use stock music.Many wrestlers have used many themes over the course of their careers. Some wrestlers like Ric Flair and Macho Man Randy Savage are known for their one particular entrance theme song, Also Sprach Zarathustra and Pomp and Circumstance respectively.