What does "gig" mean?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
"Gig" is an informal way of saying job, in this context, meaning live musical performance. Thus, when the speaker says that he "got the gig," it means he was offered a job as a live musician. You can use this in combination with the verb "play." Ex: Although we're not a very famous band, we play gigs regularly. Ex: I got a gig as a piano accompanist!