What are drummer headphones for?

There are 3 uses for drummer headphones.

1. Headphones on stage serve as monitors for the stage sound.
2. For practicing, drummers often wear headphones to protect their hearing.
3. For practicing, drummers use headphones to play to music tracks.

Drummers also use headphones when they are recording in the studio, either to listen to the other parts of the song (drummers normally get recorded last in the mix) or to listen to a click track so they keep in time during the recording.