Setlists are where everything comes together. Here's a short overview on how you can create, organise, and share your setlists for gigs and rehearsals.
Click on the Setlists tile in your band homepage, and the click "New Setlist". Give it a name that helps you identify it (I suggest separate setlists for different gigs or rehearsal sessions) and you're ready to start building. Alternatively, you can clone an existing setlist - see below for details.
Each setlist is divided into sets (e.g. "Opening Set", "Second Set", "Encore"). Within each set, search for songs from your band's library and add them. By default, only Approved songs can be added to setlists, this ensures your setlists only contain songs your band has agreed to perform. Band admins can override this restriction in the band preferences if you want to include songs from any state.
You can also add songs to setlists directly from the song library view: Use the "Bulk Actions" button, select the songs you want and then click "Add to Set".
Songs within a set can be reordered by dragging and dropping them into your preferred sequence. You may also find using tags helpful here to group similar songs together or avoid grouping too many similar-sounding ones together. My band also uses tags to identify any instrument or tuning changes, so we can make sure not to ruin the flow by putting too many awkward re-tuning/guitar change moments together!
You can add multiple sets to a setlist and each set shows its total duration based on the individual song durations in your library. The overall running time of the setlist is shown as well.
Use the clone button to create a copy of an existing setlist. This is great for creating variations of a proven set for different venues or starting from a template you can then tweak for each gig.
Once you've finalised a setlist for a gig, lock it to prevent accidental modifications. Locked setlists display a lock icon and cannot be edited until unlocked. This is useful in the days before a gig when you don't want anyone accidentally rearranging the running order! It's also useful for mobile views, where it can be easy to accidentally re-order songs while you're scrolling 😉
Once a gig is done, consider archiving the setlist rather than deleting it. Archiving hides it from your default view (it won't appear unless you check "Show archived setlists") and automatically locks it. You can unarchive at any time.
Each setlist has a Print to PDF button that generates a printable version. You can tweak the layout to include or exclude details like tags, performance notes and durations etc. as well as adjust the text size and other printing options.
You can generate a shareable link for any setlist you want to make public. This creates a unique URL that anyone can view without needing an account. This can be useful for sending to session players, sharing with venues or even curious fans to see what you're playing!
The shared view is read-only and doesn't include any member data. You can revoke the link at any time, and choose whether to include tags and performance notes or not.
Setlists can be attached to events in your band's calendar. When viewing an event, you'll see the linked setlist and can jump straight to it. This keeps everything for each gig or rehearsal connected in one place, and also lets you see what you played at previous visits to a venue. Useful to keep it fresh and avoid repeating the same songs every time!
A personal setlist is one that is only visible to you, the user who created it. It can't be attached to events, and other bandmates can't see it. Other than that, they work just the same as regular setlists.
This means they can be a useful tool to create your own structured practice sessions or just experiment with song orders. You can choose to make a setlist personal by selecting the "Make this a personal setlist" checkbox when you create it.