Live Setlist & Jam Segue Planner
Sequence dynamic show flow, pace set lengths with curfew precision, and engineer harmonic transitions for concert rehearsals, tour rosters, and jam-band seamless segues.
Road Crew & Stage Floor Cue Sheet
Gaffer Tape Ready • High ContrastThe Craft of Live Concert Flow & Jam Continuity
From the Grateful Dead and Bob Weir’s harmonic modular segues to Sturgill Simpson’s reinvention as Johnny Blue Skies, live stagecraft hinges on pacing, key modulation, and intentional transition architecture.
Harmonic Transition Architecture
Sudden key shifts can jar an audience out of a groove. By tracking musical keys across set transitions, this planner flags adjacent Circle-of-Fifths steps (e.g. G to D or C to Am) for natural flow, or warns of tritone clashes unless an intentional break is planned.
Pro tip: When shifting more than 3 steps away, use an open jam vamp (>>) where rhythm instruments modulate over a shared pedal note before resolving into the next song.
Set Structure & Curfew Management
Professional venues impose strict curfew fines for every minute a band overruns. The telemetry bar continually computes cumulative elapsed time, accounting for estimated patter and segue crossfades so musical directors know exactly where to trim or extend jams.
Use the printable cue sheet output on high-contrast floor displays or taped behind monitor wedges for instant visibility during performances.
How does the "Smooth Key Flow" reordering work?
The optimizer groups songs inside each set and rearranges them using an Euler-path heuristic across the musical Circle of Fifths. Songs with compatible root notes or relative majors/minors are placed adjacent to minimize awkward tonal leaps.
Can I export this setlist for stage crews and lighting directors?
Yes. Clicking "Export Stage Sheet (.txt)" generates an industry-standard, timestamped ASCII stage sheet complete with BPM, key, transition symbols, running totals, and performance cues.
Does this tool work completely on-device without an account?
Every calculation, harmonic score check, cue sheet generator, and canvas dynamic timeline runs 100% locally in your browser. Your setlists and unreleased tracks stay entirely on your device.