Live Setlist Telemetry
Drag or use arrows to pace energyFOH & Stage Monitored Cue Sheet
Festival Curfews & Stage Overrun Math
Major festivals such as Austin City Limits (ACL), Glastonbury, and Coachella enforce union-mandated stage power cutoffs. Going even 90 seconds over slot can trigger punitive fines or hard audio muting at the main mixing desk.
This studio calculates both actual musical runtime and transition buffers (instrument changes, in-ear monitor adjustments, banter, and water breaks) to guarantee your full headline or sprint set completes comfortably inside the allocated window.
Harmonic Transitions & Energy Pacing
Seamless sets prevent abrupt drop-offs by orchestrating harmonic keys and energy peaks. Grouping songs by tuning prevents awkward dead air while guitars are retuned to Drop D or open tunings.
Use the Energy Arc metric to spot mid-set pacing slumps, ensuring acoustic ballads or extended jam bridges leave enough headroom for a dynamic double-song climax.
Frequently Asked Tour Management Questions
How much buffer time should be planned per song?
Professional tour managers typically budget 20 to 30 seconds for standard count-ins and applause. If a track requires a guitar change or pedalboard preset load, allocate 60 to 90 seconds.
Can this setlist data be sent directly to front-of-house (FOH) crew?
Yes. Click "Copy Text Cue-Sheet" or "Export .TXT" to generate an industry-standard numbered list complete with song lengths, elapsed cumulative stage timers, and tuning cues ready for FOH sound engineers and lighting designers.
Does this tool work completely offline during soundchecks?
Yes. All running time calculations, pacing graphs, and cue exports run entirely client-side in your browser with zero latency and zero external server dependencies.