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Setlist Timer and Planner

Thirty minutes on the festival schedule is thirty minutes. Write your songs with their length and see at once if the set fits, when each song starts and how much time is left.

Total running time

23:59

22:39 of songs + 1:20 of pauses · 5 songs

1:01 to spare in the slot.

#SongLengthStarts
1Intro1:300:00
2Wonderwall4:181:50
3Don't Look Back in Anger4:486:28
4Champagne Supernova7:2711:36
5Live Forever4:3619:23

How it works

  1. Write one song per line with its length at the end, for example Wonderwall 4:18.
  2. Set the pause between songs in seconds and, if you have one, the length of your slot in minutes.
  3. Optionally add the start time of the set to get a clock time for every song.
  4. Check the total and the time left or over, then copy the list with the times for the band.

What people use it for

  • Festival and open-mic slots

    Know before the day which song to drop if your slot is 25 minutes.

  • Rehearsal planning

    Run the set in order and see how long a full pass takes with breaks.

  • Church, school and event programmes

    Time a list of pieces so the whole programme ends when the room closes.

Questions

How do I write the length?
At the end of the line, as minutes and seconds (4:18) or hours, minutes and seconds (1:02:03). A number before the title (1.), a dash or brackets around the length are fine. Seconds must be under 60. A line with only a length is named Song and its number. Lines are limited to 200 characters.
Are the pauses counted?
Yes, between songs only: three songs have two pauses, none before the first or after the last. Set the pause to 0 to leave it out. Talking between songs and tuning time are best put in the pause value.
What does it say when the set is too long?
It shows how far over the slot you are and how many songs end inside the slot, so you can see which ones to cut. It does not choose for you. The start times rolling past midnight are marked with +1.