Built for tribute acts, pub bands and weekend warriors

Setlist app for cover bands that play every weekend

Your repertoire spans decades and venues change every Friday. SetSmith keeps every chart, key change and set order in one place so the band walks on stage knowing exactly what plays next.

Clone past sets
Reuse Friday's pub set for Saturday's wedding
Keys & charts
PDFs, lyrics and chord grids per song
Band sync
Everyone sees the same running order
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What slows cover bands down before the gig

Spreadsheets, WhatsApp PDFs and "which key are we in?" messages cost rehearsal time you do not have.

Repertoire scattered across drives and chats

One guitarist has the PDF, the singer has lyrics in Notes and the keyboard player transposed in a folder nobody else can find. SetSmith stores every attachment on the song so the whole band opens the same material.

Building a new set from scratch every booking

Clone a previous wedding set or bar gig, drag songs into a new order and tag it by venue. Recent setlists surface what you actually play, not what you planned six months ago.

Last-minute key or arrangement changes

Update chords, transpose charts or swap the default PDF once. Cloud sync pushes the change to every member's phone before soundcheck.

No single source of truth on stage

Play Mode opens the full set with pedal navigation, auto-scroll and offline cache on mobile. The running order on the tablet matches what the MD agreed in rehearsal.

Backing tracks buried in a separate app

Attach MP3 reference or click tracks to the song, adjust playback speed for tricky sections and use stem separation to rehearse your part without muting the rest of the band.

Sub players and deps need fast onboarding

Share a setlist as a copy or invite deps as viewers on the project. They get charts and order without digging through your entire library.

SetSmith features built for Cover Bands

Setlist workflow

From booking email to stage-ready set in minutes

Tag setlists by venue, event type or season. Search by band name, tag or song title. Reorder with drag and drop and open Play Mode when the room goes quiet.

  • Clone any previous show
  • Color-code sets by gig type
  • Search repertoire across projects
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Charts & keys

Every version of every song, attached once

Upload PDF charts, write lyrics with chords or sketch a chord grid for quick changes. Mark the default chart, annotate with stylus and export when a dep needs a paper copy.

  • PDF annotation on tablet
  • Lyrics with chords above words
  • Visual chord notation for medleys
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Band collaboration

Share the set without sharing your whole library

Invite members as editors or viewers. Share individual setlists for one-off deps or keep the full project for the core lineup. Roles control who can change keys before the gig.

  • Editor and viewer roles
  • Share setlist copy or live collaboration
  • Project-level access for the core band
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How cover bands use SetSmith week to week

Monday

Client sends the must-play list. You search your repertoire, clone last month's wedding set and swap three songs.

Wednesday

Singer updates lyrics in the app. Keyboard player attaches a new chart in the new key. Everyone gets the sync automatically.

Friday soundcheck

Open Play Mode on the iPad, test pedal page turns and confirm the medley order with the drummer.

Saturday night

Offline cache keeps the set available when the venue Wi-Fi dies mid-first set.

Questions cover bands ask

Can we keep separate setlists for pubs, weddings and corporate gigs?

Yes. Create setlists inside a project, tag them by event type and clone any set when a new booking arrives. Search and recent setlists help you find what you played at a similar venue.

How do we handle different keys for the same song?

Store multiple charts or chord sheets on one song and mark the default for your band. Update once and every collaborator sees the change after sync.

Can a dep musician get only one night's setlist?

Share the setlist by email as a copy or invite them as a viewer on the project. They see the songs and charts for that show without access to your full repertoire.

Does SetSmith work with backing tracks and clicks?

Attach MP3 files to songs, use variable playback speed for rehearsal and stem separation to isolate parts. Audio stays linked to the song in the setlist.

Will charts work offline at outdoor festivals?

On mobile, SetSmith caches project material for offline use. Open Play Mode before you lose signal and navigate with touch or a Bluetooth pedal.

Stop rebuilding setlists from WhatsApp threads

Import your charts, clone your best sets and give the whole band one place to prepare for the next gig.