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Anyone find a magic formula for arranging songs within a set that you like?

Traditionally, I've liked starting off slower, then gradually increasing the tempo/intensity throughout the set and finishing on banger... however this is making my current set list feel kinda weak at the beginning and I'd like to grab them a little harder, then pump the brakes before hitting the gas again. Thinking the 4th song might be a good time to pump the breaks?

I'm generally aiming for 3x 45-50 minute sets.

IMHO you need to start and finish the set with a bang since that's what most people will remember.

For the middle of the set, alternate between slower and faster songs. Too many slow songs in a row creates an energy drop that is hard to overcome.

Just let AI write the setlist.

lets see a list of songs and ill make a playlist lol

Disclaimer: I’m absolutely thrashed shitface hell yeah brother

Anyway

I’m in an original band

We are sswnrially a jamband but sort of not. Anyway. We’ve never played the same show twice. Whether it’s a 39 minute banger or two sets of god knows what

Just change it man and find every way to wank and experiment. The drugged oht kids love it. I swear to god. Frankly in line ve shows we’ve had far more magic happen in the off the cuff type 2 shit when we ever had on our actual sonfsZ


Take the kids on a journey my guy

So, first

spawnofthesith wrote:Disclaimer: I’m absolutely thrashed shitface hell yeah brother

Followed by

spawnofthesith wrote:
We are sswnrially

That post was gold.

Frunk as ablls.

I used to line up songs that ended in the same note/key as the beginning of the next song.
That way, the bass player or, second guitarist can start the next song while the first guitarist is hanging on the last note of the previous song.
It's a cool sounding effect.

A raging setlist? Throw Killing in the Name of in there

Smells like teen spirit
Enter sandman
All the small things
Blind
Loco
What’s my age again
Break stuff
Big truck
Come as you are
Sweet child of mine
Down

BroSlinger wrote:Smells like teen spirit
Enter sandman
All the small things
Blind
Loco
What’s my age again
Break stuff
Big truck
Come as you are
Sweet child of mine
Down

Good opener and closer. I haven’t listened to Big Truck in a LONG time. Nice deep cut.

primeholy wrote:A raging setlist? Throw Killing in the Name of in there

It autocorrected to arraigning, and I deleted the n out of spite.

GuitarBilly wrote:So, first

spawnofthesith wrote:Disclaimer: I’m absolutely thrashed shitface hell yeah brother

Followed by

spawnofthesith wrote:
We are sswnrially

I have no recollection of this. Company happy hours get pretty rowdy