For hosts of open mic nights
The open mic sign-up sheet, without the clipboard.
Performers sign up from their phone. The list does the slot maths. You drive the night.
Every open mic host ends up doing the same awkward thing: a clipboard on the bar, a marker that's gone missing, and a crumpled list of names that half the room can't read. The List replaces all of that with a QR code. Punters scan it, type their name and what they're playing, and they're on. You see the whole room's sign-ups live, in order, on your phone.
The real trick is fair slot times. A two-hour open mic with twelve performers isn't twelve ten-minute slots — you've got an interval, sound-check overhead, and a closing set. The List splits your night into halves, divides the available stage time across the people actually signed up, and updates the plan the moment someone new joins. More performers? Slots shrink. Someone drops out? Slots widen. You never do the maths in your head again.
It also means no favouritism. Need to prove you're not stacking the deck? Tap "Randomise" and the list shuffles in front of the room. Want to bump the headliner to the closer slot? Drag them. The audience sees the same order you do — nobody's wondering whether they've been forgotten.
The List is free, has no login, and the data vanishes two days after your event. Nothing to manage. Nothing to cancel. Just a cleaner way to run the night.
8 performers across a 2-hour open mic
Typical run-of-show
- 1Night is split into 2 halves of 60 minutes each.
- 24 performers per half → 15 minutes each (2 songs, give or take).
- 3Running order posted live — no more shouting "who's next?"
- 4Drag to reorder or tap Randomise for fair shuffling.
- 5Add a late arrival and the slots recalculate instantly.
Questions hosts ask
Do performers need an account or an app?+
No. They scan a QR, type their name and what they're playing, and they're on the list. That's it. No downloads, no sign-in, no email.
How do you work out slot times?+
You tell The List how long your night is (default 2 hours) and how many halves you want (default 2). It divides the available time across the people signed up. Add someone late and every slot shrinks by a proportional amount — the plan stays fair.
Can I reorder the list myself?+
Yes. Drag performers up and down, move someone between halves, or tap Randomise to shuffle everyone in front of the room. The public signup page keeps showing the live order.
What happens to the sign-ups after the night?+
Events auto-delete 48 hours after the last activity. Nothing is kept long-term. If you run a weekly night, use a Series — you get a stable QR you can print once and reuse every week.
Is this really free?+
Yes. Free forever for hosts. We pay for the servers with non-intrusive ads on the marketing pages — there are zero ads on the performer sign-up page itself.
Ready in 10 seconds.
Tap the button. Share the QR. That's it.
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