For bars, cafes, and comedy rooms

Fifteen spots every Tuesday. Signed up before the doors open.

A weekly cap of 15 that resets after the show. Performers take a number online instead of racing to the clipboard, see where they are in the running order, and the sixteenth sees when next week's list opens.

Use this templateWhat you get

Free to start. You can modify all of this in the editor.

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12 of 15 spots taken

Sound familiar?

The clipboard goes out at 7:00 and the lineup is whoever ran fastest

Performers show up an hour early to get a good spot, the sheet fills in four minutes, and the ones at the back leave without going up. Every week you field the same message: is there still room tonight? A Facebook event does not know it has 15 spots.

What you get

The limits, hours, and questions, already set

This is exactly what the button creates. It is a starting point, not a cage: change any of it in the editor after.

Template

Tuesday open mic

  • 15 performers per week. The count resets Tuesday at 11:00 PM, after the show.
  • No opening hours. Signups for next week open the moment the list resets.
  • Asks for stage name, act type, and phone.
  • Performers see their spot number for the week on the success screen.
  • When the week fills, the form shows when next week's list opens.
Capacity
15 per week
Resets
Tue at 11:00 PM
Signups open
Any time
Form asks for
Email, Stage name, Act, Phone
Counter on the form
Shown
Use this templateFree. Change anything after.

Or by hand

Set it up yourself, step by step

The same values, typed in. About five minutes.

  1. Create the waitlist

    Open the "Tuesday open mic" template, change what you like, and press Publish. An emailed code makes it yours and puts it live; nothing is public before that.

  2. Set capacity to 15 per week

    In Settings, set the capacity to 15 per week and the reset to Tue at 11:00 PM. The count starts over at every reset; nothing is deleted.

  3. Leave the hours open

    Under Hours, leave the schedule off so people can join at any time. You can pause the list by hand whenever you need to.

  4. Add the form fields

    Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Stage name (required), Act (required), Phone (required). Labels and help text render as plain text.

  5. Show the counter

    In Settings, turn on the counter so the form shows how many spots are left. People join faster when they can see the number.

  6. Publish and share

    Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Take a spot".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Can I hold walk-up spots for the night?

Set the cap to 12 online and keep three on paper at the door. Or raise it to 15 and mark the last three as walk-ups in the dashboard.

Can regulars sign up for several weeks ahead?

No. Each week's list opens after the previous show, so everyone signs up for one Tuesday at a time.

Can I run a Thursday mic too?

Create a second waitlist with the reset on Thursday. Unlimited waitlists on every plan.

Does it text performers their spot?

No SMS. They get an email with their number and a status link, and you can send "your turn" by email from the Entries tab.

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