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.

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12 of 15 spots taken

The problem

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.

The recipe

Exactly what the button sets up

Capacity, reset time, opening hours, and the form fields. It is a starting point, not a cage. Every value is editable in Settings and the builder.

Recipe

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
Create this waitlistSign in, one click, and it's live with these settings. Change anything after.

How it works here

How the list works

Cap the week

Fifteen spots per week, reset Tuesday at 11:00 PM. Wednesday morning the next list is open.

The running order

Positions are the order they signed up. "You're #8" is the lineup, printed from the CSV.

Act type

A multiple-choice field. Break up three comics in a row before the show.

No clipboard race

The link is in the Instagram bio and on the poster. Sign up from the bus.

No-shows

Delete the entry and send "your turn" to the first person on next week's list if you want a fill-in.

The same link forever

One waitlist, every Tuesday. The count and the numbers roll over on their own.

Why it holds up

What matters most

Sixteen never happens

The weekly cap is enforced in the database. The Wednesday morning rush cannot overfill the room.

The lineup is settled before doors

You know who is performing on Monday. The host prints the list instead of reading the clipboard.

Performers can drop out cleanly

The confirmation email links to their spot. One tap leaves the list and frees it for the next act.

Free for a weekly room

Fifteen a week is 60 a month, well inside the free plan.

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.