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    BANDANA — Free Software for Indie Bands and Music Venues

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    BANDANA — free software for indie bands and music venues: songs, set lists, rehearsals, bookings, gig advances, open mics and ticketing

    Where indie bands and venues make magic happen

    What is BANDANA?

    BANDANA is a free collaboration platform for indie bands and independent music venues. Bands run songs, lyrics and chords with hands-free auto-scroll, set lists, rehearsal recordings, and scheduling. Venues run a booking calendar, gig advance pages, open mic sign-ups, and ticketing. Both sides meet on the same gig page to streamline all the details that make local gigging possible.

    Free to use, no card required, mobile-first — and readable offline in the iOS app.

    BANDANA dashboard on a phone listing a band and a venue the same person runs
    One dashboard for every band you play in and every room you run.
    BANDANA song library on a phone listing a band's songs with keys and recordings
    The band's song library, with keys and recordings attached to each song.
    Lyrics with chords positioned above the words on a BANDANA song page
    Chords sit above the lyric they belong to, not in a separate document.
    BANDANA set list on a phone showing the running order and a maybe section
    Drag songs into order and park undecided ones in the "maybe" section.
    BANDANA set list showing the offline banner while the phone has no connection
    Set lists you have opened stay readable when the venue has no signal.
    Transposition controls on a BANDANA song shifting every chord into a new key
    Shift the whole song up or down and the key badge follows.
    Downloading a lyrics and chords PDF from a BANDANA song page
    Export the chart as a PDF in whatever key you just transposed to.
    Rehearsal recordings listed underneath a song in BANDANA
    Rehearsal takes live on the song itself, not in a group chat.
    A rehearsal recording playing in BANDANA with playback controls
    Playback keeps going when the screen locks on iOS.
    Proposed rehearsal time slots listed on a BANDANA band event
    Propose rehearsal times instead of polling the group chat.
    Band members voting on rehearsal time slots in BANDANA
    Everyone votes, and the winning slot is obvious at a glance.
    A band's stage setup and input needs attached to a BANDANA gig page
    Your stage plot and input list, attached to the show before load-in.
    A top-down BANDANA stage plot showing drums, keys, bass, guitar, two saxes and amp positions
    Save a band setup once, then attach its stage plot to any gig.
    Guest list entries submitted by a band on a BANDANA gig page
    Each band fills its own guest list quota — no spreadsheet at the door.
    A band filling out a venue's booking request form in BANDANA
    Bands submit dates, links and their bio in one pass.
    A BANDANA gig advance page showing set times, backline and band details
    One advance page the venue and every band on the bill share.
    A venue booking calendar in BANDANA with open and closed dates marked
    One shared calendar with the dates you are actually taking requests on.
    Incoming band booking requests listed for a venue in BANDANA
    Requests arrive in one queue instead of five inboxes.
    A venue's public BANDANA booking form embedded on a website
    The request form, embedded on your own site and styled like your room.
    A venue's upcoming shows calendar embedded on its own website
    Your upcoming shows on your site, dropping off after the show's day ends.
    Recurring open mic and jam sessions listed for a venue in BANDANA
    Recurring open mic and jam nights generate themselves week to week.
    An open mic sign-up sheet with players and songs on a phone
    Players sign up from their phones, no clipboard by the door.
    Editing a BANDANA tix ticket page with a hero image and rich text description
    Build the ticket page visually, using what bands already submitted.
    A live public BANDANA tix ticket page styled with a venue's colors
    The public page carries your venue's colors and fonts.
    A fan buying a ticket in BANDANA tix with pricing and fees shown
    Checkout shows the price and fees plainly before anyone pays.
    A venue's upcoming ticketed shows with sales counts in BANDANA
    Upcoming and past ticketed shows with sales counts in one list.
    Public page styling card in a venue's Info tab with background, accent, and font choices
    Pick the background, accent color, and fonts your public pages and embeds use.

    For bands

    Everything the band needs in one mobile app: the song library, the set for tonight, last week's rehearsal takes, and who can actually make it to practice Thursday.

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    For venues

    Book the calendar, advance the show, run the open mic, and sell tickets without handing a large percentage of the door to a giant corporation.

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    Built for the band

    Screenshot of BANDANA's song library showing a list of songs with tempo, key, and duration

    Set list builder

    Drag songs into order, park undecided ones in a maybe section, share a read-only link, and export a PDF for the music stand.

    Chords and transposition

    Shift a whole song up or down twelve semitones, then let auto-scroll enable hands-free at your own speed.

    Practice recordings

    Record rehearsals on song cards, mark the best take, and keep listening on iOS with the screen locked.

    Rehearsal scheduling

    Members vote on time slots and set their availability once, so the group chat stays light and logistics-free.

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    Built for the room

    Booking calendar

    One shared calendar of open and closed dates, with every booking request reviewed in the same place. Email notifications keep everyone updated.

    Open mics and jams

    Sign-ups, song suggestions, house band support, and recurring sessions that generate themselves.

    Gig advances and stage plots

    Backline, run of show, guest list, photos, bios, and band setups on one page both bands and venue operators can open.

    BANDANA tix

    A flat 25 cents per ticket plus Stripe's secure processing rate, paid straight into the venue's own Stripe account.

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    Screenshot of a venue advance sheet showing event details, backline, and band setup information

    Twenty-five cents a ticket. That's the whole fee.

    Build a ticket page that matches your venue's brand, share it anywhere, and take payment straight to the venue's own Stripe account. Skip the major platform fees (BANDANA only makes 25 cents).

    Editing a BANDANA tix ticket page with a hero image and rich text description
    Build the ticket page visually, using what bands already submitted.
    A live public BANDANA tix ticket page styled with a venue's colors
    The public page carries your venue's colors and fonts.
    A fan buying a ticket in BANDANA tix with pricing and fees shown
    Checkout shows the price and fees plainly before anyone pays.

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    Common questions

    What is BANDANA?

    BANDANA is a free collaboration platform for indie bands and independent music venues. Bands run songs, lyrics and chords with hands-free auto-scroll, set lists, rehearsal recordings, and scheduling. Venues run a booking calendar, gig advance pages, open mic sign-ups, and ticketing. Both sides meet on the same gig page to streamline all the details that make local gigging possible.

    Is BANDANA free?

    Yes. Bands and venues use BANDANA for free, with no per-member charge and no trial countdown. The only thing that costs money is ticketing, which adds a flat 25 cents per ticket plus Stripe's processing rate. Platform costs may fluctuate in the future, but early access locks in you rate.

    What is the best free app for building a set list?

    BANDANA's set list builder is free: drag songs into order, keep undecided songs in a separate maybe section, share a read-only link with subs and the venue. The set list captures all your chords, lyrics, and rehearsal takes in one place, and you can export a PDF for the music stand.

    Can I transpose chords into a different key?

    Yes. Transposing shifts every chord in a song by the same interval, up to twelve semitones in either direction. Slash chords move both the chord and the bass note, and the key badge updates automatically. Once a song is open, auto-scroll can roll the lyrics and chords past at a speed you set, so nobody has to reach for the phone mid-song.

    Can venues take booking requests through BANDANA?

    Yes. A venue publishes a booking form with its own custom fields, embeds it on its website, and reviews every request against an open-and-closed date calendar. Approving a request does not create the show automatically — the venue still builds the gig when the details are settled.

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