How do you choose your set-lists?

1) The five of us have a rota and each takes it in turn to propose a set-list for the next gig
2) we rehearse it and then usually decide to change it a bit
3) on the night we might change it some more depending on what the audience is like, what we feel like, time available etc.

There are usually some givens, e.g we have an epic set-closer which we normally finish with, we usually start with a song called 'Support Band' unless we're headlining. Also there are a couple of songs that don't go that well together, so we keep them apart in the set.

If there's one overriding rule it's 'make an initial impact and try and make sure they stay interested!'. Also 'don't play too long'.

The problem is, this tends to have us starting with our slower songs at the beginning, so we had to move things around a bit, to have a good attention getter at the beginning, then move into more mysterious and spooky songs, a ballad, then progress into more triumphant, and finally the Giant! Hit! Popsongs! at the end to leave people on a high note. And then we try to end with an a capella reprise to leave people totally wowed.

This is probably a bit weird for people who walk in halfway through the set, but if you follow the whole thing with us, we hope to take you on an interesting journey. When we get more practised, this will involve costume changes and everything.

I WAS!!

(nb, for our big show on Friday somebody actually wrote a setlist)

I love disco balls,my little punsters(mytwolittlenephews),
bubbles and frisbees that light up in the night...not patricularly in that order...