In your stage plan do not only communicate what you are going to use, such as ‘Singer has a wireless microphone’, but also who will supply these things, such a singer will use her own wireless microphone. Chairs without armrests or bar chairs are also not always available. A 1.98 meters tall DJ is not happy if he has to play for three hours on a too low table.
Though improvisation has its charms, it is advisable to organise certain things beforehand. In addition to this floor plan (viewed from above), the stage plan communicates all the issues that deviate from the norm. Which instruments you will put on stage, where the monitors and microphones should be, and who will be using a DI. How to use a stage plan? In a stage plan you indicate how your specific act is set up. For example: a drummer is always assumed to be right-handed, so if your drummer is left-handed you need to communicate this. As a band you therefore have to be very clear about where and how you will deviate from this. The stage people, indoors as well as outdoors, always assume a standard arrangement and situation. This stack of paper is your Rider and its goal is to prevent people from thinking that someone else will supply something or assuming others know things they don’t. Therefore, a stage plan, channel list, catering list, backline specification, etc are all part of a rider. A Rider communicates all the details and particularities of an act to the organisation. The most important tools for this are the stage plan and the channel list. It is therefore important that all the parties involved literally and figuratively speak the same language. It is very important to communicate what technical services must be arranged for a specific performance, because most of the time the technicians don’t know the act. All the parties involved are dependent of each other. At bigger productions, a stage manager or production leader is involved who functions as an intermediary between the musicians and the technicians.
Of course a band or musician is very important, but also the people responsible for all the technical aspects of your performance, such as sound and light, are equaly important. Why make a stage plan? Ensuring a successful performance in a hall or at an outdoor festival depends on various parties. For technical support also check our glossary If you want to find out more about stage plans and how playing live on a stage works technically, you can read the article below. Everything about stage plans and playing live
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