Band & Line-up Builder

Build every gig line-up with confidence.

Create reusable band templates, assign musicians to each role and instantly see who's booked, who's unavailable and which positions still need filling.

Band Pencil Band and Line-up Builder

Build your line-up

Create templates containing the instruments and roles you normally need, then apply them to your events.

Track availability

See whether musicians are available, unavailable or still waiting to confirm.

Spot missing roles

Immediately see positions that haven't been filled so nobody gets forgotten.

Line-up management

See exactly who's playing every gig.

Whether you manage one band or multiple line-ups, Band Builder gives you a clear view of the people and roles needed for each event — without relying on spreadsheets, group chats or memory.

See who's on the gig in seconds.
Event line-ups

See who's on the gig in seconds.

Add a line-up template to an event and assign your musicians to the relevant instruments or roles. Band Pencil gives you a clear view of the complete team for that booking.

  • View your complete gig line-up in one place
  • See who's assigned to each instrument or role
  • See available, unavailable and unconfirmed musicians
  • Keep the line-up connected to the event
Line-up templates

Create the band once. Reuse the structure again and again.

Create templates for the different line-ups you offer and reuse them across future events instead of rebuilding the same structure every time.

Create the band once. Reuse the structure again and again.
Know exactly who you still need to book.
Missing musicians

Know exactly who you still need to book.

Band Pencil highlights unfilled roles and unavailable performers so you can see what still needs sorting before the event.

  • Quickly identify empty positions
  • See when an assigned musician is unavailable
  • Know which responses are still outstanding
Line-up overview

See the bigger picture across all your upcoming gigs.

Use the line-up overview to see who is booked across upcoming events and quickly identify gigs that still have positions to fill.

  • View upcoming event line-ups together
  • Spot empty slots quickly
  • Use colour-coded statuses to understand progress
  • Manage multiple bands and event configurations
How it works

One platform,
one process.

Build the structure once, then use it to organise the performers needed for each event.

1

Create your template

Add the instruments and roles needed for your usual line-up.

2

Add it to the event

Apply the appropriate line-up template to the booking.

3

Assign your musicians

Add performers to each position and track their availability.

4

Fill the gaps

Band Pencil shows you which positions are still empty or need another musician.

Customer favourite

“We particularly love the new 'Band Builder' feature that allows us to specify band line-ups.”

The London Function Band

Band & Line-up Builder FAQs

Questions, answered.

Can't find what you're looking for? Contact the Band Pencil team.

Yes. You have full control of your band's line-up and can add as many instruments or roles as you need.

Yes. You can create multiple templates for different bands, packages or configurations.

Band Pencil displays their availability in the line-up so you can see that the position needs somebody else.

Yes. Empty positions are shown clearly so you can quickly see who you still need to book.
Less admin. Better gigs.

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