I remember years ago I was at an album preview event that was part of a free summer concert series in the business core of the city. As throngs of fans waited to meet the artist and the staff cleaned up the temporary stage, I walked aimlessly onto to the stage. There I noticed that artist had a set list printed on a simple white 8 1/2" x 11" paper that was on the ground next to his mic stand. Next to it were the lyrics to his newest song. Knowing this artist, I knew it was because he admitted that with new songs he often couldn't remember the lyrics new songs until he had performed them for a while. I still have both of these.
Since I have been volunteering for arts and cultural festivals, I've had many more opportunities to observe artists and how they function. One of the things I always take note of is where they keep their set list. The following are two such lists.
This photo was from a couple year's ago. I was with the artist while he sat in the Green Room/Staging Area figuring out his set list. I was thoroughly amused as he wrote it on his wrist; he humoured me later and allowed me to take this picture of his wrist/list.
This set list was from the event last week. The performance came together sort of organically, as we chatted about life in the interview portion, so there was no fixed set list. The artists did however want to remember a couple of requests that had been made, so he jotted them down on a piece of paper and laid them on the drum that was by his mic stand during the performance.
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