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A gig is the central record for one engagement: when and where it happens, who’s playing, who’s working, what’s on the schedule, and what’s owed. Whether your team calls them events, shows, or performances, gigs are where live work lives in Soundcheck. This page maps the list you manage them from, the tabbed detail inside each one, and the lifecycle they move through.
Gigs page showing status stat tiles and gig rows

Gigs: stat tiles, a sticky filter bar, and the default table view

The Gigs page

The Gigs page is where every show lives. The default view is Table. Four stat tiles across the top summarize your operation: Below the tiles, a sticky filter bar keeps search and filters in reach as you scroll:
  • Search: match on title, venue, or city (“Search title, venue, city…”)
  • Dates filter: Upcoming, Past, or All dates (Upcoming is available and commonly used with Active)
  • Status filter: Draft, Active, Completed, Settled, Cancelled
  • Type filter: by event type
  • A running result count

Three ways to view

A view switcher on the filter bar toggles layout. Table is the default.
A dense, sortable table (Gig, Type, Date, Venue, Confirmed, Payout, Status) for scanning many gigs at once. This is the default view.

What a gig card shows

Each card carries the essentials: title, organization, and venue; a status pill and type; the date (a range for multi-day gigs); and a relative-day chip (Today, Tomorrow, in 3 days, 2d ago). What’s below depends on your role. Managers see a Team confirmed progress bar (filled positions vs. total) and the gig’s payout total. Crew see their position and their pay.

The gig detail

Open any gig to work it. The detail page is organized into tabs:
Tabs appear based on your role and your organization’s enabled features. A coordinator staffing a gig sees a different set than an owner closing one out. The older single Resources tab has been split into the dedicated Venue, Clients, and Inventory tabs.
The Details tab is the working center: the Run of Show sits pinned at the top, and the other sections (timeline, attachments, notes, setlist, location, and team) can be rearranged to suit how you work.

The lifecycle

Every gig moves through a small set of states. Most follow Draft → Active → Completed → Settled. Cancelled and Archived cover gigs that don’t go the distance. Template holds reusable structures.
  • Draft: still being prepared; sends nothing on its own. Publish it to go live.
  • Active: live for staffing, notifications, and operations.
  • Completed: an Owner, Admin, or Gig Coordinator explicitly completes the gig after its effective end (the later of its event date and end date). Passing the date alone does not save this status. See How a gig completes.
  • Settled: every payout has cleared and the gig is closed on the books.
  • Cancelled: the gig was called off (from Draft or Active); never gated by close-out.
  • Archived: a legacy filing state for delivered gigs.

Event lifecycle reference

The full state list, the transition matrix, and what gates settling.

What you do with a gig

Create a gig

Name and date to start; venue and the rest come later.

Build the team

Staff org positions with invitations or crew offers.

How shifts work

Statuses, seats, per-day answers, and changing a sent shift.

Run of Show

Lay out the show flow, timeline, and files.

Send payouts

Pay crew by direct deposit or card from Finances.

Group into tours

Fold related gigs into a folder with rolled-up finances.

Close it out

Work the checklist, settle, and capture reviews.

Web vs. mobile

Both surfaces show the same gig data. Build-and-configure work lives best on the web; in-the-moment work lives on mobile. See Mobile app overview for platform differences. Chat beta is Private Preview, available only to the existing beta tester group. Signing up, paying, upgrading, contacting support, or viewing a public demo does not grant access.

Who can manage gigs

Gig coordinators run the operational side (creating, staffing, and scheduling) without payout or P&L access, which stays with owners and admins.

Templates and duplication

Reuse repeatable gig structures.

Draft and publish

Prepare gigs before they go live.

The gig economy remix

How Soundcheck is redefining live music operations.

Soundcheck thesis

Why coordinating gigs through Soundcheck builds verified reputation.