> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.soundchecklive.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Event types > Twelve kinds of show, from weddings and concerts to tours, festivals and rehearsals, each filled in with the same six parties, and what you would use in Soundcheck for it. Every kind of show is the same six parties filled in differently. This page takes twelve common event types and shows who fills each role, how the dates are shaped, and what you would use in Soundcheck to run it. If the six parties are new to you, read [The show model](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/getting-started/show-model.md) first. > [!NOTE] > > These twelve are examples, not a fixed list. In Soundcheck the event type is your own label. Every organization starts with a short list (Wedding, Church, Private Gig, Corporate Gig, Bar/Club, Rehearsal, Festival, Concert and Other), and owners and admins change it under **Settings → Gigs → Labels**. See [Gig types](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#gig-types). ## What changes from one type to the next Three things vary. Everything else stays the same. > [card] Who doubles up > > One party can fill two roles. A club that books its own DJs is the client and the venue. An artist who produces their own show is the client and the talent. A band with its own PA is talent and production. > [card] What is empty > > A role can have nobody in it. Rehearsals and load-in days have no guests. A breakout room with only AV has no talent. The gig still works, because every line is optional. > [card] The shape of time > > One night is a gig. Several days is a [multi-day gig](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#multi-day-gigs). A weekly night or a run is a set of gigs in a [project](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/tours.md). A tour is a project of gigs at different venues. On any gig, **Share → Who's who** records these answers: **Us**, **Someone else**, **Same as another role**, or **Nobody** for each role. See [Who's who](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/sharing.md#whos-who). ## Twelve types at a glance | Event type | Client | Talent | Production | Venue | Guests | Shape of time | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | [Wedding](#wedding) | The couple, often with a planner | Band or DJ, plus an MC | Sound and lights | Ceremony and reception spaces | Invited guests | One day, three phases | | [Corporate event or conference](#corporate-event-or-conference) | A company or its agency | Speakers and entertainment | AV, staging, streaming | Ballroom or convention center | Registered attendees | One or several days | | [Gala or fundraiser](#gala-or-fundraiser) | A nonprofit | Host, performers, auctioneer | AV, lighting, decor | Ballroom or museum | Tables and donors | One night | | [Concert](#concert) | A promoter | Headliner and support | Touring crew plus house crew | Club, theater or arena | Ticket buyers | One night | | [Club night or residency](#club-night-or-residency) | **Same as the venue** | DJs on a lineup | House sound and lights | The club | Door and guest list | Weekly series | | [Tour](#tour) | A promoter at each stop | The artist | The same touring crew each night | A new venue every stop | Ticket buyers in each city | Many gigs, many venues | | [Festival](#festival) | The festival producer | Many acts across stages | A crew per stage | A site with many stages | Ticket holders | Several days, several stages | | [Theater production](#theater-production) | A producing company | Cast and pit musicians | Stage management and crew | A theater with a house crew | Audience | A run of performances | | [Worship service](#worship-service) | **Same as the venue** | Worship team and speaker | Volunteer AV team | The sanctuary | The congregation | Weekly series | | [Private or holiday party](#private-or-holiday-party) | A host or a company | Band or DJ | **Same as the talent** | A home, restaurant or rented room | Invited guests | One night | | [Brand activation](#brand-activation) | A brand, through its agency | Hosts, creators, a DJ | Fabrication, AV, staffing | Retail space or pop-up | Press and the public | One day or a pop-up run | | [Rehearsal or session](#rehearsal-or-session) | **Same as the talent** | The band or artist | Engineer and backline | Studio or rehearsal room | **Nobody** | A work day | ## The twelve types Each card says what makes the type different and which parts of Soundcheck carry it. Feature availability follows your [plan](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/subscriptions/plans.md) and role. ### Wedding **Shape:** one day in three phases: ceremony, cocktail hour, reception. The couple is the client, often working through a planner. The band or DJ runs the night from a run of show full of entrances, dances and requests. * **Lines that matter most:** client and talent (the booking), talent and production (the show flow), client and guests (the invitations). * **In Soundcheck:** a [run of show](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/run-of-show.md) with a section per phase, [key times](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/key-times.md) including **Ceremony**, the client's [music requests](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/setlists/overview.md#music-requests-on-the-run-of-show-setlist-view), a [guest list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/guests.md) pulled from the couple's own guest tools, and the planner added as a [gig collaborator](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/overview.md#the-people-tab). ### Corporate event or conference **Shape:** one day or several. A company buys the production. Speakers are the talent, sessions run off the run of show, and attendees register ahead. * **Lines that matter most:** client and production (the quote), talent and production (the show flow), event and guests (attendance). * **In Soundcheck:** [offerings](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/offerings/overview.md) and a quote, a [multi-day gig](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#multi-day-gigs) with a run of show per day, the [gear list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/inventory.md#gear-list-on-the-gig), and a [guest list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/guests.md) linked to a registration tool such as Luma or Eventbrite. See [Corporate and private events](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/use-cases/corporate-private-events.md). ### Gala or fundraiser **Shape:** one night: reception, dinner, program. A nonprofit hosts donors at tables. Sponsors support the night alongside the client. * **Lines that matter most:** client and guests (the invitations), client and venue (the room), client and production (the quote). * **In Soundcheck:** a [guest list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/guests.md) with pass types and honorees, [sponsors](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/sponsors.md) and their commitments, and a [run of show](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/run-of-show.md) for the program. ### Concert **Shape:** one night: load-in, doors, sets, curfew. A promoter buys the act. The touring crew meets the house crew at load-in, and the night runs on doors, set times and curfew. * **Lines that matter most:** client and talent (the booking), talent and venue (set times), production and venue (load-in and specs). * **In Soundcheck:** [key times](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/key-times.md) for doors, set time and curfew, the [venue record](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/venues.md) with its stages and access instructions, house crew on the [labor call](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/staffing-shifts.md#house-labor-from-the-labor-call), and a [live page](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/live-page.md) for anyone following the schedule. ### Club night or residency **Shape:** the same night every week. The venue books the DJs itself, so the client and the venue are the same party. * **Lines that matter most:** talent and venue (set times), event and guests (the door). * **In Soundcheck:** answer **Us** for both Client and Venue in [Who's who](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/sharing.md#whos-who), create the dates in one step with [Repeat on other dates](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#several-dates-at-once), group them in a [project](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/tours.md) (venues see **Series**), and keep a [guest list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/guests.md) for the door. ### Tour **Shape:** many gigs at many venues. The artist and crew stay the same. The venue and the promoter change at every stop, and travel ties the run together. * **Lines that matter most:** client and talent (a booking per stop), production and venue (a new room every night), talent and venue (set times). * **In Soundcheck:** a [project](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/tours.md) that holds the stops and rolls up their money (talent sees **Tour**), a gig [template](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/templates-and-duplication.md) for the standard show, [travel](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/travel/overview.md) for flights, hotels and rides, and a venue record per stop. See [Touring bands](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/use-cases/touring-band.md). ### Festival **Shape:** several days on several stages. The festival producer owns the event. Many acts play across stages on one site, and each stage has its own crew. * **Lines that matter most:** talent and venue (who plays which stage, when), production and venue (a crew per stage), event and guests (attendance). * **In Soundcheck:** a [multi-day gig](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#multi-day-gigs), [stages](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/venues.md#stages) on the venue, a [run of show](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/run-of-show.md) per day, [shifts](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/staffing-shifts.md#multiday-gigs-answer-day-by-day) that crew answer day by day, and [sponsors](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/sponsors.md). ### Theater production **Shape:** a run of performances of the same show. A cast performs across a run. Cues live in the run of show, and the theater usually supplies a house crew. * **Lines that matter most:** talent and production (cues), production and venue (the house crew). * **In Soundcheck:** a [run of show](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/run-of-show.md) saved as a template and reused for every performance, the dates created with [Repeat on other dates](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#several-dates-at-once) and grouped in a [project](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/tours.md), and the house crew on the [labor call](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/staffing-shifts.md#house-labor-from-the-labor-call). ### Worship service **Shape:** every week. The church is both the client and the venue. The worship team plays from a setlist and charts, with a volunteer AV crew. * **Lines that matter most:** talent and production (the show flow). * **In Soundcheck:** [setlists](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/setlists/overview.md) and the [song library](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/setlists/song-library.md) with charts attached, weekly dates from [Repeat on other dates](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md#several-dates-at-once), and [availability requests](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/availability/availability-requests.md) to find out which volunteers can serve. Coming from another tool? See [Coming from Planning Center](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/imports/coming-from-planning-center.md). ### Private or holiday party **Shape:** one evening. A host books a band that brings its own PA, so talent and production are the same party. Guests are invited. * **Lines that matter most:** client and talent (the booking), client and guests (the invitations). * **In Soundcheck:** a [lead](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/leads/overview.md) that becomes a gig, a quote, an [agreement](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/contracts/overview.md) and an invoice for the host, a [setlist](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/setlists/overview.md), and the band's own PA in [inventory](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/inventory.md). ### Brand activation **Shape:** a launch day or a pop-up run. A brand pays an agency to build an experience. Production does most of the work, and guests are press plus the public. * **Lines that matter most:** client and production (the quote), production and venue (the build), client and guests (the invitations). * **In Soundcheck:** [offerings](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/offerings/overview.md) and a quote, [tasks](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/tasks.md) for the build, your gear and outside gear on the [gear list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/crm/inventory.md#gear-list-on-the-gig), crew [shifts](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/staffing-shifts.md), and a [guest list](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/guests.md) for press. ### Rehearsal or session **Shape:** a work day with no audience. The artist books the room and the engineer for themselves, so the client and the talent are the same party. Nobody attends, so the guest role is empty. * **Lines that matter most:** talent and production (the show flow), talent and venue (the room). * **In Soundcheck:** a gig with the **Rehearsal** type, marked as your own show in [Who's who](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/sharing.md#whos-who) with **Nobody** for Guests, a [setlist](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/setlists/overview.md) to work through, and the players booked as [crew](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/staffing-shifts.md). ## Your show is not on the list Most shows are a mix. A wedding at a club, a festival stop on a tour, a corporate party with a headline act. To place any show: **1. Name the six** Write down who is the client, the talent, production, the venue and the guests, and when it happens. **2. Mark doubles and gaps** Note any party that fills two roles, and any role with nobody in it. **3. Pick the shape of time** One gig, a multi-day gig, or a project of gigs. **4. Add your own label** If you run this kind of show often, add it to your event types under **Settings → Gigs → Labels** and save the gig as a [template](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/templates-and-duplication.md). ## Next steps > [card] [The show model](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/getting-started/show-model.md) > > The six parties, the lines between them, and where you sit. > [card] [Create a gig](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features/gigs/creating-gigs.md) > > Put your next show into Soundcheck. > [card] [Use cases](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/use-cases.md) > > Workflows for talent, production and venue organizations. > [card] [Features by party](https://docs.soundchecklive.io/features.md) > > Every feature, grouped by the party or line it serves. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.