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Concert and live music flyer

Three flyers for one Friday night. The lineup poster goes up around the neighbourhood, the set times poster goes behind the bar, and the full bill goes online for anyone deciding whether to buy a ticket.

Make one like thisA4 print and every social size

The three designs

The same business and the same details, laid out three ways. Every price, name and time on these was written for this example, so you can judge the layouts on real content.

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THE TANNERY
Tickets
LIVE AT THE
TANNERY
FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER · DOORS 8PM
Three bands, one room, no support slot filler. Late bar until one, tickets at the door if it has not sold out by seven.
Buy tickets
See the full lineup
The Tannery · 44 Peel Street · 18+ with ID · thetannery.example

Lineup poster

The Tannery Live Lineup

THE TANNERY
Friday Night Live
Doors at eight, first band at half past. Kessler Drive bring the new record, Amber Lowe plays the room solo, and Night Ferry close it out loud enough that the neighbours have stopped complaining and started coming. Late bar, cash or card, no reserved seating.
Photograph of a small live music venue stage from the crowd, warm stage lights and haze, silhouetted microphone stand and guitar amp, deep indigo and violet tones, no people, no text, no logos
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Kessler Drive · 8.30
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Amber Lowe · 9.40
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Night Ferry · 10.45
thetannery.example/friday

Date poster

The Tannery Friday Night Poster

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THE TANNERY
Friday 12 September
The full bill for the last Friday before the room shuts for the floor rebuild. Three acts, one long set each, and the bar staying open an hour past the last song.
LIVE
Night Ferry
Headline · 10.45pm
Photograph of an empty small venue stage lit with warm amber and deep indigo haze, microphone stand and guitar amp, no people, no text, no logos
DOORS
8.00pm
ENTRY
$28
AGE
18+
The Bill
IN ORDER OF PLAY
Photograph of an electric guitar leaning on a vintage amplifier under warm stage light, close crop, indigo tones, no people, no text
Kessler Drive
Indie rock, four piece
8.30pm
Photograph of a vintage microphone on a stand under a single warm spotlight, dark violet background, no people, no text
Amber Lowe
Solo, guitar and voice
9.40pm
Photograph of a drum kit on a small stage lit in deep indigo and warm amber haze, no people, no text, no logos
Night Ferry
Headline, six piece
10.45pm
Before You Come
THE USEFUL BITS
Tickets are cheaper online than on the door and the room has sold out three of the last four Fridays. Entry is on the Peel Street side, the Cardigan door stays locked. Kitchen serves until nine. There is a tram every ten minutes until half past midnight, and the late bar runs to one.
Tickets from thetannery.example
44 Peel Street, 18+ with ID
thetannery.example
@thetannerylive

Full bill with set times

The Tannery Full Bill

What makes these work

Set times, not just names

People decide whether to come based on when the band they care about plays. Printing 8.30, 9.40 and 10.45 answers that before they ask.

The practical details are on the flyer

Door time, price, age limit and which entrance. These are the four things a venue gets asked on the phone every single week.

Dark palette, warm stage light

Deep indigo with a warm photo reads like a room with the lights down, which is what the flyer is actually selling.

Questions people ask

What should a gig flyer include?

The date, the acts in playing order with set times, the door time, the ticket price and the age restriction. Everything else is decoration.

What size works for a poster run?

A4 portrait prints cheaply and fits most poster walls. Export the PDF and ask your printer for A3 if you want them to hold up outdoors.

Can I make a matching Instagram story?

Yes. Switch the canvas size to Instagram Story and the design re-lays itself out to the tall shape with your text intact.

Should the headline act be biggest?

Usually, but not always. If the support act is the one selling tickets this month, make that name the one people see from across the street.

Make yours in about a minute

The button opens the flyer generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to your own business, pick a colour theme, and edit anything after it is made.

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