Number of Sequence per Show

[indi]

Does anyone have suggestions on how many sequences should a typical show have. I have scheduled the following:

1 minute intro

9 songs

10 minute intermission (where just the gutter lights are on).

Then everything starts over.

This is my first year of doing this.

Thanks

[George Simmons]

I'll be using somewhere around 50 musical sequences this year. I've heard of people who use only two or three. Depends on what you want.

[Jim Hans]

If you search the forums here there are numerous threads on this. What you will find is that people have anywhere from 2 or 3 songs to dozens of songs in their show and some even do a different show each night. It really depends on what you like, what the traffic is like at your house ( do you need to do a shorter show to keep the cars moving) and how much sequencing you have done. Some people run the same show every year, some do a completely new one each year... the rest are somewhere in between.

I think the bottom line is that there is no "typical" show. Do what you, your family, and your vistors like! Have fun and don't forget to post videos for us!

[indi]

I guess I'll wait and see if it cause too much problems. If the traffic backs up too much, I'll put an 5 or 10 minute intermission after three songs. I don't think I'll have too many stop, but I guess it;s a wait and see.

Thanks

[Ivan Beaver]

I think I have something like 14 or so songs. The style varies quite a bit-from rock-country-traditional-fast-slow-comedy-swing-rockabilly and so forth. It runs about 45 minutes.

[Orville]

Currently 16 songs with a few still in the works, the new songs won't be ready by Thanksgiving opening, but 16 are ready to rock and roll.

I usually have between 17 to 21 songs that runs about 40 minutes to an hour show, no breaks or intermissions as I don't like having folks wait for the next show to start, so my show runs continually from 5pm-12am {yes, midnight} 7 days a week. I have outside speakers and an FM Transmitter, outside speakers are turned off at 10pm.

[Guest wbottomley]

I guess I'll wait and see if it cause too much problems. If the traffic backs up too much, I'll put an 5 or 10 minute intermission after three songs. I don't think I'll have too many stop, but I guess it;s a wait and see.

Thanks

If this is your first year, I'm sure that won't be a problem. Why not run the show continuous?

[Frank Farmer]

I run 6 songs every night, continuously. Hoever it's not always the same 6 songs. Keeps the traffic moving, but if you have come back to see the show again, you might see something different from the last time.