Function
Wedding Band Eight Piece Stage Plot Template for Gigs
An eight piece wedding band stage plot template with drums, rhythm section, horns and vocals mapped out, so you can advance any ballroom or tent gig fast.
What this template covers
This is the standard eight piece function band setup: drums, bass, guitar and keys behind a three piece horn section, with a lead vocal out front. Drums sit upstage centre, the horn line works a downstage row stage right of the keys, and the guitarist and keys player each carry a second mic for backing vocals. Every player gets a wedge, which matters more here than on a club stage because a wedding band is usually reading a chart and taking requests on the fly.
The input list builds itself from the icons on the stage: a fully mic'd five-piece kit, a bass DI, a mic'd guitar cab, a stereo keys pair, three horn channels on condenser clip mics, and three vocal mics. The bass cab and the horn players themselves are placed as backline and performer visuals only, so you are not stuck deleting duplicate channels before you send the input list to the venue.
Who uses this template
Function and wedding bands that carry a horn section, agencies advancing a ballroom or marquee date, and audio engineers who get handed a floor plan the week of the gig and need it turned into a real input list. If your band plays first dance sets into a full dance-floor set with horns, this is the fastest way to get a wedding band stage plot in front of a venue or production company.
Channel walkthrough
Nineteen channels total: nine from the drum kit, one bass DI, one mic'd guitar cab, two from the stereo keys, one channel each for trombone, sax and trumpet, and three vocal mics (lead, guitar and keys). The horn channels ride on condenser clip mics, which is why they show up phantom powered by default, not on dynamics.
Monitor notes
Eight wedges, one per player. Horn players want their wedge close and a little brighter than the rhythm section mix, since they are reading charts and need to hear their own intonation over the kit.
Customize it
Open the template in the editor and move pieces to match your real riser plan. Swap the kit size, add a second keys rig if your band runs one, or drop a horn if you are running a four piece section instead of three. Rename the vocal channels to match your actual lineup before you send it out.
When the layout is right, export a PDF or share the link with the venue so soundcheck starts on time.