For Festival Organisers

Better for your crowd.
Better for your team.

List your festival on Setline for free and give attendees a smoother on-site experience. Pro tools add audience analytics, live communication and post-event feedback when you need them.

Free
to list your festival
5 min
setup through our portal
iOS + Android
reach every attendee

Every attendee gets their own timetable

Attendees build their day from your lineup. They spot clashes early, pick favourites, and arrive at every stage on time, so your crowds move smoothly and you fill every tent.

  • Automatic clash detection
  • List view & full multi-stage grid
  • Updates sync instantly to every phone
Saturday
List Grid
Main
Park
Tent
6pm
Peggy Gou
7pm
Jamie xx
Fred again..
8pm
Four Tet
1 clash detected: Jamie xx vs Fred again.. at 7pm

Groups stay longer when they stay together

Friends compare schedules, spot overlapping sets, and find each other on site. Less time texting "where are you?", more time enjoying your acts, and the people who stay are the people who spend.

  • Shared wishlists & overlap view
  • See where your group is heading next
  • Built-in group messaging
Friday · 7–10pm
J
Jess
S
Sam
M
Mia
All 3 free 8–9pm. Perfect meet-up window

Your festival on every lock screen

Dynamic Island and Lock Screen Live Activities show what's playing now and what's up next, no unlocking required. Attendees glance down and keep moving between stages, so your tents stay full.

  • Lock Screen & Dynamic Island support
  • Daily festival preview each morning with weather and first acts
  • Set reminders before every act
  • Stage change alerts in real time
LIVE NOW
Peggy Gou
Main Stage
28:14
remaining
UP NEXT
Fred again..
Park Stage
9:15

Reduce your handouts

Thousands of printed schedules end up on the grass by Sunday, and every last-minute change means another reprint. Setline keeps every attendee on the same live schedule, updated the moment anything moves. Lower print spend, less waste, and a greener story to tell your sponsors.

  • Real-time schedule updates, no reprints
  • Cut paper, ink & distribution costs
  • Support ESG & greener festival goals
  • Keep printed site maps & handouts focused

Your lineup, shared by your audience

Attendees export beautiful schedule images straight to their group chats and stories. Every share is your brand, your lineup, your festival. Free promotion that starts before gates open and keeps going all weekend.

  • Shareable schedule images
  • Your festival name & branding up front
  • Drives ticket interest & FOMO

Every attendee, every ability

Setline plugs into the accessibility tools iOS and Android already ship with, so your lineup, schedule and site info reach every attendee, not just the ones with perfect eyesight, hearing or motor control. We do the platform work so your festival doesn't have to.

  • Full VoiceOver and TalkBack coverage across every screen
  • Dynamic Type scales text to the attendee's preferred size
  • Animations pause when attendees turn on Reduce Motion
  • Light and dark mode follow each attendee's system setting
  • Tap targets sized for users with motor impairments
  • Blind attendees hear time and stage details spoken aloud
  • Broader reach and a stronger duty of care, no extra work
Schedule
VoiceOver on
19:30 – 21:00
Peggy Gou
Main Stage
Reading aloud
"Peggy Gou, Main Stage. 7:30 PM to 9 PM. Plays in 2 hours. Double tap to add to your schedule."
VoiceOver TalkBack Dynamic Type Reduce Motion Light & Dark Large targets

Go further with Pro

Unlock the features that help you run a safer, smarter, more insight-driven festival. Tailored tiers to suit every festival size.

Reach every attendee when it matters

Push custom safety alerts, weather warnings, evacuation guidance and welfare information straight into the app every attendee already has. Critical safety contacts and site info stay on the Live screen, accessible even with no signal. A documented, auditable channel that supports your duty of care and the requirements from your insurer and licensing team.

  • Broadcast urgent alerts in seconds
  • Safety contacts & site info on the Live screen, signal or not
  • Target messages by stage, area or time
  • Weather, welfare & lost-person comms
  • Full audit trail for insurance & licensing
⚠️
Weather warning
now
Thunderstorm inbound 8pm. Park Stage paused 15 min. Please move to covered areas.
From your festival team
💊
Welfare reminder
4m
Free water at Gates A, C & Main Stage. Medics at the Info Tent 24/7.
From your festival team
📍
Lost and found
12m
Looking for a friend? Meet at the flagpole by the main bar. Staff can help.
From your festival team

Talk to your whole festival, instantly

When set times shift, headliners change, or you've got an important update to share, push a message straight into every attendee's hand. No flyers, no tannoy guesswork. A direct, measurable channel to your crowd.

  • Push announcements in real time
  • Delivery & open-rate metrics
  • Schedule messages ahead of time
  • Target specific stages, zones or times
New announcement
All attendees
Set change: Four Tet moved to Main Stage, now starting 9:30pm 🎵
📡 Push + Live Activity · Scheduled in 5 min
Schedule
Send now
Last sent: Weather warning · 12,847 delivered · 89% opened

Make your site map smart

Send us the festival map you already produce and we turn it into a searchable, locate-me-aware guide that lives in every attendee's pocket. Stages, food, toilets, welfare, the friend they lost in the crowd. All findable in two taps, no squinting at a folded printout.

  • Use the site map you already have (PNG, PDF or vector)
  • Search and filter by stage, food, toilets, welfare or access
  • Locate me pinpoints attendees on your map, not Google's
  • Friend finder shows their group on the same map (opt-in)
  • Tap any stage to jump straight to its lineup
  • Pin custom points of interest and last-minute changes
All Stages Food Toilets Welfare
🎵
Main
🎵
Park
🎵
Tent
🍔
🚻
AJ
Alex · 40m away
2 friends on site · tap to find

See demand before the crowd does

Understand which artists are pulling attention, where clashes are hurting your schedule, and how audience interest shifts once set times go live.

  • Pre-lineup artist demand signals
  • Real-time schedule popularity
  • Stage-by-stage interest breakdowns
  • Clash & demand analysis
Artist demand
Pre-lineup
1 Fred again..
94%
2 Peggy Gou
82%
3 Four Tet
74%
4 Jamie xx
61%
5 Charlotte de Witte
48%
↑ 23% more interest in the Park Stage vs last year

Turn attendee feedback into next year's advantage

Capture attendee sentiment while the experience is still fresh. Clear NPS, stage-by-stage ratings and open-ended feedback in one report, so next year's planning starts from evidence, not guesswork.

  • Automated survey delivery
  • Sentiment and satisfaction insights
  • NPS tracking over time
  • Exportable reports for your team
Post-festival results
3,421 responses
72
NPS Score
↑ 8 vs last year
Music lineup ★★★★★ 4.8
Atmosphere ★★★★ 4.4
Sound quality ★★★★ 4.2
Food & drink ★★★★★ 3.6

More features, less cost

See how Setline stacks up against typical festival app competitors. Start free, upgrade only when you want to, with tiers that suit every festival size.

Feature Setline Free
Setline Pro
Tailored tiers
Competitors
Festival listing & setup $$$
Personal attendee schedules $$$
Friend coordination $$$
Live Activity (Lock Screen)
Smart notifications & reminders $$$
Real-time schedule updates (replaces print) $$$
Schedule sharing on social
Artist discovery & music matching
Accessibility (VoiceOver, TalkBack, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion) $$$
Organiser portal for updates $$$$
Custom safety & welfare messaging $$$$
Interactive site map (search, locate-me, friend finder) $$$$
Audience analytics & insights $$$$
Push announcements to attendees $$$$
Post-festival surveys $$$$
Clash & demand analysis

Considering a custom app?

Some festivals want a fully bespoke, branded experience. We've written an honest comparison of the real costs, timelines and trade-offs of building a custom festival app vs running on Setline, so you can make the right call for your event.

List your festival in minutes

No complicated onboarding. Send us your details and we'll have you live.

1

Get in touch

Send us your festival name, dates, location, and a link to your lineup.

2

We set it up

We import your lineup, set times and stages, then enrich artist profiles with bios and photos.

3

You're in control

Our portal lets you review and update festival info (set times, stages, messages) any time.

4

Share with fans

We give you a link to share. Attendees download Setline and find your festival instantly.

Common questions

Does it cost anything to list my festival?
No. Listing on Setline is completely free. Pro features (safety messaging, direct communication, interactive site maps, audience analytics and post-festival surveys) are available on tailored tiers that scale with your festival size.
Do my attendees have to pay to use Setline?
No. All the festival planning features are completely free for attendees: building schedules, set-time reminders, finding friends, exploring the lineup, the lot. We offer an optional Setline VIP subscription for attendees who want extra customisation and styles, which helps us keep Pro affordable for festivals.
How does the safety messaging work?
You send a message from the organiser portal and it lands as a push notification on every attendee's phone in seconds. You can target by stage, area or time of day, and every message is logged with a full audit trail, useful evidence for your insurer, licensing team and event safety plan.
Can Setline really replace printed set-time handouts?
Yes, and it's better for you and the attendee. The in-app schedule updates live, so the moment a set moves, every phone already has the correct version. No more wasted reprints, no more out-of-date paper circulating on site, and a cleaner sustainability story. Many organisers keep printed site maps but drop the set-time handout entirely.
What information do you need from us?
At a minimum: festival name, dates, venue, and a link to your lineup or set times. Stage maps and extra details help. We can import most public lineup pages automatically.
Can we update set times after listing?
Yes, at any time. Log in to the portal or let us know and we'll push it. Attendees whose scheduled sets have moved get notified automatically.
Can you make our existing site map interactive?
Yes. Send us the map you already produce in PNG, PDF or vector form. We overlay search, category filters, locate-me and friend finder so attendees stop squinting at folded printouts and find what they need in two taps. You keep your design language, the app does the heavy lifting. Last-minute changes (closed gates, new food trucks, weather-driven re-routes) can be pinned on the live map in seconds.
What platforms is Setline available on?
Both iOS and Android. Your festival is accessible to every attendee, on every phone.
Can we brand the experience?
Custom branding is part of our Pro tiers. Get in touch and we'll walk you through what's possible for your event.

Ready to list your festival?

Drop us a line with your festival details and we'll have you set up in no time. Free.