Building a setlist for your band is not an easy thing to do correctly and successfully. There are so many different factors at play from the size of the crowd, the type of venue you are playing, the geographic location that you are playing in, and more. But there is one thing more important than others, understanding the emotion of your own music.
As a musician on stage, you are the one playing, and your music is envoking different emotions in fans. Ballads bring down the energy and make people feel more emotional. Anthems bring the fans together. Energetic and uptempo songs get people moving and up the energy in the room. You are the conductor, but you have to understand how your music drives people to create the greatest experience possible.
Ambre from the German symphonic metal band Xandria joins the Chord Progression Podcast today. The band's brand new album "Eclipse" releases on August 7th, and we go into the live stage on this one. On this episode, we talk about:
- Why Xandria's released singles off of "Eclipse" worked live with an approach to cinematic grandure to their symphonic metal, and why some singles that artists release dont work out live but are powerhouses when fans listen solo.
- How building the best setlist for a live show depends on many factors like crowd size, crowd makeup, venue style, geographic location, and is best discovered by trial & error to determine the proper emotional control of a crowd.
- The reason why artist's typically only play their hits at festivals, due to the need of casting a wide net and provide the best energy for a crowd of differing levels of interest.
A great episode with a band that knows how to do it live. Tap the subscribe button for much more on the Chord Progression Podcast.
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Welcome: (0:00)
Boom, Xandria is Here: (1:51)
The Reaction to New Songs Live & Why Some Singles Don't Work Live: (4:26)
Building a Setlist for Best Interaction via Trial and Error: (7:34)
Why Artists Play the Hits on Festival Sets: (15:07)
The Non-Single to Watch For: (20:29)
Return to USA?: (25:34)
New Artist Suggestions: (26:16)
Kevin's Final Thought; Understand Setlist Emotion: (29:27)
