Stage plot template
Rock Band Stage Plot Template
Use this rock band stage plot template when a full backline, several vocal microphones, and wedge mixes need to fit into one clear PDF for a venue or sound engineer.
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Example PDF from this template
Actual RigFlow PDF export generated from this rock band stage plot template, including the stage plot and production details a venue can review before load-in.
Best fit for this template
Best for four- or five-piece rock bands with drums, bass, one or two guitar amps, lead vocal, backing vocals, and wedge monitor requests.
The venue should be able to see where the backline sits, which guitar amp needs a microphone, which vocals need channels, and which wedges matter before load-in.
Venue questions this template answers
- Which guitar amp needs a microphone and which one is stage volume only?
- Does the drummer need vocal, bass, click, or playback in the monitor?
- Who sings backing vocals, and where should those microphones be placed?
Layout priorities
- Keep the drummer and drum inputs visually separate from guitar and vocal positions.
- Show each amplifier from the front-of-house perspective so stage left and audience left are not confused.
- Place the lead vocal downstage center only if that is where the venue should prepare the main wedge.
Example stage layout
- Place drums upstage center, bass amp upstage left, two guitar amps across the back line, and the lead vocal downstage center.
- Show backing vocal positions, pedalboards, DI boxes, and monitor wedges from the front-of-house perspective.
Suggested input list
- Kick
- Snare
- Hi-hat
- Rack tom
- Floor tom
- Overhead L/R
- Bass DI
- Bass amp mic
- Guitar stage left mic
- Guitar stage right mic
- Lead vocal
- Backing vocal
Equipment notes
- Mark each amplifier location and whether the cabinet needs a microphone.
- Add DI needs for bass if the amp is only for stage monitoring.
- Keep drum, guitar, and vocal labels consistent with the input list.
Monitor notes
- Lead vocal usually needs the clearest vocal mix in the downstage center wedge.
- Drummer may need vocals, bass, and one guitar cue if there is no in-ear system.
- Guitarists often need their own vocal and the opposite guitar only if stage volume is low.
Common missing details
- Leaving backing vocals off the input list even though they need microphones.
- Not saying whether guitar amps should be mic'd, DI'd, or kept as stage volume only.
- Forgetting to mark who needs the loudest vocal, click, or guitar in each monitor.
PDF review checklist
- The PDF shows all backing vocal microphones, not only the lead vocal.
- Every amp label says whether it is mic, DI, or stage-volume only.
- The input list still matches the stage plot after any lineup change.