Events and Open Decks nights
An event is a night with a lineup. An Open Decks night is one where the lineup is open: DJs claim a slot and play it. Both get a page of their own, a QR code and a flyer. The difference is who fills the bill.
Nights vs events
An Open Decks night
A slot grid DJs sign up to through a link and a QR code. It runs on your Open Decks screen, which moves on at the printed time, and every DJ who played gets a recap. Hosted by venues on Venue Lite and up, or promoters on Promoter Lite and up. In the app: Open Decks.An event
A lineup you set: you say who is playing and in what order. It gets a page and a QR code, and the DJs you add confirm from their side. Any venue, promoter or DJ account can post one, on any plan. In the app: Events.Events
Post one, build the lineup, or get yourself onto a lineup someone else posted. The DJs you add confirm from their side, and the event shows on their pages once they do.
Open Decks nights
Post the night, manage the slots, let the screen run the room, and read the report after — or, if you play, claim a slot. The rest of this page is about the night.
- Post an Open Decks night — for hosts
- Managing the slots — for hosts
- Running the night — for hosts
- Night reports and emails — for hosts
- Claim a slot and play — for DJs
How a night works
- The venue posts a night — a date, a slot length, and how many slots there are.
- That produces a sign-up page with its own link and QR code. DJs open it and claim a slot.
- On the night, the venue’s screen shows who is playing, how long they have left, and who is up next. It moves on by itself at the printed time.
- Afterwards the venue gets a night report, and each DJ gets a recap of what their set did.
If you run a room
A night like this fills a quiet slot in your week with DJs who bring their own crowd. It is also how you find the residents you did not know you were looking for.
Once you post the night, the admin is close to zero: no spreadsheet, no group chat, nobody asking you what time they are on.
If you play
Claiming a slot is free on any plan, including the free one. You get a real set on a real system in front of a real room. It also counts towards the measured stats on your profile.
The screen does the work
Venues underestimate this part. The running order on screen removes almost every conversation the night would otherwise generate. No DJ asks the venue what time they are on, because it is up there.
Between sets the screen shows the sign-up code. The room watching tonight becomes next month’s lineup.
What this is not
An Open Decks night is not an audition and it is not a competition. There is no scoring and no winner. It is a night anyone can sign up to play.Last updated 2026-09-16