
Gear Checklist for Your First Gig: What to Pack and What to Leave Home
A role-by-role packing checklist for a small-venue show with a house PA, so you bring the cables, spares, and backups you need and skip the gear that stays in its case.

Having coordinated logistics for dozens of festival stages and regional tours, Sophia ensures nothing gets forgotten before show night. She authors detailed checklists covering load-in schedules, spare gear essentials, and soundcheck protocols.

A role-by-role packing checklist for a small-venue show with a house PA, so you bring the cables, spares, and backups you need and skip the gear that stays in its case.

Use this week-by-week checklist to confirm load-in times, send your input list and stage plot, and pack gear so no dead battery or missing cable derails the night.

Learn how to prep an input list and stage plot, run an efficient line check, and set stage monitor levels so your band sounds clear from the first song.

Send the venue your input list, stage plot, and load-in time before the show so the sound engineer knows your setup before you walk in the door.
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