Vote Ranking vs. First-Come, First-Served Signups

When you create an event, you choose one of two ways the performance lineup gets decided. Both are visible to performers and audiences right on the event page, so everyone knows what to expect.

Vote Ranking

Performers sign up ahead of the show as usual, but their position in the lineup is determined by votes from the community leading up to the event — the acts with the most votes get the highest-priority time slots, with the rest slotted in vote order after that. This rewards performers who can rally their fans and followers before the show, and gives the audience a say in who gets the best slots.

First-Come, First-Served (FCFS)

Performers are placed into slots strictly in the order they signed up — the first person to claim a slot gets the earliest one, and so on until the lineup is full. This is the more traditional open-mic-sign-up-sheet approach, and it's a good fit for regular, casual shows where you want signup order (not popularity) to decide the running order.

Which one should you pick as a host?

Vote Ranking works well for showcases or competitions where audience engagement before the event matters. FCFS is simpler and more familiar for weekly or casual open mics where performers just want to know they'll get a fair shot in the order they showed up (or signed up online).