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Free tools for UK live music

Every free GigXchange profile includes the full toolkit — 17 free tools, from stage plots to invoices. No card, no trial limits, no feature caps.

Artist tools

Venue tools

Everything a working act or venue needs, built in

Setlists, stage plots, tour posters and flyers
Auto-generated UK booking contracts with e-signatures
EPK builder, invoice generator and mailing list
Availability calendar with an embeddable booking widget
Venue kit: post a gig, gig rescue, licensing and compliance
Every tool free — no card, no trial limits, no feature caps

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One toolkit, tuned to your seat in the scene

Artists: setlists, contracts, EPK, invoices and matches
Venues: post a gig, gig rescue, compliance and posters
Agents: invoices, contracts and roster profiles
Promoters: event posters, flyers and multi-act lineups
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No card, no wait — the whole toolkit unlocks at once

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No card and no trial window
Every tool available the moment you join
Two tools need no account at all — the Rate Calculator and Open Mic Finder

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Every tool, free forever

No subscriptions and no listing fees
No trial limits and no feature caps
GigXchange earns from its booking marketplace, so the tools stay free
Free for working musicians and venues alike

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One profile. Every tool included.

Artists, venues, agents and promoters — the whole toolkit comes with membership
The tools live in your dashboard alongside your gig calendar, EPK and booking inbox
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17 free tools · no card · £0 forever

Last updated: 26 July 2026

Creator tools

Everything a working act needs between booking the gig and playing it — built into your free profile.

Set planning

Setlist Builder

Design a clean, printable setlist for every show — drag-reorder songs, auto-calc set duration, export a poster-ready PNG or PDF in under a minute.

Contracts

Booking Contracts

Every GigXchange booking auto-generates a UK-compliant performance contract — 8 standard clauses, deposit terms, dual e-signatures, instant PDF.

Stage setup

Stage Plot

Map your stage, list your inputs, and share a pro stage plot with the venue — so soundcheck starts right on the 1st try.

Promotion

Tour Poster

Auto-build a tour poster from your upcoming gigs in 1 click — 4 poster styles, ready to post or print.

Bookings

Availability + Booking Manager

Mark the dates you can play, then embed the widget on your own website so visitors see live availability and book you direct.

Press kit

EPK Builder

Build an electronic press kit from your profile — 18 drag-and-drop blocks, live players, verified reviews — published at one always-current link.

Audience

Fans & Mailing List

Fans join from your profile in one tap; you send branded email updates with your flyers and posters attached. CSV in and out, GDPR-safe.

Matching

AI Matches

Pick a free date, set a 60-second brief, and pitch up to 3 ranked best-fit venues with real booking invites — capped and cooldown-protected.

Promotion

Flyer Builder

Design striking gig flyers from on-brand templates in minutes — built from your booking details, no design skill needed.

Money

Invoice Generator

Create polished invoices in seconds and get paid faster — synced to your bookings, numbered and dated automatically.

Venue tools

Programme the night, stay compliant and never lose a booked evening to a drop-out.

Booking

Post a Gig

List an open slot in two minutes — genres, budget, house kit — and take applications from gig-ready artists with verified reviews attached.

Cover

GX Gig Rescue

Broadcast an urgent booking invite to up to 25 available acts near you — last-minute specialists first, first to accept is booked.

Compliance

Licensing Checker

Ten plain-English questions produce a two-part verdict — permission and copyright — with an indicative cost and official gov.uk / PPL PRS sources.

Compliance

Compliance Checklist

Eight questions build a checklist of only the duties your venue owes — ten areas, law first, every item linked to its official source, PDF export.

Compliance

Martyn's Law Readiness

The 2025 Act reaches every 200+ venue from ~2027. Six questions give your tier, your duties as a tickable list, and a first-draft procedures PDF.

Promotion

Events Poster

Your upcoming programme becomes a designed poster — ticket QRs on every listing, status badges, your branding. Print, post or publish to your profile.

Discovery

Find an Artist

Pick the empty date, set a 60-second brief, and invite up to 5 ranked best-fit acts — fit scores, fee bands and kit tags attached.

Built by GIGXCHANGE

The UK’s peer-to-peer live music marketplace. Browse artists, venues and live events, or sign up free to message and book direct.

For artists

Get booked direct

No commission — 5% only for protected payments, vs the 15–25% agencies take. Contracts, deposits and Stripe payouts in 3 steps.

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For venues

Book without gatekeepers

Post a gig in under 2 minutes, see responses within 24 hours, confirm with a deposit. No agency between you and the act.

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For agents

Run a roster from one dashboard

Manage 100+ artists, tender to venues across 40 UK cities, sign contracts on behalf. Keep your commission, lose the paperwork.

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For promoters

Build the lineup, run the night

Create events, source talent and venues in one place, sign every booking on a digital contract. From idea to ticketed event in days.

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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to the usual queries.

What free tools does GIGXCHANGE offer for UK musicians?

Every free GigXchange profile includes the full artist toolkit: a setlist builder with poster export, auto-generated booking contracts with e-signatures, a stage plot designer, a 1-click tour poster, a gig flyer builder, an invoice generator, an EPK builder, a fan mailing list and an availability calendar with an embeddable booking widget. Signup takes 30 seconds and needs no card.

What free tools do UK venues get?

Venues get their own toolkit free: post a gig and take applications, GX Gig Rescue for last-minute drop-outs, a music licensing checker, a live-event compliance checklist, a 1-click events poster, invoices and an artist-matching engine. Venues can also list free on the Grassroots Venue Directory — 2,800+ UK venues strong.

Are GIGXCHANGE’s tools really free — no card, no trial limits?

Yes. A GigXchange profile is free, and every tool that comes with it is free too — no card, no trial window, no feature caps. GigXchange’s revenue comes from its booking marketplace, so the tools stay free for working musicians and venues.

Do I need an account to use the tools?

The in-app tools need a free profile because they build on your data — your songs, gigs, bookings and photos — and save everything for the next show. Two tools work with no signup at all: the UK Gig Rate Calculator (live fee percentiles from 4,400+ observations — 18,000+ weighted samples) and the Open Mic Finder (1,300+ weekly nights across 30+ UK cities).

What is the booking widget and how do I put it on my website?

The booking widget is a small embed you paste into your own website. It shows your live GigXchange availability calendar, so promoters, venues and fans see the dates you’re free and can book you direct — no back-and-forth emails. Set your availability once in the app and every embed updates itself. See the step-by-step widget guide.

What is a stage plot and why do venues ask for one?

A stage plot is a diagram of your on-stage setup: who stands where, what equipment you bring, and every input you need from the desk. Venues and sound engineers use it to prepare before you arrive, which is the difference between a 10-minute line check and a 45-minute scramble. The GigXchange stage plot tool builds one you can share as a link with any booking.

Can agents and promoters use the free tools too?

Yes — all 4 GigXchange roles get the toolkit. Agents use invoices, contracts and roster profiles across 100+ artists; promoters use event posters, flyers and Post a Gig to build multi-act lineups. Every role signs up free in about 30 seconds.

Can I request a new free tool?

Yes — the roadmap is driven by requests. A venue legitimacy checker and an agency fee comparator are next in line. Email founder@gigxchange.app with one line on what would save you time — a real person reads every message.

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