How many songs for a 4 hour gig?

**bc6** · 03-04-2015, 09:10 PM

Ive been wondering how many songs would I need to have in a crate for a 4 hour gig. I cant play every song I have so Id like to quantify it somehow if I can. What do you guys think will 240 songs should do it I figure @ 3 minutes per song 300 songs for overhead.

**ZxZDeViLZxZ** · 03-04-2015, 10:27 PM

Umm depending on style of music 60 at most I average 10-14 an hour this depends entirely on genre I'm playing

**calgarc** · 03-04-2015, 10:50 PM

i average 10 per hour, sometimes more sometimes less...

**bc6** · 03-04-2015, 11:26 PM

Wow I was totally wrong on this one lol.

**TonyRome** · 03-04-2015, 11:51 PM

I'm old school... So the a.d.d. Dj thing is not my style.

I average 70-80 on a 5 hour set. But can do less if I'm playing more soulful house
Note: my number includes having multiple tracks playing at once on ocassion.

I'd suggest the 300 in a playlist to cover tracks people may request...but you probably won't play anywhere near that many

**soundinmotiondj** · 03-05-2015, 12:12 AM

I average just under 18 songs per hour. That's mostly Top 40 style songs.

For a "routine" I have about 1/3 more music that I need.
For a "free form" set I prep about 2x more music than I expect to need.

**Jester** · 03-05-2015, 01:42 AM

A lot more than you actually need is the perfect amount.

**Ed Paris** · 03-05-2015, 04:17 AM

I do a lot of gigs where i play 6-7 hours. from what i've learned after checking the traktor history after every gig, i tend to play 150-200 a night. but since i use traktor i don't really care cause i carry music to play for a few months straight