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Karaoke Software for Bars, Pubs & Venues

A karaoke night is one of the cheapest ways to fill a venue on a slow weekday — and one of the easiest to ruin with a bad sign-up process. Karaoke Cue keeps the queue fair, the staff relaxed, and the guests in their seats.

Why venues lose money on karaoke nights

It's rarely the sound system. The leaks are smaller and more expensive:

• Guests leave before their turn. If nobody knows how long the wait is, people drink up and go.
• Staff get stuck refereeing. Every "am I next?" pulls a bartender or host away from the room.
• The list goes missing. A paper sheet under a pint is not a system.
• No record. You can't tell which nights worked, who came back, or how to market the next one.

What Karaoke Cue gives a venue

• Signup without a clipboard. Guests scan a QR code on the table and add their song from their own phone.
• A live, fair queue. Everyone sees the order, so the room trusts it and stops queue-jumping.
• Staff-friendly hosting. The queue runs on the phone your host already has — no new hardware, no training day.
• Auto on/off. The signup page switches on at your start time and locks at the end. No forgotten settings.
• A record of every night. With the 10-Pack, Backstage stores guest lists, songs, and QR codes you can re-download.

Built for a weekly night, priced for one

A single night costs $4.99. Most venues run karaoke weekly, so the 10-Pack at $39.99 is the sensible buy: ten credits that never expire, plus the Backstage dashboard. There's no monthly subscription and no lock-in — you pay for the nights you actually run. Compare that to the cost of one empty Tuesday and it's a rounding error.

Set it up in one afternoon

1. Book your first night and set the start and end time.
2. Print the QR code onto table tents, or show it on a screen.
3. Hand your host a phone. That's the entire rollout.

Want the host's-eye view? See the karaoke queue software page, or read how to run a karaoke night.

Frequently asked questions

What karaoke software should a bar use?

Something that removes work from staff and keeps guests engaged: signup without a clipboard, a live fair queue, and a record of each night. Karaoke Cue does all three from any phone or laptop.

Do we need special hardware?

No. It's web-based, so it runs on the phone or laptop your host already carries. You just need a way to display or print a QR code.

Can one account run multiple nights?

Yes. The 10-Pack gives ten credits that never expire, and Backstage stores every night — guest lists, songs, and QR codes. Weekly venues just top up as needed.

Does it help with drink sales?

Indirectly, yes. The main reason guests leave is a long, unclear wait. When the queue is visible and moves fairly, people stay — and staying guests are spending guests.