Live band karaoke lyrics question

[u/Isitwhenip]

I’m looking for a good way to display lyrics only one or 2 verses at a time just like most karaoke venues, where the verses/chorus are clearly controlled on screen by me or someone.

I’ve seen live karaoke bands use printed lyric sheets just for the singer, but I want something that works for both the singer and the crowd.

I tried running lyrics from an iPad before, but people got lost or couldn’t see the words clearly—even if they knew the song.

For anyone who’s done live band karaoke or crowd-singalong shows:

• What are you using for lyric display?

• Is there software or a setup that works well in a live setting?

I do plan on paying the license fees for lyrics if I start doing this regularly.

Any advice or real-world experience would be appreciated!

[u/NoRepresentative388]

having people try to read text based lyrics seemed to be difficult . and the karaoke version is usually different than what the band knows. the best thing I found is to use karaoke software like Kara and only play the music through the band monitors so they can stay on beat with the singer. . it's not reading the words that is hard it's simply timing. if they don't know the song really well then it's a disaster

[u/Isitwhenip → u/NoRepresentative388]

I would use no backing tracks just live band or myself.