Every Thursday in Cambridge
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
Full backline on stage
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Cambridge · Every Thursday · Free
Bar -OH Open Mic
Cambridge open mic at Bar -OH — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance Bar -OH · Cambridge
Thursday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Verified
Listing status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
Bar -OH Open Mic — Quick Facts
Cambridge open mic at Bar -OH — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
Where
Bar -OH20 Downing Pl
Cambridge CB2 3DT
Cambridge — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Sign-up via online
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
Full backline on stage
Sign-up via online
Music welcome
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What's on Stage
Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
2 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
Bar -OH is a chic, table-service cocktail bar in the centre of Cambridge (with free retro consoles and board games), and its '-OHpen Mic' runs every Thursday. Performers get a hybrid drum kit and a full PA with monitoring, free audio and video recording of their set, and half-price drinks while they play. To bag a slot, contact host Chris at candrewsmusic@hotmail.com ahead of time. It's a comfortable, well-equipped room — a great place to try material and walk away with a free recording.
About Bar -OH
Bar -OH is a table-service cocktail bar in the centre of Cambridge, on Downing Place beside the Hilton (CB2 3DT). It's known for inventive drinks served in unusual glassware and for the wall of retro games consoles and board games that are free to play while you drink. On the music side it runs live sets on Friday and Saturday nights — usually its in-house band, sometimes guest performers — across a relaxed, intimate room. It opens daily from 4pm, takes both originals and covers, and runs a house PA. A small but genuine live-music slot rather than a dedicated gig venue.
Planning Your Thursday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until late. Full backline is provided — just bring your instrument and pedals.
Part of the Cambridge live music scene.
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20 Downing Pl, Cambridge CB2 3DT
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Cambridge's Bar -OH open mic.
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics. Bring your own instrument and pedals.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Cambridge mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it.
20 Downing Pl, Cambridge CB2 3DT.
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