Every Thursday in Swansea
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Swansea open mic directory
Swansea · Every Thursday · Free
Elysium Gallery & Bar Open Mic
Swansea open mic at Elysium Gallery & Bar — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance Elysium Gallery & Bar · Swansea
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
Elysium Gallery & Bar Open Mic — Quick Facts
Swansea open mic at Elysium Gallery & Bar — 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 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesPoetry
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
Where
Elysium Gallery & Bar210 High St
Swansea SA1 1PE
Swansea — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
PA system provided
Walk-in sign-up
Poetry 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
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
Elysium Gallery & Bar on the High Street hosts Talisman, Swansea's longest-running poetry and spoken-word open mic, on the last Thursday of every month. Doors are at 7pm, sign-up opens around 7.30pm on the door, and readings kick off at 8pm alongside a featured poet. It's a warm, attentive crowd in a working artist-run gallery — bring a poem, a story or just your ears. The bar also runs other open-mic strands across the month (songwriter and electronic-music sessions), but Talisman is the established monthly fixture.
About Elysium Gallery & Bar
Elysium Gallery & Bar sits at 210 High Street in Swansea and is the public face of Elysium — a non-profit contemporary arts and studios provider founded in 2007 that fosters engagement between artists and communities. The venue combines a full-service bar, a dedicated events and performance space, a beer garden, a community workshop area and three gallery spaces. It's a genuinely active grassroots live-music room, with around six upcoming concerts scheduled across 2026-2027 spanning indie, alt-rock and experimental acts — past and upcoming names include HMS Morris, Chloe Slater, Peiriant, The Foehn Effect and Maurice Louca. The mix of art-space and gig-venue gives it a distinctive, supportive atmosphere for emerging Welsh and touring artists.
Planning Your Thursday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 22:00. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the Swansea live music scene.
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210 High St, Swansea SA1 1PE
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Swansea's Elysium Gallery & Bar open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Swansea open mic nights for alternatives.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Swansea mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
210 High St, Swansea SA1 1PE.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Swansea regulars across the Swansea open mic scene. Swansea open mic crowds tend to listen attentively.
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