Old Town · Every Thursday · Free

Finnegan's Wake Open Mic

Edinburgh's Thursday-night free Irish-folk open mic at 9b Victoria Street, EH1 2HE — Old Town pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots, late licence.

Finnegan's Wake Open Mic — Quick Facts

Edinburgh's Thursday-night free Irish-folk open mic at 9b Victoria Street, EH1 2HE — Old Town pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots, late licence.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

DayThursday
Start9pm
Sign-up8:30pm walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~80 standing
Performer typesMusic · Folk
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

Finnegan's Wake 9b Victoria Street
Old Town
Edinburgh EH1 2HE

Contact

Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team

Highlights

Free entry
PA provided
MusicFolk18+Walk-in
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What's on Stage

PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
2 vocal mics
In-house engineer

Finnegan's Wake is an Old Town Irish pub. Thursday open mic leans Irish folk and traditional but accepts singer-songwriters.

~3.5 hours, 17 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

Sheet at the bar at 8:30pm. Walk-in.

Getting there

9b Victoria Street, EH1 2HE. 7 minutes from Waverley.

The venue

Two-room Irish pub. 18+. Capacity ~80. Late licence.

Find Finnegan's Wake

9b Victoria Street, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 2HE

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Edinburgh's Finnegan's Wake open mic.

Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 8:30pm. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. Backup options if you don't get on: other Edinburgh open mics the same week.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp. Need a venue with full backline? Try the backline filter.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo or 4 for a band.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Edinburgh mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band. For full-band-friendly mics, filter the directory by backline.
9b Victoria Street, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 2HE.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Edinburgh regulars who turn up across the Edinburgh live music scene. Edinburgh open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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