City Centre · Every Thursday · Free

Gwdihw Open Mic

Cardiff's Thursday-night free open mic at 6 Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ — small acoustic-leaning bar, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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Gwdihw Open Mic — Quick Facts

Cardiff's Thursday-night free open mic at 6 Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ — small acoustic-leaning bar, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

DayThursday
Start8pm
Sign-up7:30pm walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~80 standing
Performer typesMusic · Poetry
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

Gwdihw 6 Guildford Crescent
City Centre
Cardiff CF10 2HJ

Contact

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

Highlights

Free entry
PA provided
MusicPoetry18+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

Gwdihw is a small Cardiff bar with consistent weeknight programming. Thursday open mic is acoustic-leaning — solo songwriters, duos, and the occasional poetry slot.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

Sheet at the bar at 7:30pm. Walk-in.

Getting there

6 Guildford Crescent, CF10 2HJ. 5 minutes from Cardiff Queen Street.

The venue

Single small room. 18+. Capacity ~80.

Part of the Cardiff live music scene.

Find Gwdihw

6 Guildford Crescent, City Centre, Cardiff CF10 2HJ

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Cardiff's Gwdihw open mic.

Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 7:30pm. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. Backup options if you don't get on: other Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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.
6 Guildford Crescent, City Centre, Cardiff CF10 2HJ.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Cardiff regulars who turn up across the Cardiff live music scene. Cardiff open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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