Hyde Park Book Club Open Mic

Name: Open Mic at Hyde Park Book Club
Location: Hyde Park Book Club

Hyde Park Book Club Open Mic — Quick Facts

Hyde Park's Tuesday-night free open mic at 27-29 Headingley Lane, LS6 1BL — café-bar / arts space, PA + guitar amp + piano, 12-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

DayTuesday

Start8pm

Sign-up7:30pm walk-in

Slot length12 min

EntryFree · all ages

Capacity~80 standing

Performer typesMusic · Poetry

Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingley Lane
Hyde Park
Leeds LS6 1BL

Contact

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

Highlights

Free entry

PA provided

MusicPoetryAll agesWalk-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

Hyde Park Book Club is a café-bar with a small upstairs arts space — film screenings, gigs, the Tuesday open mic. The student crowd is heavy in term time and the audience is usually attentive.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes. Songwriters and poets dominate.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

27-29 Headingley Lane, LS6 1BL. 25 minutes' walk from Leeds Rail; 12 minutes from Burley Park. Buses 1, 6, 56 stop on Headingley Lane.

The venue

Café downstairs (vegetarian, all-day), arts room upstairs. All ages. Capacity upstairs ~80.

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Leeds's Hyde Park Book Club open mic.

How do I sign up to play at Hyde Park Book Club 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 Leeds open mics the same week.

What backline does Hyde Park Book Club provide?

PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp. Need a venue with full backline? Try the backline filter.

How long is a slot at Hyde Park Book Club open mic?

12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo or 4 for a band.

Is Hyde Park Book Club open mic free?

Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Leeds mics are free; browse the list.

Can I bring a band to Hyde Park Book Club open mic?

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.

Where is Hyde Park Book Club?

27-29 Headingley Lane, Hyde Park, Leeds LS6 1BL.

What's the audience like on a Tuesday night?

Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Leeds regulars who turn up across the Leeds live music scene. Leeds open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.