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Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
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Jude The Obscure Open Mic
Oxford open mic at Jude The Obscure — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance Jude The Obscure · Oxford
Monday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
10 min
Slot length
Closed
Listing status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
Jude The Obscure Open Mic — Quick Facts
Oxford open mic at Jude The Obscure — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayMonday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length10 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
Where
Jude The Obscure54 Walton St
Oxford OX2 6AE
Oxford — 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
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
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
Jude The Obscure is a characterful Greene King pub on Walton Street in Oxford's Jericho. It used to host a well-equipped open mic — with a good in-house PA and guitar and keyboard provided — but that night is now confirmed to have stopped (no open mic listed as of recent checks). The pub still does live music and live sport, so it's worth asking at the bar (01865 557 309) whether anything informal has replaced it.
About Jude The Obscure
Jude the Obscure is a characterful pub at 54 Walton Street in the bohemian Jericho quarter of Oxford (OX2 6AE), opened in 1871 as the Prince of Wales and renamed in 1995 in tribute to Thomas Hardy. It is a genuine live-music room with a top in-house PA system and guitar and keyboard provided if needed, hosting open mic nights plus a regular run of spoken word and musical performances — from poetry recitals to jazz and country improvisations, and Irish folk sessions on Sunday afternoons (2-5pm). A heated, lit courtyard rounds out the offer.
Planning Your Monday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until late. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the Oxford live music scene.
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54 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AE
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Oxford's Jude The Obscure open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Oxford open mic nights for alternatives.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
10 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Oxford mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
54 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AE.
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