Every Monday in Fish Quay, Sunderland
Kicks off at 20:00
Free entry for performers and audience
Slot length — we’re on it, no info yet
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Sunderland open mic directory
Fish Quay · Every Monday · Free
Low Lights Tavern Open Mic
Weekly open mic night at Low Lights Tavern in Tynemouth, North Shields, featuring local talent on Wednesday evenings.
Open mic at a glance Low Lights Tavern · Sunderland
Monday
Open mic night
May 2026
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02 Jun
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Last updated: 2 June 2026
Low Lights Tavern Open Mic — Quick Facts
Weekly open mic night at Low Lights Tavern in Tynemouth, North Shields, featuring local talent on Wednesday evenings.
The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayMonday
Start20:00
Sign-up walk-in
Slot length–
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
Where
Low Lights Tavern5 Brewhouse Bank
Fish Quay
Sunderland
Fish Quay, Sunderland — 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
2 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
The Low Lights Tavern on North Shields Fish Quay runs one of the region's longest-running buskers' nights every Monday evening, hosted by the much-loved Bongo Bob. It's a warm, inclusive session in the oldest pub in town (a building serving ale since the early 1800s), with a dedicated music room and regulars often picking up the instruments kept in the back room. Entry is free, just turn up and add your name on the night. PA is provided; bring your own instrument.
About Low Lights Tavern
The Low Lights Tavern is the oldest traditional pub in North Shields, sat on Brewhouse Bank by the historic Fish Quay. It's a genuine grassroots music institution: Monday hosts one of the country's longest-running buskers' nights with host Bongo Bob, Thursday is an acoustic night, and Saturdays bring regular performers, with Irish, Northumbrian and Scottish folk the house favourites and organised gigs from bands like The Black Corner Band several times a month. Add a strong range of real ales and a legendary home-made pie kitchen turning out up to 800 pies a week, and you have a warm, music-soaked harbourside local that welcomes originals and covers on its house PA.
Planning Your Monday Night
Arrive early 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 Sunderland live music scene.
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5 Brewhouse Bank, Fish Quay, Sunderland
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Sunderland's Low Lights Tavern open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at . Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Sunderland open mic nights for alternatives.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
Slot length varies — check with the host.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Sunderland mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
5 Brewhouse Bank, Fish Quay, Sunderland.
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