Spice of Life Open Mic — Quick Facts
Soho's Monday-night free jazz/folk open mic at 6 Moor Street, W1D 5NA — full backline including upright piano, in-house engineer, 10-minute slots.
Everything you need before you turn up
Where
Spice of Life
6 Moor Street
Soho
London W1D 5NA
Contact
Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team
Highlights
What's on Stage
The Spice of Life sits 30 seconds from Cambridge Circus and has run a downstairs music programme for 25+ years — jazz heritage, folk Mondays, the occasional songwriter showcase. The Monday open mic is one of the few central-London mics with a real upright piano and a working drum kit.
Format is 180 minutes with 18 short slots at 10 minutes each. Good for songwriters with two or three songs to test — less good for full-band setups (the room is tight).
Sign-up process
Sign-up sheet at the downstairs bar at 7:30pm. No advance booking — first come, first on. The full slate usually fills by 8pm.
Getting there
6 Moor Street, W1D 5NA. 1 minute from Leicester Square (Northern, Piccadilly) and 4 minutes from Tottenham Court Road (Elizabeth Line). Pretty much any central bus stops within 5 minutes.
The venue
Upstairs pub, downstairs music room. 18+ strictly. Music room capacity is ~80, low ceilings, intimate. Pub food until 9pm; full bar.
Part of the London live music scene.
Find Spice of Life
6 Moor Street, Soho, London W1D 5NA