Leicester Square · Every Wednesday · Free

Bear & Staff Open Mic

Leicester Square's Wednesday-night free open mic at 24 Bear Street, WC2H 7AS — Nicholson's pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

Bear & Staff Open Mic — Quick Facts

Leicester Square's Wednesday-night free open mic at 24 Bear Street, WC2H 7AS — Nicholson's pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

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

Where

Bear & Staff 24 Bear Street
Leicester Square
London WC2H 7AS

Contact

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

Highlights

Free entry
PA provided
Music18+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

Bear & Staff is a Nicholson's pub off Leicester Square. Wednesday open mic in the upstairs room.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

24 Bear Street, WC2H 7AS. 1 minute from Leicester Square (Piccadilly, Northern).

The venue

Nicholson's pub upstairs room. 18+. Capacity ~80.

Find Bear & Staff

24 Bear Street, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7AS

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at London's Bear & Staff 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 London 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 London 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.
24 Bear Street, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7AS.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and London regulars who turn up across the London live music scene. London open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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