City Centre · Every Sunday · Free

The Evening Star Open Mic

Brighton's Sunday-night free folk open mic at 55 Surrey Street, BN1 3PB — real-ale pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

The Evening Star Open Mic — Quick Facts

Brighton's Sunday-night free folk open mic at 55 Surrey Street, BN1 3PB — real-ale pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

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

Where

The Evening Star 55 Surrey Street
City Centre
Brighton BN1 3PB

Contact

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

Highlights

Free entry
PA provided
MusicFolk18+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

The Evening Star is one of Brighton's great real-ale pubs. Sunday open mic — folk and acoustic acts.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

55 Surrey Street, BN1 3PB. 4 minutes from Brighton Rail.

The venue

Real-ale pub. 18+. Capacity ~80.

Find The Evening Star

55 Surrey Street, City Centre, Brighton BN1 3PB

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Brighton's The Evening Star 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 Brighton 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 Brighton 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.
55 Surrey Street, City Centre, Brighton BN1 3PB.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Brighton regulars who turn up across the Brighton live music scene. Brighton open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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