St Pauls · Every Sunday · Free

The Jam Jar Open Mic

St Pauls' Sunday-night free open mic at 14 City Road, BS2 8TT — community-run venue, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

The Jam Jar Open Mic — Quick Facts

St Pauls' Sunday-night free open mic at 14 City Road, BS2 8TT — community-run venue, 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 · all ages
Capacity~100 standing
Performer typesMusic · Poetry
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

The Jam Jar 14 City Road
St Pauls
Bristol BS2 8TT

Contact

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

Highlights

Free entry
PA provided
MusicPoetryAll agesWalk-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 Jam Jar is a St Pauls community-run venue. Sunday open mic — songwriters, poetry, all-ages.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

14 City Road, BS2 8TT. 18 minutes from Bristol Temple Meads.

The venue

Community venue. All ages until 9pm. Capacity ~100.

Find The Jam Jar

14 City Road, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8TT

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Bristol's The Jam Jar 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 Bristol 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 Bristol 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.
14 City Road, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8TT.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Bristol regulars who turn up across the Bristol live music scene. Bristol open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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