Southsea · Every Tuesday · Free

The Loft Open Mic

Southsea's Tuesday-night free open mic at 49 St James' Street, PO5 4LR — top-floor music venue, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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The Loft Open Mic — Quick Facts

Southsea's Tuesday-night free open mic at 49 St James' Street, PO5 4LR — top-floor music venue, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

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

Where

The Loft 49 St James' Street
Southsea
Portsmouth PO5 4LR

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

The Loft is a Southsea top-floor music venue. Tuesday open mic — acoustic-leaning.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

49 St James' Street, PO5 4LR. 12 minutes from Portsmouth & Southsea Rail.

The venue

Top-floor music room. 18+. Capacity ~80.

Part of the Portsmouth live music scene.

Find The Loft

49 St James' Street, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 4LR

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Portsmouth's The Loft 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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.
49 St James' Street, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 4LR.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Portsmouth regulars who turn up across the Portsmouth live music scene. Portsmouth open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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