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The Moon Open Mic

Cardiff's Tuesday-night free open mic at 32 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR — Womanby Street institution, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.

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The Moon Open Mic — Quick Facts

Cardiff's Tuesday-night free open mic at 32 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR — Womanby Street institution, full backline, in-house engineer, 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~150 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerIn-house, included

Where

The Moon 32 Womanby Street
City Centre
Cardiff CF10 1BR

Contact

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

Highlights

Free entry
Full backlineIn-house engineer
Music18+Walk-in
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What's on Stage

PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer

The Moon is on Cardiff's Womanby Street, the city's music corridor. Tuesday open mic uses the upstairs room (same stage as the venue's paid bills).

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

32 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. 8 minutes from Cardiff Central.

The venue

Pub downstairs, music room upstairs. 18+. Capacity ~150.

Part of the Cardiff live music scene.

Find The Moon

32 Womanby Street, City Centre, Cardiff CF10 1BR

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Cardiff's The Moon 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 Cardiff open mics the same week.
Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Want a similar setup elsewhere? Filter the open mic directory by “Full backline”.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo or 4 for a band.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Cardiff mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it. Once you've played a few of these, see our guide on how to get paid gigs in Cardiff.
32 Womanby Street, City Centre, Cardiff CF10 1BR.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Cardiff regulars who turn up across the Cardiff live music scene. Cardiff open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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