Kemptown · Every Thursday · Free

The Mucky Duck Open Mic

Kemptown's Thursday-night free acoustic open mic at 11 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL — sea-front pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

The Mucky Duck Open Mic — Quick Facts

Kemptown's Thursday-night free acoustic open mic at 11 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL — sea-front pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

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The Details

Everything you need before you turn up

DayThursday
Start8pm
Sign-up7:30pm walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~60 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

The Mucky Duck 11 Marine Parade
Kemptown
Brighton BN2 1TL

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 Mucky Duck is on Brighton's seafront in Kemptown — an old fishermen's pub that runs a Thursday acoustic open mic year-round. The format is intentionally low-key: solo songwriters, folk duos, occasional poetry.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes. Crowd is mostly Kemptown locals plus the small but reliable Brighton open-mic touring circuit — typically 40-70 people.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

11 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL. 8 minutes from Brighton Rail along the seafront. Buses 1, 7, 14 stop on Marine Parade.

The venue

Single room, low ceilings, sea views from a couple of tables. Capacity ~60. Pub food until 9pm. Often the cheapest pints in Kemptown.

Find The Mucky Duck

11 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TL

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Brighton's The Mucky Duck 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.
11 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TL.
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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