Every Wednesday in Shoreditch, London
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
10-minute slots
Full backline on stage
Part of the London open mic directory
Shoreditch · Every Wednesday · Free
The Old Blue Last Open Mic
Shoreditch's Wednesday-night free open mic at 38 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3ES — Vice-owned music pub, full backline, in-house engineer, 10-minute slots.
Open mic at a glance The Old Blue Last · London
Wednesday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
10 min
Slot length
Closed
Listing status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
The Old Blue Last Open Mic — Quick Facts
Shoreditch's Wednesday-night free open mic at 38 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3ES — Vice-owned music pub, full backline, in-house engineer, 10-minute slots.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayWednesday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length10 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~150 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerIn-house, included
Where
The Old Blue Last38 Great Eastern Street
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3ES
Shoreditch, London — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
Full backline on stage
In-house sound engineer
Walk-in sign-up
Music welcome
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What's on Stage
Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
The Old Blue Last is one of Shoreditch's most-storied music venues — Vice owned it for years; Amy Winehouse, The xx played early gigs upstairs. Wednesday open mic uses the upstairs stage.
180 minutes, 18 acts at 10 minutes.
Sign-up process
Sheet upstairs at 7:30pm. Walk-in.
Getting there
38 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3ES. 4 minutes from Old Street.
The venue
Pub downstairs, music room upstairs. 18+. Capacity upstairs ~150.
About The Old Blue Last
The Old Blue Last is one of Shoreditch's most storied grass-roots venues — a refurbished East London pub at 38 Great Eastern Street (EC2A 3ES) with a 150-capacity live room upstairs, owned by Vice since 2004. It programmes live music almost daily, breaking new indie, rock and punk acts, alongside free Friday club nights running until 3am at weekends and the odd live jazz and folk session. A full in-house PA and engineer support performers, and both originals and covers get a hearing. The downstairs bar pulls a young, trend-led Shoreditch crowd; the upstairs stage has launched plenty of bands who went on to much bigger things.
Planning Your Wednesday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 23:00. Full backline is provided — just bring your instrument and pedals.
Part of the London live music scene.
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38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3ES
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at London's The Old Blue Last open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other London open mic nights for alternatives.
Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer. Bring your own instrument and pedals.
10 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most London mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it.
38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3ES.
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