Every Thursday in Hyde Park, Leeds
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
15-minute slots
Full backline on stage
Part of the Leeds open mic directory
Hyde Park · Every Thursday · Free
The Pack Horse Open Mic
Hyde Park's thursday-night free open mic at **The Pack Horse** — PA + vocal mic, walk-in sign-up from 7:30pm, 15-minute slots, all ages.
Open mic at a glance The Pack Horse · Leeds
Thursday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
15 min
Slot length
Verified
Listing status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
The Pack Horse Open Mic — Quick Facts
Hyde Park's thursday-night free open mic at **The Pack Horse** — PA + vocal mic, walk-in sign-up from 7:30pm, 15-minute slots, all ages.
The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length15 min
EntryFree · all ages
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic · Poetry · Comedy
Sound engineerIn-house, included
Where
The Pack Horse208 Woodhouse Lane
Hyde Park
Leeds LS2 9DX
Hyde Park, Leeds — 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, Poetry, Comedy 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
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
The legendary 'Mos Eisley Cantina' open mic — run by Cloth Cat Leeds — has been going for over 28 years across the city and has lived upstairs at The Pack Horse on Woodhouse Lane every Thursday since August 2019. Doors 7:30pm, music from 8pm, free in, and you can simply turn up and perform. It's a proper set-up: full stage, a PA with a sound engineer on the desk, backline available and a full lighting rig, with a featured artist most weeks. Live music, spoken word, comedy, magic — anything respectful and creative is welcome.
About The Pack Horse
The Pack Horse is a much-loved community pub at 208 Woodhouse Lane in the Hyde Park / Woodhouse area of Leeds (LS2 9DX), upstairs from which runs the Mos Eisley Cantina open mic every Thursday — doors 7:30pm, music from 8pm, free entry. The night is run by local music and well-being charity Cloth Cat and has a remarkable pedigree: it has operated for over 28 years across various Leeds venues and has been based at The Pack Horse since August 2019. It's an eclectic, genuinely grassroots night — as well as musicians it welcomes spoken word, comedy, magic or anything equally creative, as long as it's respectful. Just turn up and put your name down. A PA and vocal mic are provided; bring your own instrument, amp and pedals. Leeds open-mic regulars overlap heavily with the local songwriter scene, so expect generous applause and sharp ears for melody.
Planning Your Thursday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until late. Full backline is provided — just bring your instrument and pedals.
Part of the Leeds live music scene.
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208 Woodhouse Lane, Hyde Park, Leeds LS2 9DX
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Leeds's The Pack Horse open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Leeds 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.
15 minutes per act — typically 4 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Leeds mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it.
208 Woodhouse Lane, Hyde Park, Leeds LS2 9DX.
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