Every Tuesday in Brighton
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
Full backline on stage
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Brighton · Every Tuesday · Free
The Prince Albert Open Mic
Brighton's Tuesday-night free open mic at 48 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED — upstairs music room, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
Open mic at a glance The Prince Albert · Brighton
Tuesday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Closed
Listing status
Last updated: 19 Jun 2026
The Prince Albert Open Mic — Quick Facts
Brighton's Tuesday-night free open mic at 48 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED — upstairs music room, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayTuesday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~150 standing
Performer typesMusic · Poetry
Sound engineerIn-house, included
Where
The Prince Albert48 Trafalgar Street
Brighton BN1 4ED
Brighton — 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 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 Prince Albert sits 2 minutes from Brighton station and runs one of the most-cited open mics on the south coast. The upstairs room is the same stage the venue uses for paid bills (David Gray, Florence and the Machine all played early sets here), so the sound rig is genuinely good.
Format is 180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes each. Brighton's songwriting scene is dense, so the standard is consistently high — expect a mix of solo songwriters, duos and the occasional full band.
Sign-up process
Sheet upstairs at 7:30pm. First 12 confirmed, last 3 conditional. Walk-in only.
Getting there
48 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED. 2 minutes from Brighton Rail. Most central buses pass within 200m.
The venue
Pub downstairs, music room upstairs (separate entrance via the side stairs). 18+. Capacity ~150 standing. Full bar; no kitchen on Tuesdays. The walls are covered in murals — local landmark.
About The Prince Albert
The Prince Albert is an independent, family-run pub and music venue at 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton (BN1 4ED), a stone's throw from Brighton station and a fixture of the city's live scene. Built in 1848 and converted to a pub in 1860, it is as well known for its murals — the late John Peel and a wall of 26 deceased musicians, and once Banksy's 'Kissing Coppers' — as for its programming. The upstairs room hosts live music and DJ nights that are among the hottest tickets in town, while downstairs the bar runs live jazz on Sunday lunchtimes alongside roasts. It welcomes both original acts and covers, and with a medium standing capacity in the music room it is a key rung on Brighton's grassroots-to-touring ladder.
Planning Your Tuesday 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 Brighton live music scene.
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Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Brighton's The Prince Albert open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Brighton 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.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Brighton mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it.
48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton BN1 4ED.
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