Every Thursday in Brixton, London
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
Full backline on stage
Part of the London open mic directory
Brixton · Every Thursday · Free
The Prince of Wales Open Mic
Brixton's Thursday-night free open mic at 467-469 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH — multi-floor music venue, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
Open mic at a glance The Prince of Wales · London
Thursday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Community
Listing status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
The Prince of Wales Open Mic — Quick Facts
Brixton's Thursday-night free open mic at 467-469 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH — multi-floor music venue, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~250 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerIn-house, included
Where
The Prince of Wales467-469 Brixton Road
Brixton
London SW9 8HH
Brixton, 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 Prince of Wales is a Brixton multi-floor music venue. Thursday open mic uses the back stage.
180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.
Sign-up process
Sheet at the bar at 7:30pm. Walk-in.
Getting there
467-469 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH. 4 minutes from Brixton (Victoria).
The venue
Multi-floor venue. 18+. Capacity ~250.
About The Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales (POW) at 467-469 Brixton Road (SW9 8HH), two minutes from Brixton Underground, combines a pub and the adjoining POW club into one of South London's largest music and party venues, anchored by a famous two-tier outdoor roof terrace once dubbed by Time Out 'the best outdoor terrace in London'. The main room is a 1920s Art Deco dancehall with a sprung wooden floor and a heavyweight sound system, and the bulk of the programme is DJ-led — house, disco, reggae and hip-hop, with names like Norman Jay and Gilles Peterson among past guests. On the live side it runs a weekly Thursday Jazz Jam, and it keeps a busy calendar of club nights, comedy and cabaret right through 2026. A loud, late, terrace-led venue rather than an acoustic open-mic room.
Planning Your Thursday 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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467-469 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9 8HH
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at London's The Prince of Wales 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.
12 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.
467-469 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9 8HH.
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