City Centre · Every Thursday · Free

Rutland Arms Open Mic

Sheffield's Thursday-night free open mic at 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS — real-ale pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

Rutland Arms Open Mic — Quick Facts

Sheffield's Thursday-night free open mic at 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS — real-ale 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~70 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

Rutland Arms 86 Brown Street
City Centre
Sheffield S1 2BS

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 Rutland Arms is a Sheffield real-ale pub with a Thursday acoustic open mic.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

86 Brown Street, S1 2BS. 5 minutes from Sheffield Rail.

The venue

Real-ale pub. 18+. Capacity ~70.

Find Rutland Arms

86 Brown Street, City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BS

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Sheffield's Rutland Arms 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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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.
86 Brown Street, City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BS.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Sheffield regulars who turn up across the Sheffield live music scene. Sheffield open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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