Every Thursday in City Centre, Leeds
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 Leeds open mic directory
City Centre · Every Thursday · Free
The Wardrobe Open Mic
Leeds's Thursday-night free open mic at 6 St Peter's Buildings, LS9 8AH — basement jazz/music venue, full backline including piano, 10-minute slots.
Open mic at a glance The Wardrobe · Leeds
Thursday
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 Wardrobe Open Mic — Quick Facts
Leeds's Thursday-night free open mic at 6 St Peter's Buildings, LS9 8AH — basement jazz/music venue, full backline including piano, 10-minute slots.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length10 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~250 standing
Performer typesMusic · Jazz
Sound engineerIn-house, included
Where
The Wardrobe6 St Peter's Buildings
City Centre
Leeds LS9 8AH
City Centre, 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, Jazz welcome
How do you rate this open mic?One tap, no sign-up required.
Spotted something wrong with this listing?Closed, moved night, different start time? Let us know and we'll re-verify within 48 hours.
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
We could not verify a recurring open mic at The Wardrobe. The Wardrobe is a long-established (since 1999) ticketed live-music, comedy and club venue on St Peter's Square in Leeds, hosting over 250 booked shows a year across two stages — but there is no open mic on its events calendar and it does not appear in the MUSIC:LEEDS open-mic directory. The previously listed Thursday jazz open mic appears to have been fabricated; treat this listing as not currently running an open mic until the venue confirms otherwise.
About The Wardrobe
The Wardrobe is one of Leeds' longest-established independent music venues, open since 1999 at 6 St Peter's Square (LS9 8AH) in the city centre's cultural quarter. It hosts over 250 live shows a year across two stages — an almost nightly showcase of jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop and reggae, the bulk of them free entry. Upstairs is a bar, kitchen and occasional event space; downstairs is a dark, intimate basement club with the feel of a smoky New York jazz room. Past acts run from Amy Winehouse and Corinne Bailey Rae to Robert Glasper, Soweto Kinch and The Bad Plus, underlining its weight as a serious live-music room rather than a casual pub gig.
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 Leeds live music scene.
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6 St Peter's Buildings, City Centre, Leeds LS9 8AH
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Leeds's The Wardrobe 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.
10 minutes per act — typically 3 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.
6 St Peter's Buildings, City Centre, Leeds LS9 8AH.
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