City Centre · Every Thursday · Free

The Victoria Open Mic

Birmingham's Thursday-night free open mic at 48 John Bright Street, B1 1BN — historic city-centre pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

The Victoria Open Mic — Quick Facts

Birmingham's Thursday-night free open mic at 48 John Bright Street, B1 1BN — historic city-centre 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~100 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night

Where

The Victoria 48 John Bright Street
City Centre
Birmingham B1 1BN

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 Victoria is on John Bright Street — Birmingham's music corridor. Thursday open mic in the back room.

180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.

Sign-up process

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

Getting there

48 John Bright Street, B1 1BN. 3 minutes from New Street Station.

The venue

Pub with back music room. 18+. Capacity ~100.

Find The Victoria

48 John Bright Street, City Centre, Birmingham B1 1BN

Common Questions

Seven things people ask before turning up at Birmingham's The Victoria 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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.
48 John Bright Street, City Centre, Birmingham B1 1BN.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Birmingham regulars who turn up across the Birmingham live music scene. Birmingham open mic crowds tend to listen attentively — this isn't a chatter-over-the-music kind of night.

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