Manchester · 50 weekly nights · 6 nights a week
Open Mic Nights in Manchester
Every open mic in Manchester - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.
6 have a full backline and 96% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
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Manchesternights
| Nights of the week | 6 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 96% of nights |
| Full backline | 6 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 90 /100 |
01 — Find a night
59 nightsPick your night
Kick-off19:00 The Whiskey JarNorthern Quarter · ManchesterNo feeFull kit 
Old Pint PotSalfordNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight 
The Castle HotelNorthern Quarter · ManchesterNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight 
The Spinning TopStockportNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight 
Ye Olde Man & ScytheBoltonNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Tue 
Grafton ArmsManchesterNo feeHouse PA 20:30Tonight 
The Eagle InnCollier Street, M3 7DW · SalfordNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:30Tue 
Postern GateTown Centre · WarringtonNo feeFortnightly 22:00Tue 
The Rising SunManchesterNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 18:30Wed 
Aatma14-16 Faraday St · ManchesterPaidHouse PALast Wed of the month 19:00Wed 02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score100
| Choice | 98 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 86 |
| Coverage | 76 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 97 |
| Backline | 92 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 85 |
03 — By night
Nights listedManchester's week
| 01 | Wednesday | 16 nights |
| 02 | Thursday | 9 nights |
| 03 | Tuesday Tonight | 8 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 8 nights |
| 05 | Monday | 7 nights |
| 06 | Friday | 2 nights |
04 — More of Manchester
Beyond the list| Featured open micWallop PrestwichPrestwich · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsBand on the Wall | |
| The Silly Country | |
| The Alexandra | |
| Fox & Pine |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 2 |
| Manchester gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Manchester venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Manchester music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
05 — Other cities
90 citiesNights elsewhere
Open Mic Nights in Manchester
50 weekly open mics across Prestwich, Droylsden, Edgeley, Town Centre + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
50 Open Mic Nights Across Manchester
50 open mic nights are running in and around Manchester, from venues like Wallop Prestwich, and 6 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Manchester circuit — see what’s on in Manchester over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 43 of 50 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 2 list an entry fee
- 6 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 6 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
What’s on in Manchester this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up—
- Slots5 min
- Entry£2.00
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toPoets, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- BacklineFull
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- BacklineFull
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
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How the nights run. 28 of the 50 running nights happen every week and 22 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00. Listed slot lengths are usually around 12 minutes each. Where a sign-up time is given, the list usually opens around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 8 take poetry, 7 take comedy and 4 take spoken word. With a PA listed at 43 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.
After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Manchester venue directory lists the rooms that book live music, and the GX Index shows what they pay. Want to run one? How to start an open mic night. More open mics nearby: Blackburn (5), Liverpool (27) and Sheffield (38).
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