Newport Open Mics· Updated 19 Jun 2026
Open Mic Nights in Newport
5 weekly open mics across High Street, 45 Malpas Road, Crindau, High St — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Updated weekly.
Newport Open-Mic Score
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Solid — healthy walk-in, building on backline. Good circuit for working artists.
5 Open Mic Nights Across Newport
Newport runs at least one open mic every night of the week we cover — 5 weekly nights across Newport, from venues like Ye Olde Murenger House. About 60% are free for performers and audience, and 1 venues offer a full backline. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. We re-verify every Newport mic monthly.
5
weekly open mic nights in Newport
- 3 of 5 are free for performers and audience · only 2 charge entry
- 1 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 3 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
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Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
Newport Open Mic FAQs
Ye Olde Murenger House is one of the most-recommended starter mics — check the cards above for full backline + walk-in sign-up venues, which tend to be most welcoming for first-timers. For broader context, browse the UK open mic directory.
Newport has 3 different open-mic nights running across the week. Use the day filter above to see what's on tonight.
3 of the 5 weekly open mics in Newport are free; 2 charge entry. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
1 of Newport's 5 open mics have a full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics). Filter by 'Full backline' tag to see them.
Show up to the same mic 4-6 weeks in a row — hosts run on consistency. Once you're known, ask the host about a featured or paid support slot. We've written a longer guide on how to get paid gigs as a UK artist.
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