Nottingham · 27 weekly nights · 5 nights a week
Open Mic Nights in Nottingham
All of Nottingham's open mics - when each runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.
3 have a full backline and 93% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
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Nottinghamnights
| Nights of the week | 5 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 93% of nights |
| Full backline | 3 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 78 /100 |
01 — Find a night
32 nightsPick your night
Kick-off19:00 The Tap House NottsByard Lane · NottinghamNo feeHouse PA 
The Malt ShovelBeeston · NottinghamNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Tue 
Bunkers HillNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight 
Lillie Langtry NottinghamNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight 
Pepper RocksNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight 
The BodegaCity Centre · NottinghamNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight 
RavensdaleSherwood Hall Rd · MansfieldNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:30Wed 
The CrowNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 19:30Wed 
JamcaféNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
Malt CrossNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score100
| Choice | 90 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 71 |
| Coverage | 37 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 94 |
| Backline | 81 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 94 |
03 — By night
Nights listedNottingham's week
| 01 | Wednesday | 7 nights |
| 02 | Thursday | 6 nights |
| 03 | Monday | 5 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 5 nights |
| 05 | Tuesday Tonight | 4 nights |
04 — More of Nottingham
Beyond the list| Featured open micThe Beeston SocialBeeston · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsRescue Rooms | |
| The Brown Cow | |
| Billy Bootleggers Nottingham (formerly Percy Picklebackers) | |
| Hole In The Wall |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 1 |
| Nottingham gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Nottingham venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Nottingham music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
05 — Other cities
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Open Mic Nights in Nottingham
27 weekly open mics across Beeston, 31 Ratcliffe Gate, NG18 2JA, City Centre, Forest Town Arena, Clipstone Road West + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
27 Open Mic Nights Across Nottingham
27 open mic nights are running in and around Nottingham, from venues like The Beeston Social, and 3 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Nottingham circuit — see what’s on in Nottingham over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 25 of 27 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 2 list an entry fee
- 3 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 5 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
What’s on in Nottingham 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
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up18:30
- Slots15 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
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:00
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- BacklineFull
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- Entry£2.00
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Comedians, Poets
- Sign-up19:00
- Slots15 min
- Entry£1.00
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
- Sign-up—
- Slots5 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toPoets, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up18:30
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
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How the nights run. 19 of the 27 running nights are weekly and 8 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, it is usually 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is given, the list usually opens around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 5 take poetry, 3 take comedy and 1 takes spoken word. With a PA listed at 25 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.
After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Nottingham 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: Leicester (17), Sheffield (38) and Birmingham (17).
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Where these figures come from: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.