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Aberystwyth · 7 open mic nights · 3 nights a week

Open Mic Nights in Aberystwyth

All of Aberystwyth's open mics - when each runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

0 have a full backline and 86% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Aberystwyth
7
Open mic
nights
listed in Aberystwyth
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 4
Nights of the week3 of 7
No fee listed86% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score38 /100
01 — Find a night
7 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
2-WKFri Kick-off20:00 The WynnstayTown centre · MachynllethNo feeFortnightly The Magic Lantern CinemaTown centre · TywynPaid1st Fri of the month 21:00Fri Bank VaultAberystwythNo feeHouse PA 18:00Sun The Bank VaultTown Centre · AberystwythNo feeHouse PA 18:00Sun Rummers Wine BarAberystwythNo feeHouse PA TBCSun The White Hart Community InnVillage centre · St DogmaelsNo feeLast Thu of the month 19:00Thu The CellarCardiganNo feeHouse PA 20:30Thu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
38
Out of
100
Emerging — affordability and walk-in already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice12
Schedule fixed scale43
Coverage7
Affordability fixed scale86
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale86
03 — By night
Nights listed
Aberystwyth's week
01Sunday 3 nights
02Thursday 2 nights
03Friday Tonight 2 nights
04 — More of Aberystwyth
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe Bank VaultTown Centre · Sun nights
Popular nightsBank Vault
Rummers Wine Bar
The White Hart Community Inn
The Cellar
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified3
Also in Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Aberystwyth venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Aberystwyth music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
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All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich16
L
Leeds34Leicester18Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton Keynes10
N
Newcastle25Newquay10Newry5Northampton14Norwich20Nottingham32
O
Oxford23
P
Peterborough12Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swansea22Swindon12
T
Telford15Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Aberystwyth Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Aberystwyth

7 open mic nights across Town Centre, Village centre, Town centre — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

38/ 100
Aberystwyth Open-Mic Score
EmergingAffordability and walk-in already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice12
Schedule43
Coverage7
Affordability86
Backline23
Walk-in86
86% of Aberystwyth open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

7 Open Mic Nights Across Aberystwyth

At least 4 open mic nights are on in and around Aberystwyth in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 3 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 7 open mic nights (5 verified) are running in and around Aberystwyth, from venues like The Bank Vault, though none lists a full backline yet. Sunday and Thursday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Aberystwyth circuit — see what’s on in Aberystwyth over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

7
open mic nights listed in Aberystwyth
  • 6 of 7 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 1 list an entry fee
  • 0 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
7
Open mic nights
3
Nights a week
86%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

What’s on in Aberystwyth this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

By Day of the Week

7 open mic nights are listed in Aberystwyth, across 3 nights of the week. Pick a night to see what's on. Each card lists the venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

Showing 1–7 of 7

Venues in Aberystwyth

10 grassroots music venues are listed in Aberystwyth, including rooms that host these open mics and the places to play once you are ready for a gig. Each card opens the venue's own page with its capacity, kit and what is on.

Aberystwyth Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 7 Aberystwyth open mic nights listed: 86% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Sunday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

7
Nights listed
3
Nights a week
86%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
57%
PA provided
Sun
Busiest night
15 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Aberystwyth Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Aberystwyth, from the best nights for new performers and what is on tonight to whether they are free, which have full backline and how to get a regular slot.

The Bank Vault 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.
Aberystwyth has 3 different open-mic nights running across the week. Use the day filter above to see what's on tonight.
Open mics are the regular, low-key layer of the scene. For the ticketed and one-off bills, what’s on in Aberystwyth over the next four weeks lists every grassroots gig we hold for the city — often at the same venues that host these mics. The full evergreen listing is the Aberystwyth gig directory.
6 of the 7 open mics we list in Aberystwyth list no entry fee and 1 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
None of the listed Aberystwyth mics provide a full backline yet — bring your own gear.
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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How the nights run. 4 of the 7 running nights are weekly and 3 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 18:00 and 20:30.

Who plays. 4 list a PA, so a singer-songwriter can turn up with just an instrument.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Aberystwyth 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 Cities

Switch to another UK city for the same format with its own local nights, start times and sign-up details, or go back to the UK open mic finder to search every listing at once.

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsGlasgow44 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsCardiff34 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsNottingham32 micsSouthampton28 micsLiverpool27 micsYork27 micsNewcastle25 micsExeter24 micsOxford23 micsWolverhampton23 micsBlackpool22 micsSwansea22 micsHereford21 micsDundee20 micsNorwich20 micsBradford19 micsCheltenham19 micsCoventry19 micsStoke-on-Trent19 micsAberdeen18 micsBelfast18 micsBirmingham18 micsHull18 micsLeicester18 micsWrexham18 micsCambridge17 micsPortsmouth17 micsPreston17 micsReading17 micsBournemouth16 micsDerby16 micsIpswich16 micsMargate16 micsHastings15 micsTelford15 micsAldershot14 micsLincoln14 micsNorthampton14 micsPlymouth14 micsWoking14 micsBath13 micsCrawley13 micsGloucester13 micsSunderland13 micsBasildon12 micsDoncaster12 micsHigh Wycombe12 micsPeterborough12 micsRawtenstall12 micsSutton12 micsSwindon12 micsWatford12 micsWeymouth12 micsEgham11 micsInverness11 micsMiddlesbrough11 micsScarborough11 micsWaterlooville11 micsBedford10 micsDurham10 micsEpsom10 micsMilton Keynes10 micsNewquay10 micsBoston9 micsCarlisle9 micsMaidstone9 micsTunbridge Wells9 micsAccrington8 micsBroxbourne8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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