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Open Mic Nights in Blackburn

Every open mic in Blackburn - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

0 have a full backline and 100% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Blackburn
5
Open mic
nights
listed in Blackburn
In detail
Nights of the week3 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score36 /100
01 — Find a night
5 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off19:00 The Bureau Centre for the ArtsTown Centre · BlackburnNo fee4th Fri of the month The CrownLancashire · DarwenNo feeFortnightly TBCSun The Drummer's ArmsTown Centre · BlackburnNo fee1st Sun of the month TBCSun CoopersDarwenNo feeLast Thu of the month TBCThu The Brewery BarHorwichNo fee2nd Thu of the month TBCThu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
36
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)
Choice8
Schedule fixed scale43
Coverage3
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale60
03 — By night
Nights listed
Blackburn's week
01Thursday 2 nights
02Sunday 2 nights
03Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Blackburn
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe Drummer's ArmsTown Centre · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Crown
The Brewery Bar
Coopers
The Bureau Centre for the Arts
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified1
Also in Blackburn
Blackburn gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Blackburn venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Blackburn music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
ManchesterBlackpoolLiverpool
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
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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Blackburn Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Blackburn

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

36/ 100
Blackburn Open-Mic Score
EmergingAffordability and walk-in already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice8
Schedule43
Coverage3
Affordability100
Backline23
Walk-in60
100% of Blackburn open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

5 Open Mic Nights Across Blackburn

5 open mic nights (4 verified) are running in and around Blackburn, from venues like The Drummer's Arms, though none lists a full backline yet. Sunday and Thursday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Blackburn circuit — see what’s on in Blackburn over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

5
open mic nights listed in Blackburn
  • 3 of 5 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 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
5
Open mic nights
3
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

5 open mic nights are listed in Blackburn, across 3 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Blackburn

11 grassroots music venues are listed in Blackburn, 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.

Blackburn Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 5 Blackburn open mic nights listed: 100% 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.

5
Nights listed
3
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
0%
PA provided
Sun
Busiest night
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Typical slot
19:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Blackburn Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Blackburn, 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 Drummer's Arms 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.
Blackburn 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 Blackburn 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 Blackburn gig directory.
None of the 5 open mics we list in Blackburn has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
None of the listed Blackburn 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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Who plays. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Blackburn 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: Manchester (59), Blackpool (22) and Liverpool (27).

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 micsAberystwyth7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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