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Open Mic Nights in Blackpool

Every Blackpool open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.

95% of them list no entry fee; 1 has a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Blackpool
19
Open mic
nights
listed in Blackpool
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 10
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed95% of nights
Full backline1 nights
Open-Mic Score73 /100
01 — Find a night
22 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
VariesFri Kick-off18:00 Gregson Arts & Community CentreLancasterNo feeHouse PADates vary Muncaster CastleRavenglassNo fee1st Fri of the month 18:30Fri The WindmillSouthport (Seabank Road, PR9) · SouthportNo feeHouse PA 20:30Tonight Ye Olde John O'GauntCity Centre · LancasterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun Piel Castle InnTown Centre · UlverstonNo feeMonthly TBCSun The Galleon BarBlackpoolNo feeHouse PA 19:00Mon The Wobbly CobblerScotforth · LancasterNo feeHouse PA 18:00Tue Layton InstituteLayton · BlackpoolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue Peek A BoozeBlackpoolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Golden LionMoor Lane · LancasterNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
73
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice80
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage33
Affordability fixed scale95
Backline48
Walk-in fixed scale91
03 — By night
Nights listed
Blackpool's week
01Wednesday 5 nights
02Thursday 5 nights
03Tuesday 3 nights
04Friday Tonight 3 nights
05Sunday 2 nights
06Monday 1 night
04 — More of Blackpool
Beyond the list
Featured open micYe Olde John O'GauntCity Centre · Sun nights
Popular nightsPiel Castle Inn
The Galleon Bar
The Wobbly Cobbler
Layton Institute
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified3
Also in Blackpool
Blackpool gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Blackpool venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Blackpool music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
BlackburnLiverpoolManchester
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
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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Blackpool Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Blackpool

19 open mic nights across City Centre, Town Centre, Scotforth, Layton + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

73/ 100
Blackpool Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice80
Schedule86
Coverage33
Affordability95
Backline48
Walk-in91
95% of Blackpool open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

19 Open Mic Nights Across Blackpool

At least 10 open mic nights are on in and around Blackpool in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 9 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 19 open mic nights (11 verified) are running in and around Blackpool, from venues like Ye Olde John O'Gaunt, and 1 offers 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 Blackpool circuit — see what’s on in Blackpool over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

19
open mic nights listed in Blackpool
  • 17 of 19 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 1 list an entry fee
  • 1 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
19
Open mic nights
6
Nights a week
95%
No fee listed
1
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

19 open mic nights are listed in Blackpool, across 6 nights of the week. Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Blackpool

47 grassroots music venues are listed in Blackpool, 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.

See all 47 Blackpool venues

Blackpool Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 19 Blackpool open mic nights listed: 95% have no entry fee listed, 5% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

19
Nights listed
6
Nights a week
95%
No fee listed
5%
Full backline
68%
PA provided
Wed
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Blackpool Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Blackpool, 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.

Ye Olde John O'Gaunt 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.
Blackpool has 6 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 Blackpool 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 Blackpool gig directory.
18 of the 19 open mics we list in Blackpool 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.
1 of Blackpool's 19 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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How the nights run. 9 of the 19 running nights happen every week and 10 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, 1 takes poetry and 1 takes spoken word. 13 list a PA, so a singer-songwriter can turn up with just an instrument.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Blackpool 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 Manchester (59).

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 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 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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