Platform Bar at 9 Duke Street, Bradford (BD1 3QR) is the little-sister bar to The Underground — Bradford's grassroots and touring music venue (open since 2016). Platform serves food, cocktails and alcohol-free drinks with free entry all week, and its weekday schedule puts on intimate back-room events across live music, comedy and spoken word for crowds of around 12–20. A small, friendly stage for stripped-back sets in the heart of the city, backed by The Underground's larger main room next door.
Bradford · Monthly on Thursdays · Free
Platform Bar Open Mic
Bradford open mic at Platform Bar — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance Platform Bar · Bradford
Thursday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Verified
Listing status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
Platform Bar Open Mic — Quick Facts
Bradford open mic at Platform Bar — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start19:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
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Where
Platform Bar9 Duke St
Bradford BD1 3QR
Bradford — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
PA system provided
Walk-in sign-up
Music welcome
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About Platform Bar
About This Open Mic
Monthly on Thursdays in Bradford
Kicks off at 19:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Bradford open mic directory
The Night
Platform Bar is a small street-level music bar above The Underground in Bradford's city centre, running a monthly Acoustic Open Mic in its back room on a Thursday from 7pm to 11:30pm. It's an intimate, grassroots night (the room takes around 12-20 people) covering live music, with comedy and spoken word also part of the wider programme. Entry is free and no advance booking is required — just turn up and put your name down.
What's on stage — equipment and backline at this venue, verified regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
The Night at a Glance
How Platform Bar’s Thursday night runs.
19:30Sign-up
19:00Kick-off
23:30Last songs
03:00Venue closes
Monthly on Thursdays 12-min slots Free entry
Find Platform Bar
9 Duke St, Bradford BD1 3QR
Planning Your Thursday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 23:30. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the Bradford live music scene.
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Seven things people ask before turning up at Bradford's Platform Bar open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Bradford open mic nights for alternatives.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Bradford mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
9 Duke St, Bradford BD1 3QR.
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