The Flute & Tankard is a small, intimate real-ale pub on Windsor Place, just off Queen Street in central Cardiff, with excellent acoustics and a fine selection of beers. Its upstairs function room hosts regular musical performances — frequently jazz, plus folk sessions such as a Caerdydd Galician session — as well as comedy and open-mic poetry nights for local writers. Gigs typically start around 8.30pm with admission usually £10/£6, and crucially the door charge goes exclusively to the musicians, marking it out as a genuinely artist-friendly grassroots room. There's free parking in Windsor Place after 8pm and it's a short walk from Queen Street station, making it an easy, low-key spot for Cardiff's jazz, folk and acoustic performers.
Cardiff · Every Thursday · £2.00
Flute & Tankard Open Mic
Cardiff open mic at Flute & Tankard — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Next night: Thu 19 Nov. Kick-off 19:00, sign-up from 19:30. 12-minute slots. £2.00 entry.
Nearby open micsUpdated 13 November 2026
At a glance
Checked 10 Nov 202619:00
Kick-off
Thursdays
sign-up from 19:30Thursdays
| Night | Every Thursday |
| Sign-up | 19:30 walk-in |
| Slot | 12 min |
| Entry | £2.00 |
| Backline | PA provided |
01 — Inside the room
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| Capacity | – |
| Performer types | Poets · Spoken word artists |
The check
| Status | Verified running |
| Last checked | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
03 — The night
Every ThursdayHow the night runs
19:00
Kick-off
ThursdaysRunning order
19:00 Kick-off· 12-minute slots
23:00 Venue closes
04 — Find Flute & Tankard
CardiffGetting there
4 Windsor Pl,
Cardiff CF10 3BX
Cardiff CF10 3BX
The nearest station is Cardiff Queen Street (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
05 — What's on stage
1 provided · 6 TBC| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
06 — About
CardiffAbout the night
The Flute & Tankard on Windsor Place hosts the Broken Speakers Clwb, a monthly Thursday open mic for poetry, prose, spoken word and storytelling. Doors are at 7pm, entry is £2 and includes the raffle, and you sign up on the door — a warm, listening room in one of Cardiff's best-loved real-ale and jazz pubs. The pub's wider programme (jazz, folk and the Caerdydd Galician session) runs around it, so check the venue's what's-on page for this month's date before travelling.
Getting there
4 Windsor Pl, Cardiff CF10 3BX.
Photos
Four photos sourced from Google Places contributors are shown above the map.
The Flute & Tankard is a small, intimate real-ale pub on Windsor Place, just off Queen Street in central Cardiff, with excellent acoustics and a fine selection of beers. Its upstairs function room hosts regular musical performances — frequently jazz, plus folk sessions such as a Caerdydd Galician session — as well as comedy and open-mic poetry nights for local writers. Gigs typically start around 8.30pm with admission usually £10/£6, and crucially the door charge goes exclusively to the musicians, marking it out as a genuinely artist-friendly grassroots room. There's free parking in Windsor Place after 8pm and it's a short walk from Queen Street station, making it an easy, low-key spot for Cardiff's jazz, folk and acoustic performers.
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Cardiff · Every Thursday · £2.00
Flute & Tankard Open Mic
Cardiff open mic at Flute & Tankard — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
- Thursday
- Open mic night
- Apr 2026
- Listed since
- 10 Nov
- Last verified
- £2.00
- Entry
- 12 min
- Slot length
- Verified
- Listing status
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Last updated: 13 November 2026
Flute & Tankard Open Mic — Quick Facts
Flute & Tankard Open Mic runs on Thursdays at Flute & Tankard in Cardiff, starting at 19:00 with sign-up from 19:30. Below: when it runs, sign-up and slots, the stage kit and how to get there.
Open mic status Last verified 10 Nov 2026
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Verified active
Checked against the venue’s own listing See Flute & Tankard’s venue page →
The night starts at 19:00. Sign-up is on the night from 19:30 - get there early to get a slot. Slots run about 12 minutes. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you bring a band.
Next nightThu 19 Nov · 19:00Starts in 6d 11h 11m
Entry£2.00
Age18+
Sign-upWalk-in on the night
Who playsPoets · Spoken word artists
BacklinePA provided
Sound engineerAsk the venue
Directory statusVerified active
Member votes0 to get the venue on GigXchange
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NightThursdayEvery ThursdayNext: Thu 19 Nov
Starts19:00start time
Sign-up19:30Walk-in
Slots12minutes each
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About This Open Mic
The Flute & Tankard on Windsor Place hosts the Broken Speakers Clwb, a monthly Thursday open mic for poetry, prose, spoken word and storytelling. Doors are at 7pm, entry is £2 and includes the raffle, and you sign up on the door — a warm, listening room in one of Cardiff's best-loved real-ale and jazz pubs. The pub's wider programme (jazz, folk and the Caerdydd Galician session) runs around it, so check the venue's what's-on page for this month's date before travelling.
Getting there
4 Windsor Pl, Cardiff CF10 3BX.
Photos
Four photos sourced from Google Places contributors are shown above the map.
Equipment and backline at this venue — what's on stage, verified regularly.
PA systemProvided
Drum kitTBC
Guitar ampTBC
Bass ampTBC
Keys / keyboardTBC
Vocal micsTBC
In-house engineerTBC
The Night at a Glance
How Flute & Tankard’s Thursday night runs.
Next nightThu 19 Nov · 19:00Starts in 6d 11h 11m
Kick-off19:00Every Thursday
Sign-up opens19:30Walk-in on the night
Venue closes23:00The listed closing time
Slots12minutes each
How often
Every Thursday
Coming up
Thu 19 Nov · Thu 26 Nov · Thu 3 Dec
Kit
Flute & Tankard provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
First time here?
Get there by 19:30 for a slot, have your instrument tuned before your turn and keep to about 12 minutes.
Find Flute & Tankard
4 Windsor Pl, Cardiff CF10 3BX
Address4 Windsor Pl
AreaCardiff
PostcodeCF10 3BX
DirectionsOpen in Google Maps →
Getting there
The nearest station is Cardiff Queen Street (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. Flute & Tankard is in Cardiff — use CF10 3BX for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Check the venue's website for parking and the nearest station before you set off.
Open mics nearby
Foundry Social, The Horse & Groom, The Horse & Groom and Legends Club
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
Planning Your Thursday Night
Be there by 19:30 to put your name down. Entry is £2.00. Flute & Tankard provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
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Common Questions
9 things people want to know before Cardiff's Flute & Tankard open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Cardiff open mic nights for alternatives.
Flute & Tankard provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Entry is £2.00. For free alternatives, filter the directory.
Ask the host before bringing a full band — solo and duo acts are the usual open-mic format.
4 Windsor Pl, Cardiff CF10 3BX.
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The nearest station is Cardiff Queen Street (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. For sat-nav and taxis, the postcode is CF10 3BX. (Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport, Open Government Licence.)
Sign-up is walk-in on the night, from 19:30, so you do not need to book ahead. GigXchange doesn't publish venue phone numbers or emails. Browse other Cardiff open mics.
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Flute & Tankard open mic in brief. The Flute & Tankard open mic runs every Thursday from 19:00 (£2.00 entry); sign-up opens 19:30 and slots run about 12 minutes. Flute & Tankard’s venue page lists its kit and capacity if you want to come back with a full band. The open mics near Cardiff are listed by day, for another night this week.
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