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Open Mic Nights in Cardiff

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

2 have a full backline and 90% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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At a glance

Cardiff
30
Open mic
nights
every week in Cardiff
In detail
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed90% of nights
Full backline2 nights
Open-Mic Score83 /100

01 — Find a night

33 nights

Pick your night

When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
MONTHTue Kick-off19:00 The CanopiCardiffNo feeHouse PAMonthly O'Neill's St Mary StreetCardiffNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight Porter'sSaint Davids Centre · CardiffNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight The CobblestonesEastover · BridgwaterNo feeFortnightly 20:00Tue The Lansdowne PubCardiffNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Tue The KingsCardiffNo feeHouse PA TBCTonight Ye Olde Murenger HouseHigh Street · NewportPaidHouse PAMonthly 19:30Wed Boho CardiffCardiffNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed BrewhouseCardiffNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed Fuel Rock ClubCardiffNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed

02 — The scene

Open-Mic Score
83
Out of
100
Exceptional — anchored by walk-in and choice, one of the UK's defining open-mic scenes.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice91
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage65
Affordability fixed scale91
Backline69
Walk-in fixed scale97

03 — By night

Nights listed

Cardiff's week

01Thursday 7 nights
02Wednesday 6 nights
03Sunday 6 nights
04Tuesday Tonight 5 nights
05Monday 3 nights
06Friday 3 nights

04 — More of Cardiff

Beyond the list
Featured open micFoundry SocialCardiff · Sun nights
Popular nightsClwb Ifor Bach
The Horse & Groom
The Horse & Groom
Legends Club
This month
Added0
Removed2
Verified0
Re-verified1
Also in Cardiff
Cardiff gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Cardiff venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Cardiff music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs

05 — Other cities

90 cities

Nights elsewhere

BristolSwanseaExeter
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington7Aldershot11
B
Basildon11Bath13Bedford10Belfast17Billericay4Birmingham17Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston8Bournemouth14Bradford18Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne5
C
Cambridge17Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry18Crawley12
D
Derby15Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee18Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham10Epsom9Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester11Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich14
L
Leeds34Leicester17Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton Keynes9
N
Newcastle25Newquay9Newry3Northampton14Norwich20Nottingham32
O
Oxford23
P
Peterborough11Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall9Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent17Sunderland13Sutton11Swansea22Swindon11
T
Telford14Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford10Welshpool2Weymouth9Woking11Wolverhampton21Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Cardiff Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Cardiff

30 weekly open mics across Town Centre, 19 High Street, Cowbridge, CF71 7AD, Grangetown, Pontcanna + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

Cardiff Open-Mic Score
83 /100
Exceptional — anchored by walk-in and choice, one of the UK's defining open-mic scenes.
30Open Mics
6Nights / Week
90%No Fee Listed
2Full Backline
90% of Cardiff open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

30 Open Mic Nights Across Cardiff

30 Weekly Mics 6 Nights a Week 90% No Fee Listed 2 With Full Backline Updated

30 open mic nights are running in and around Cardiff, from venues like Foundry Social, and 2 offer a full backline. Thursday and Sunday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Cardiff circuit — see what’s on in Cardiff over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

30
weekly open mic nights in Cardiff
  • 29 of 30 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 3 list an entry fee
  • 2 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

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

By Day 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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06 — Small print 6 answers Common questions Cardiff Open Mic FAQs

Foundry Social 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.
Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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 Cardiff gig directory.
27 of the 30 open mics we list in Cardiff list no entry fee and 3 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
2 of Cardiff's 30 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. Of the 30 running nights, 18 are weekly and 12 run less often - check the date before you go. Most start at 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, 5 take poetry, 2 take comedy, 1 takes spoken word and 1 takes electronic sets. With a PA listed at 26 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.

After the open mic. When you're ready for a paid set, the Cardiff 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: Bristol (35), Swansea (22) and Exeter (24).

More Cities

Switch to another UK city — same format, local listings.

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsGlasgow44 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsNottingham32 micsSouthampton28 micsLiverpool27 micsYork27 micsNewcastle25 micsExeter24 micsOxford23 micsBlackpool22 micsSwansea22 micsHereford21 micsWolverhampton21 micsNorwich20 micsCheltenham19 micsAberdeen18 micsBradford18 micsCoventry18 micsDundee18 micsHull18 micsWrexham18 micsBelfast17 micsBirmingham17 micsCambridge17 micsLeicester17 micsPortsmouth17 micsPreston17 micsReading17 micsStoke-on-Trent17 micsMargate16 micsDerby15 micsHastings15 micsBournemouth14 micsIpswich14 micsLincoln14 micsNorthampton14 micsPlymouth14 micsTelford14 micsBath13 micsSunderland13 micsCrawley12 micsDoncaster12 micsHigh Wycombe12 micsAldershot11 micsBasildon11 micsGloucester11 micsInverness11 micsMiddlesbrough11 micsPeterborough11 micsScarborough11 micsSutton11 micsSwindon11 micsWaterlooville11 micsWoking11 micsBedford10 micsDurham10 micsEgham10 micsWatford10 micsCarlisle9 micsEpsom9 micsMaidstone9 micsMilton Keynes9 micsNewquay9 micsRawtenstall9 micsTunbridge Wells9 micsWeymouth9 micsBoston8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsAccrington7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsBroxbourne5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsNewry3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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