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Open Mic Nights in Chelmsford

Every open mic in Chelmsford - 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
Chelmsford
8
Open mic
nights
listed in Chelmsford
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 2
Nights of the week4 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score43 /100
01 — Find a night
8 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off20:30 The CompassesLittley Green · ChelmsfordNo fee3rd Mon of the month The Orange TreeMoulsham · ChelmsfordNo feeDates vary 19:00Tue The Queens HeadMoulsham · ChelmsfordNo feeDates vary 20:30Tue The United BrethrenNew Writtle Street · ChelmsfordNo fee 21:00Tue Hot BoxChelmsfordNo feeHouse PAFortnightly TBCTue Madison HeightsMaldonNo feeMonthly 19:00Wed Ditto Cocktail BarTown Centre · ChelmsfordNo feeHouse PALast Wed of the month 19:30Wed The SwanMaldon · Little TothamNo feeLast Thu of the month 20:00Thu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
43
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)
Choice16
Schedule fixed scale57
Coverage10
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale75
03 — By night
Nights listed
Chelmsford's week
01Tuesday 4 nights
02Wednesday 2 nights
03Monday 1 night
04Thursday 1 night
04 — More of Chelmsford
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe CompassesLittley Green · Mon nights
Popular nightsThe Orange Tree
The Queens Head
The United Brethren
Hot Box
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified0
Also in Chelmsford
Chelmsford gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Chelmsford venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Chelmsford music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
LondonManchesterBrighton
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
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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Chelmsford Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Chelmsford

8 open mic nights across Littley Green, Moulsham, New Writtle Street, Maldon + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

43/ 100
Chelmsford Open-Mic Score
EmergingAffordability and walk-in already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice16
Schedule57
Coverage10
Affordability100
Backline23
Walk-in75
100% of Chelmsford open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

8 Open Mic Nights Across Chelmsford

At least 2 open mic nights are on in and around Chelmsford in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 8 open mic nights (6 verified) are running in and around Chelmsford, from venues like The Compasses, though none lists a full backline yet. Tuesday and Wednesday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Chelmsford circuit — see what’s on in Chelmsford over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

8
open mic nights listed in Chelmsford
  • 6 of 8 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 4 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
8
Open mic nights
4
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

8 open mic nights are listed in Chelmsford, across 4 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

Showing 1–8 of 8

Venues in Chelmsford

13 grassroots music venues are listed in Chelmsford, 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 13 Chelmsford venues

Chelmsford Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 8 Chelmsford open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Tuesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

8
Nights listed
4
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
25%
PA provided
Tue
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Chelmsford Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Chelmsford, 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 Compasses 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.
Chelmsford has 4 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 Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford gig directory.
None of the 8 open mics we list in Chelmsford has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
None of the listed Chelmsford 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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How the nights run. 1 of the 8 running nights are weekly and 7 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:00 and 20:30.

Who plays. With a PA listed at 2 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Chelmsford 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 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 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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