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Open Mic Nights in Coventry

Every open mic in Coventry - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

94% 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
Coventry
16
Open mic
nights
listed in Coventry
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 10
Nights of the week5 of 7
No fee listed94% of nights
Full backline1 nights
Open-Mic Score71 /100
01 — Find a night
19 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off20:00 Catch Twenty TwoCoventryNo feeHouse PA Millsy's Cafe BarEarlsdon · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 18:00Sun The Tin Music & ArtsCity Centre · CoventryPaidFull kitFortnightly 19:00Sun Townwall TavernCity Centre · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 19:30Sun Fox InnAttleborough · NuneatonNo fee 20:00Mon The AnstyAnsty · CoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon The YardCoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon Golden CrossCoventryNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue LEIF Jam (LEIF Tearooms & Piano Bar)116 Warwick Street, CV32 4QP · Leamington SpaNo fee 20:00Tue Somerville ArmsCampion Terrace · Leamington SpaNo feeHouse PA1st Tue of the month 20:00Tue
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
71
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and schedule lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice74
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage33
Affordability fixed scale95
Backline50
Walk-in fixed scale84
03 — By night
Nights listed
Coventry's week
01Tuesday 4 nights
02Monday 3 nights
03Wednesday 3 nights
04Thursday 3 nights
05Sunday 2 nights
04 — More of Coventry
Beyond the list
Featured open micMillsy's Cafe BarEarlsdon · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Tin Music & Arts
The Yard
The Ansty
Fox Inn
This month
Added1
Removed2
Verified1
Re-verified1
Also in Coventry
Coventry gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Coventry venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Coventry music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
LondonManchesterBrighton
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Crawley13
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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Coventry Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Coventry

16 open mic nights across Earlsdon, City Centre, Ansty, Attleborough + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

71/ 100
Coventry Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and schedule lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice74
Schedule86
Coverage33
Affordability95
Backline50
Walk-in84
94% of Coventry open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

16 Open Mic Nights Across Coventry

At least 10 open mic nights are on in and around Coventry in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 16 open mic nights (13 verified) are running in and around Coventry, from venues like Millsy's Cafe Bar, and 1 offers a full backline. Tuesday and Monday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Coventry circuit — see what’s on in Coventry over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

16
open mic nights listed in Coventry
  • 13 of 16 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 5 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
16
Open mic nights
5
Nights a week
94%
No fee listed
1
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

16 open mic nights are listed in Coventry, across 5 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 Coventry

46 grassroots music venues are listed in Coventry, 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 46 Coventry venues

Coventry Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 16 Coventry open mic nights listed: 94% have no entry fee listed, 6% have full backline and Tuesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

16
Nights listed
5
Nights a week
94%
No fee listed
6%
Full backline
75%
PA provided
Tue
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Coventry Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Coventry, 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.

Millsy's Cafe Bar 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.
Coventry has 5 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 Coventry 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 Coventry gig directory.
15 of the 16 open mics we list in Coventry 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 Coventry's 16 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 16 running nights, 11 are weekly and 5 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, 1 takes poetry. With a PA listed at 12 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Coventry 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 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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