Derby · 16 open mic nights · 6 nights a week
Every open mic in Derby - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.
100% list no entry fee, 1 has a full backline. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 11 |
| Nights of the week | 6 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 1 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 69 /100 |
VariesFri Kick-off20:00 Marston's Sports & Social ClubShobnall · Burton upon TrentNo feeDates vary 
Blacksmiths LoungeDerbyNo feeHouse PA 15:00Sun 
Bar OneDerbyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun 
The ShakespeareDerbyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun 
The BrookfieldBarrow upon TrentNo fee1st Mon of the month 19:00Mon 
BunkDerbyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tue 
The Creaky FloorboardKedleston Road · DerbyNo feeHouse PA 19:30Tue 
The Bishop BlaiseFriar Gate · DerbyNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Tue 
The Royal StandardDerbyNo feeHouse PA 19:30Wed 
The Hairy DogCity Centre · DerbyNo feeFull kit 20:00Wed 100
| Choice | 58 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 86 |
| Coverage | 25 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 57 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 100 |
| 01 | Thursday | 5 nights |
| 02 | Tuesday | 3 nights |
| 03 | Wednesday | 3 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 3 nights |
| 05 | Monday | 1 night |
| 06 | Friday Tonight | 1 night |
| Featured open micBlacksmiths LoungeDerby · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsThe Shakespeare | |
| Bar One | |
| The Brookfield | |
| Bunk |
| Added | 1 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 1 |
| Re-verified | 3 |
| Derby gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Derby venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Derby music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Derby
16 open mic nights across Kedleston Road, Friar Gate, City Centre, Pride Park + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
16 Open Mic Nights Across Derby
At least 11 open mic nights are on in and around Derby in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 5 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 16 open mic nights (8 verified) are running in and around Derby, from venues like Blacksmiths Lounge, and 1 offers a full backline. Thursday and Sunday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Derby circuit — see what’s on in Derby over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 16 of 16 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 1 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
- 16
- Open mic nights
- 6
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 1
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Derby this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
16 open mic nights are listed in Derby, across 6 nights of the week. Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
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- Open toMusicians
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- EntryNo fee listed
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- Open toMusicians, Comedians, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- EntryNo fee listed
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- EntryNo fee listed
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- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- BacklineFull
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Open toMusicians
Venues in Derby
38 grassroots music venues are listed in Derby, 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.
Derby Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 16 Derby open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 6% have full backline and Thursday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
- 16
- Nights listed
- 6
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 6%
- Full backline
- 88%
- PA provided
- Thu
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Derby Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Derby, 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.
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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 between 19:00 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, it is usually 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is listed, the list usually opens around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 1 takes comedy and 1 takes spoken word. With a PA listed at 14 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 Derby 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.
Run a Derby open mic? List it free.
Listing an open mic is free, takes about 2 minutes and is reviewed before it goes live. It appears beside the 16 Derby nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
List it free. Performers find you by night and kit - reviewed before it goes live.
The numbers behind this page: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.