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Open Mic Nights in Derby

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.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Derby
16
Open mic
nights
listed in Derby
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 11
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline1 nights
Open-Mic Score69 /100
01 — Find a night
16 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
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
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
69
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice58
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage25
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline57
Walk-in fixed scale100
03 — By night
Nights listed
Derby's week
01Thursday 5 nights
02Tuesday 3 nights
03Wednesday 3 nights
04Sunday 3 nights
05Monday 1 night
06Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Derby
Beyond the list
Featured open micBlacksmiths LoungeDerby · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Shakespeare
Bar One
The Brookfield
Bunk
This month
Added1
Removed0
Verified1
Re-verified3
Also in Derby
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
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
LondonManchesterBrighton
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
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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Derby Open Mics

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.

69/ 100
Derby Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice58
Schedule86
Coverage25
Affordability100
Backline57
Walk-in100
100% of Derby open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

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
open mic nights listed in Derby
  • 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.

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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.

See all 38 Derby venues

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
Open mics by night · share of the week

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.

Blacksmiths Lounge 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.
Derby 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 Derby 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 Derby gig directory.
None of the 16 open mics we list in Derby has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
1 of Derby'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 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.

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 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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