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Open Mic Nights in Glasgow

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

100% list no entry fee, 8 have a full backline. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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At a glance

Glasgow
42
Open mic
nights
every week in Glasgow
In detail
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline8 nights
Open-Mic Score85 /100

01 — Find a night

44 nights

Pick your night

When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off19:00 Kettle BlackTown Centre · PaisleyNo fee2nd Tue of the month The Bull InnTown Centre · PaisleyNo fee1st Tue of the month 19:00Tue The BungalowPaisleyNo feeHouse PA1st Tue of the month 19:00Tue Blue DogGlasgowNo feeHouse PA 19:30Tonight Anchor At The AbbeyPaisleyNo feeHouse PALast Tue of the month 20:00Tue Inn on the cornerPaisleyNo feeHouse PALast Tue of the month 20:00Tue MonoTrongate · GlasgowNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight The CluthaStockwell Street · GlasgowNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight GantryPaisleyNo feeHouse PA 21:00Tonight The butterfly and the pigGlasgowNo feeHouse PA 21:00Tonight

02 — The scene

Open-Mic Score
85
Out of
100
Exceptional — anchored by affordability and walk-in, one of the UK's defining open-mic scenes.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice96
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage37
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline91
Walk-in fixed scale100

03 — By night

Nights listed

Glasgow's week

01Tuesday Tonight 11 nights
02Wednesday 10 nights
03Sunday 8 nights
04Monday 6 nights
05Thursday 6 nights
06Saturday 1 night

04 — More of Glasgow

Beyond the list
Featured open micThe Old Toll BarPaisley Rd · Sun nights
Popular nightsKing Tut's Wah Wah Hut
The Allison Arms
The Glad Cafe CIC
King Cons
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified3
Also in Glasgow
Glasgow gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Glasgow venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Glasgow music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs

05 — Other cities

90 cities

Nights elsewhere

EdinburghBelfastAberdeen
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington7Aldershot11
B
Basildon11Bath13Bedford10Belfast17Billericay4Birmingham17Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston8Bournemouth14Bradford18Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne5
C
Cambridge17Cardiff33Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry18Crawley12
D
Derby15Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee18Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham10Epsom9Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Gloucester11Grimsby8
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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Glasgow Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Glasgow

42 weekly open mics across Paisley Rd, City centre, City Centre, Merchant City + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

Glasgow Open-Mic Score
85 /100
Exceptional — anchored by affordability and walk-in, one of the UK's defining open-mic scenes.
42Open Mics
6Nights / Week
100%No Fee Listed
8Full Backline
100% of Glasgow open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

42 Open Mic Nights Across Glasgow

42 Weekly Mics 6 Nights a Week 100% No Fee Listed 8 With Full Backline Updated

42 open mic nights are running in and around Glasgow, from venues like The Old Toll Bar, and 8 offer a full backline. Tuesday and Wednesday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Glasgow circuit — see what’s on in Glasgow over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

42
weekly open mic nights in Glasgow
  • 42 of 42 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 8 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 Glasgow this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

By Day of the Week

Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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06 — Small print 6 answers Common questions Glasgow Open Mic FAQs

The Old Toll 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.
Glasgow 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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow gig directory.
None of the 42 open mics we list in Glasgow has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
8 of Glasgow's 42 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. 35 of the 42 running nights happen every week and 7 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 20:00 and 21:00. Where a slot length is listed, the usual is 12 minutes. When a sign-up time is listed, the list tends to open around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 3 take comedy, 3 take poetry and 2 take spoken word. With a PA listed at 37 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Glasgow 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: Edinburgh (34), Belfast (17) and Aberdeen (18).

More Cities

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

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsCardiff33 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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