Hastings · 15 open mic nights · 4 nights a week
Every Hastings open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.
100% list no entry fee, 4 have a full backline. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 9 |
| Nights of the week | 4 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 4 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 67 /100 |
Kick-off17:00 Dawsons Wine Bar4 Carlisle Buildings, Carlisle Road, BN21 4DB · EastbourneNo fee1st Sun of the month 
French'sHastingsNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun 
Buskers BarSeaside · EastbourneNo fee 20:00Sun 
Barnaby's LoungeHastingsNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:00Tue 
Cactus HoundSt Leonards-on-Sea · HastingsNo feeFull kit 19:00Tue 
The Frontier BarLittle Chelsea · EastbourneNo fee2nd Tue of the month 19:00Tue 
The General HavelockHavelock Road · HastingsNo fee 20:00Tue 
Printers PlayhouseEastbourneNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The Lamb InnOld Town · EastbourneNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Wed 
The PiperHastingsNo feeFull kit 20:00Wed 100
| Choice | 55 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 57 |
| Coverage | 29 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 98 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 80 |
| 01 | Thursday | 5 nights |
| 02 | Tuesday | 4 nights |
| 03 | Wednesday | 3 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 3 nights |
| Featured open micDawsons Wine Bar4 Carlisle Buildings, Carlisle Road, BN21 4DB · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsFrench's | |
| Buskers Bar | |
| Barnaby's Lounge | |
| The Frontier Bar |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 1 |
| Hastings gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Hastings venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Hastings music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Hastings
15 open mic nights across 4 Carlisle Buildings, Carlisle Road, BN21 4DB, Seaside, Little Chelsea, St Leonards-on-Sea + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
15 Open Mic Nights Across Hastings
At least 9 open mic nights are on in and around Hastings in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 15 open mic nights (10 verified) are running in and around Hastings, from venues like Dawsons Wine Bar, and 4 offer a full backline. Thursday and Tuesday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Hastings circuit — see what’s on in Hastings over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 12 of 15 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 4 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
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- 100%
- No fee listed
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- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Hastings this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
15 open mic nights are listed in Hastings, 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.
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Venues in Hastings
24 grassroots music venues are listed in Hastings, 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.
Hastings Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 15 Hastings open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 27% have full backline and Thursday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
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- Nights listed
- 4
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 27%
- Full backline
- 60%
- PA provided
- Thu
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 19:30
- Typical start
Hastings Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Hastings, 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. 9 of the 15 running nights happen every week and 6 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:00 and 20:00. Listed slot lengths are usually around 12 minutes each. When a sign-up time is listed, the list tends to open around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 2 take poetry, 2 take spoken word and 1 takes comedy. 9 list a PA, so singer-songwriters can arrive with just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.
After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Hastings 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 Hastings 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 15 Hastings nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
List it free. It's reviewed before it goes live; performers find you by night and kit.
Where these figures come from: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.