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Open Mic Nights in Hull

Every Hull open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, 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
Hull
18
Open mic
nights
listed in Hull
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 12
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline1 nights
Open-Mic Score69 /100
01 — Find a night
18 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
MONTHFri Kick-off18:30 Cafe INDIETown · ScunthorpeNo feeMonthly Cherry's BarSaville Street · HullNo feeHouse PA 16:00Sun VOXNewland Avenue · HullNo feeHouse PA 19:30Sun DiveHu5/Dive Coffee Co.HullNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun The New Adelphi ClubHullNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon The Polar BearCity Centre · HullNo feeFull kit 19:30Tue Gardeners ArmsHullNo fee 20:00Tue Roadhouse Bar & DinerNewland Avenue · HullNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue Service StationHullNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Butchers DogTown Centre · DriffieldNo feeLast Tue of the month 20:00Tue
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)
Choice68
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage21
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline53
Walk-in fixed scale89
03 — By night
Nights listed
Hull's week
01Tuesday 6 nights
02Wednesday 4 nights
03Thursday 3 nights
04Sunday 3 nights
05Monday 1 night
06Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Hull
Beyond the list
Featured open micCherry's BarSaville Street · Sun nights
Popular nightsVOX
DiveHu5/Dive Coffee Co.
The New Adelphi Club
The Polar Bear
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified2
Also in Hull
Hull gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Hull venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Hull 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
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3
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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Hull Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Hull

18 open mic nights across Saville Street, Newland Avenue, City Centre, Town Centre + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

69/ 100
Hull Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice68
Schedule86
Coverage21
Affordability100
Backline53
Walk-in89
100% of Hull open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

18 Open Mic Nights Across Hull

At least 12 open mic nights are on in and around Hull in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 18 open mic nights (10 verified) are running in and around Hull, from venues like Cherry's Bar, and 1 offers a full backline. Tuesday and Wednesday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Hull circuit — see what’s on in Hull over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

18
open mic nights listed in Hull
  • 16 of 18 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
18
Open mic nights
6
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
1
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

18 open mic nights are listed in Hull, across 6 nights of the week. Pick a night to see what's on. Each card lists the venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Hull

32 grassroots music venues are listed in Hull, 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 32 Hull venues

Hull Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 18 Hull open mic nights listed: 100% 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.

18
Nights listed
6
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
6%
Full backline
72%
PA provided
Tue
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Hull Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Hull, 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.

Cherry's 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.
Hull 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 Hull 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 Hull gig directory.
None of the 18 open mics we list in Hull has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
1 of Hull's 18 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. 12 of the 18 running nights are weekly and 6 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, the usual is 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is listed, the list usually opens around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 4 take poetry, 3 take comedy and 2 take spoken word. With a PA listed at 13 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Hull 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 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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