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Liverpool Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Liverpool

27 weekly open mics across Town Centre, 15-17 Blackstock St, City Centre, 51 Kempston St + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Updated weekly.

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Exceptional — anchored by affordability and walk-in, one of the UK's defining open-mic scenes.
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100% of Liverpool open mics are free entry — walk in, sign up, play

27 Open Mic Nights Across Liverpool

27 Weekly Mics 6 Nights a Week 100% Free Entry 3 With Full Backline Updated

Liverpool runs at least one open mic every night of the week we cover — 27 weekly nights across Liverpool, from venues like ink. Art Gallery & Lounge. About 100% are free for performers and audience, and 3 venues offer a full backline. Thursday and Sunday are the busiest. We re-verify every Liverpool mic monthly. Open mics are one layer of the Liverpool circuit — see what’s on in Liverpool over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

27
weekly open mic nights in Liverpool
  • 27 of 27 are free for performers and audience
  • 3 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 Liverpool this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

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Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

Liverpool Open Mic FAQs

ink. Art Gallery & 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.
Liverpool 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 free, every-week layer of the scene. For the ticketed and one-off bills, what’s on in Liverpool 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 Liverpool gig directory.
Yes — all 27 weekly open mics in Liverpool are free for performers and audience.
3 of Liverpool's 27 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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