Liverpool · 25 open mic nights · 6 nights a week
Every Liverpool open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.
100% of them list no entry fee; 1 has a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 20 |
| Nights of the week | 6 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 1 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 82 /100 |
Kick-off20:00 Heebie JeebiesLiverpoolNo feeHouse PA 
ink. Art Gallery & LoungeTown Centre · Colwyn BayNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 15:00Sun 
Hot Water Comedy Club15-17 Blackstock St · LiverpoolNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun 
Round the Corner Liverpool51 Kempston St · LiverpoolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun 
The AlbertLiverpoolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun 
The JacarandaCity Centre · LiverpoolNo feeFull kit 20:00Sun 
The Skerries374 High Street · BangorNo fee1st Sun of the month 20:00Sun 
Conwy Comrades Sports and Social ClubTown Centre · ConwyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Mon 
Kazimier GardenLiverpoolNo feeHouse PA 19:00Mon 
Liverpool Arts BarLiverpoolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon 100
| Choice | 87 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 86 |
| Coverage | 45 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 78 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 93 |
| 01 | Thursday | 8 nights |
| 02 | Sunday | 6 nights |
| 03 | Monday | 4 nights |
| 04 | Tuesday | 4 nights |
| 05 | Wednesday | 2 nights |
| 06 | Saturday | 1 night |
| Featured open micink. Art Gallery & LoungeTown Centre · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsThe Jacaranda | |
| Hot Water Comedy Club | |
| The Albert | |
| The Skerries |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 1 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 3 |
| Liverpool gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Liverpool venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Liverpool music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Liverpool
25 open mic nights across Town Centre, 15-17 Blackstock St, 374 High Street, 51 Kempston St + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
25 Open Mic Nights Across Liverpool
At least 20 open mic nights are on in and around Liverpool in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 5 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 25 open mic nights (19 verified) are running in and around Liverpool, from venues like ink. Art Gallery & Lounge, and 1 offers a full backline. Thursday and Sunday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Liverpool circuit — see what’s on in Liverpool over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 23 of 25 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
- 25
- Open mic nights
- 6
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 1
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Liverpool this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
25 open mic nights are listed in Liverpool, 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.
- Sign-up—
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- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Open toMusicians
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- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
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- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
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- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:00
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
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- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
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- Open toMusicians, Poets, Comedians, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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Venues in Liverpool
130 grassroots music venues are listed in Liverpool, 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.
Liverpool Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 25 Liverpool open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 4% have full backline and Thursday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
- 25
- Nights listed
- 6
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 4%
- Full backline
- 92%
- PA provided
- Thu
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Liverpool Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Liverpool, 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. 20 of the 25 running nights happen every week and 5 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. Where a sign-up time is listed, the list usually opens around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 7 take poetry, 7 take comedy and 3 take spoken word. With a PA listed at 23 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.
After the open mic. When you're ready for a paid set, the Liverpool 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: Blackpool (22), Blackburn (5) and Manchester (59).
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 Liverpool 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 25 Liverpool 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.