The Flour & Flagon sits at 126 Grosvenor Street (M1 7HL) in the heart of Manchester's student quarter on the Oxford Road corridor, a few doors from Manchester Metropolitan University. It's the sister venue to The Bread Shed next door, and between the two you'll find DJs, live music, comedy nights and the pub's own 'Quizziaoke'. Expect a classic pub-grub menu of grills, burgers, sandwiches and wraps, a range of traditional cask beers alongside lagers and ciders, and a gin parlour stocking over 20 gins. Open Monday to Thursday 11:30am–midnight and Friday to Saturday 11:30am–1am, it's a lively, no-frills spot built for the student crowd that surrounds it.
126 Grosvenor Street, Oxford Road · Every Monday · Free
The Flour and Flagon Open Mic
Manchester open mic at The Flour and Flagon — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance The Flour and Flagon · Manchester
Monday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
15 min
Slot length
Verified
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Last updated: 29 July 2026
The Flour and Flagon Open Mic — Quick Facts
Manchester open mic at The Flour and Flagon — listed on Google Places. Schedule below pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayMonday
Start19:30
Sign-up19:30
Slot length15 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
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Where
The Flour and Flagon126 Grosvenor St
126 Grosvenor Street, Oxford Road
Manchester M1 7HL
126 Grosvenor Street, Oxford Road, Manchester — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Highlights
Free entry for all
PA system provided
Sign-up via email
Music welcome
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About The Flour and Flagon
About This Open Mic
Every Monday in 126 Grosvenor Street, Oxford Road, Manchester
Kicks off at 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
15-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Manchester open mic directory
The Night
The Flour & Flagon is a bakery-themed bar on Oxford Road in Manchester, and Bread Records runs its open mic in the venue's stage area (The Bread Shed, reached through the pub on Grosvenor Street) every Monday from 7:30pm til late. It's an inclusive, all-artists night — musicians, poets and spoken-word performers all welcome — with lovely supportive audiences. To grab a slot, message host Michael Webster directly or email michael@breadrecords.co.uk, and walk-in slots are available on the night too. Free to come down.
What's on stage — equipment and backline at this venue, verified regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
The Night at a Glance
How The Flour and Flagon’s Monday night runs.
19:30Sign-up
19:30Kick-off
00:00Venue closes
Every Monday 15-min slots Free entry
Find The Flour and Flagon
126 Grosvenor St, 126 Grosvenor Street, Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7HL
Planning Your Monday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until late. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the Manchester live music scene.
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PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
15 minutes per act — typically 4 songs solo.
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