The Phipps (formerly the Sir Pickering Phipps) is a Wellingborough Road local in Northampton that reopened in December 2024 after a £350,000 refurbishment, returning with a sleek new bar and a programme built squarely around live entertainment. From 7pm every weekend the pub puts on local DJs, live bands and acoustic artists with crowd-singalong anthems, while midweek leans on open mic nights, quizzes and community events. It is a friendly, dog- and child-welcoming pub with a garden, real ale and craft beer, big-screen sport and a kitchen running premium sharing plates and Sunday roasts. With a modest standing capacity (around 70 in the music space) it sits firmly in the grassroots, give-it-some-welly bracket, equally happy hosting a covers band on a Saturday or first-timers on a midweek open mic.
The Phipps Open Mic
Northampton open mic at The Phipps — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Last updated: 14 September 2026
The Phipps Open Mic — Quick Facts
Northampton open mic at The Phipps — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Everything you need before you turn up
Where
The Phipps237 Wellingborough Rd
Northampton NN1 4EH
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About The Phipps
About This Open Mic
The Night
The Phipps is a big, lively McManus pub at 237 Wellingborough Road (Welly Road), Northampton NN1 4EH, and its open mic runs on the last Thursday of the month. The pub's own what's-on page bills it as Open Mic Night alongside the live European football on the screens, so expect a busy, noisy room rather than a hushed listening night. The pub has not published a start time or a sign-up route, so check its socials or ring 01604 628855 before you travel.
The rest of the week
Monday is the Know Your Phipps quiz night, Friday runs singalongs and cocktails through to 1am, Saturday brings all-day sport, early-evening anthems and a DJ until 1am with live acts popping up regularly, and there are private karaoke rooms to hire.
Getting there
237 Wellingborough Road, Northampton NN1 4EH, on the Welly Road strip east of the town centre.
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The Night at a Glance
How The Phipps’s Thursday night runs.
Find The Phipps
237 Wellingborough Rd, Northampton NN1 4EH
Planning Your Thursday 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.
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