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Open Mic Nights in Nottingham

All of Nottingham's open mics - when each runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

3 have a full backline and 93% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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At a glance

Nottingham
27
Open mic
nights
every week in Nottingham
In detail
Nights of the week5 of 7
No fee listed93% of nights
Full backline3 nights
Open-Mic Score78 /100

01 — Find a night

32 nights

Pick your night

When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off19:00 The Tap House NottsByard Lane · NottinghamNo feeHouse PA The Malt ShovelBeeston · NottinghamNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Tue Bunkers HillNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight Lillie Langtry NottinghamNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight Pepper RocksNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight The BodegaCity Centre · NottinghamNo feeFull kit 20:00Tonight RavensdaleSherwood Hall Rd · MansfieldNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:30Wed The CrowNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 19:30Wed JamcaféNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed Malt CrossNottinghamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed

02 — The scene

Open-Mic Score
78
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice90
Schedule fixed scale71
Coverage37
Affordability fixed scale94
Backline81
Walk-in fixed scale94

03 — By night

Nights listed

Nottingham's week

01Wednesday 7 nights
02Thursday 6 nights
03Monday 5 nights
04Sunday 5 nights
05Tuesday Tonight 4 nights

04 — More of Nottingham

Beyond the list
Featured open micThe Beeston SocialBeeston · Sun nights
Popular nightsRescue Rooms
The Brown Cow
Billy Bootleggers Nottingham (formerly Percy Picklebackers)
Hole In The Wall
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified1
Also in Nottingham
Nottingham gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Nottingham venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Nottingham music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs

05 — Other cities

90 cities

Nights elsewhere

LeicesterSheffieldBirmingham
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington7Aldershot11
B
Basildon11Bath13Bedford10Belfast17Billericay4Birmingham17Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston8Bournemouth14Bradford18Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne5
C
Cambridge17Cardiff33Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry18Crawley12
D
Derby15Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee18Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham10Epsom9Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester11Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich14
L
Leeds34Leicester17Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton Keynes9
N
Newcastle25Newquay9Newry3Northampton14Norwich20
O
Oxford23
P
Peterborough11Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall9Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent17Sunderland13Sutton11Swansea22Swindon11
T
Telford14Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford10Welshpool2Weymouth9Woking11Wolverhampton21Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Nottingham Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Nottingham

27 weekly open mics across Beeston, 31 Ratcliffe Gate, NG18 2JA, City Centre, Forest Town Arena, Clipstone Road West + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

Nottingham Open-Mic Score
78 /100
Strong — affordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
27Open Mics
5Nights / Week
93%No Fee Listed
3Full Backline
93% of Nottingham open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

27 Open Mic Nights Across Nottingham

27 Weekly Mics 5 Nights a Week 93% No Fee Listed 3 With Full Backline Updated

27 open mic nights are running in and around Nottingham, from venues like The Beeston Social, and 3 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Nottingham circuit — see what’s on in Nottingham over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

27
weekly open mic nights in Nottingham
  • 25 of 27 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 2 list an entry fee
  • 3 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 5 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below

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

By Day of the Week

Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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06 — Small print 6 answers Common questions Nottingham Open Mic FAQs

The Beeston Social 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.
Nottingham has 5 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham gig directory.
25 of the 27 open mics we list in Nottingham list no entry fee and 2 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
3 of Nottingham'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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How the nights run. 19 of the 27 running nights are weekly and 8 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, it is usually 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is given, the list usually opens around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 5 take poetry, 3 take comedy and 1 takes spoken word. With a PA listed at 25 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Nottingham 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: Leicester (17), Sheffield (38) and Birmingham (17).

More Cities

Switch to another UK city — same format, local listings.

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsGlasgow44 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsCardiff33 micsSouthampton28 micsLiverpool27 micsYork27 micsNewcastle25 micsExeter24 micsOxford23 micsBlackpool22 micsSwansea22 micsHereford21 micsWolverhampton21 micsNorwich20 micsCheltenham19 micsAberdeen18 micsBradford18 micsCoventry18 micsDundee18 micsHull18 micsWrexham18 micsBelfast17 micsBirmingham17 micsCambridge17 micsLeicester17 micsPortsmouth17 micsPreston17 micsReading17 micsStoke-on-Trent17 micsMargate16 micsDerby15 micsHastings15 micsBournemouth14 micsIpswich14 micsLincoln14 micsNorthampton14 micsPlymouth14 micsTelford14 micsBath13 micsSunderland13 micsCrawley12 micsDoncaster12 micsHigh Wycombe12 micsAldershot11 micsBasildon11 micsGloucester11 micsInverness11 micsMiddlesbrough11 micsPeterborough11 micsScarborough11 micsSutton11 micsSwindon11 micsWaterlooville11 micsWoking11 micsBedford10 micsDurham10 micsEgham10 micsWatford10 micsCarlisle9 micsEpsom9 micsMaidstone9 micsMilton Keynes9 micsNewquay9 micsRawtenstall9 micsTunbridge Wells9 micsWeymouth9 micsBoston8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsAccrington7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsBroxbourne5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsNewry3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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