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Open Mic Nights in Plymouth

Every open mic in Plymouth - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

100% of them list no entry fee; 2 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Plymouth
14
Open mic
nights
listed in Plymouth
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 12
Nights of the week3 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline2 nights
Open-Mic Score61 /100
01 — Find a night
14 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off19:00 Bar RakudaPlymouthNo feeHouse PA The Ford InnPlymouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The JunctionMutley · PlymouthNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue The Bread and Roses Free HousePlymouthNo feeHouse PA2nd Tue of the month 20:30Tue The Eliot ArmsPlymouthNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Wed Marina BarSutton Harbour · PlymouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed Millbridge InnStoke · PlymouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed North Street No.7 Cafe and BarBarbican · PlymouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed The FortescueMutley · PlymouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed The Nowhere InnGreenbank · PlymouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
61
Out of
100
Solid — healthy affordability, building on walk-in. Good circuit for working artists.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice51
Schedule fixed scale43
Coverage16
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline85
Walk-in fixed scale93
03 — By night
Nights listed
Plymouth's week
01Wednesday 7 nights
02Tuesday 4 nights
03Thursday 3 nights
04 — More of Plymouth
Beyond the list
Featured open micBar RakudaPlymouth · Tue nights
Popular nightsThe Ford Inn
The Junction
The Bread and Roses Free House
The Eliot Arms
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified0
Also in Plymouth
Plymouth gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Plymouth venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Plymouth music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
ExeterCardiffBristol
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich16
L
Leeds34Leicester18Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton Keynes10
N
Newcastle25Newquay10Newry5Northampton14Norwich20Nottingham32
O
Oxford23
P
Peterborough12Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swansea22Swindon12
T
Telford15Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Plymouth Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Plymouth

14 open mic nights across Mutley, Stoke, Barbican, Sutton Harbour + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

61/ 100
Plymouth Open-Mic Score
SolidHealthy affordability, building on walk-in. Good circuit for working artists.
Choice51
Schedule43
Coverage16
Affordability100
Backline85
Walk-in93
100% of Plymouth open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

14 Open Mic Nights Across Plymouth

At least 12 open mic nights are on in Plymouth in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 2 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 14 open mic nights (5 verified) are running across Plymouth, from venues like Bar Rakuda, and 2 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Tuesday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Plymouth circuit — see what’s on in Plymouth over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

14
open mic nights listed in Plymouth
  • 13 of 14 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 2 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 3 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
14
Open mic nights
3
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
2
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

14 open mic nights are listed in Plymouth, across 3 nights of the week. Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Plymouth

34 grassroots music venues are listed in Plymouth, 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.

See all 34 Plymouth venues

Plymouth Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 14 Plymouth open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 14% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

14
Nights listed
3
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
14%
Full backline
100%
PA provided
Wed
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Plymouth Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Plymouth, 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.

Bar Rakuda 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.
Plymouth has 3 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth gig directory.
None of the 14 open mics we list in Plymouth has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
2 of Plymouth's 14 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. Of the 14 running nights, 12 are weekly and 2 run less often - check the date before you go. Most start at 20:00. Listed slot lengths are usually around 12 minutes each. Where a sign-up time is given, the list usually opens around 19:30.

Who plays. With a PA listed at 14 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Plymouth 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: Exeter (24), Cardiff (34) and Bristol (35).

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.

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsGlasgow44 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsCardiff34 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsNottingham32 micsSouthampton28 micsLiverpool27 micsYork27 micsNewcastle25 micsExeter24 micsOxford23 micsWolverhampton23 micsBlackpool22 micsSwansea22 micsHereford21 micsDundee20 micsNorwich20 micsBradford19 micsCheltenham19 micsCoventry19 micsStoke-on-Trent19 micsAberdeen18 micsBelfast18 micsBirmingham18 micsHull18 micsLeicester18 micsWrexham18 micsCambridge17 micsPortsmouth17 micsPreston17 micsReading17 micsBournemouth16 micsDerby16 micsIpswich16 micsMargate16 micsHastings15 micsTelford15 micsAldershot14 micsLincoln14 micsNorthampton14 micsWoking14 micsBath13 micsCrawley13 micsGloucester13 micsSunderland13 micsBasildon12 micsDoncaster12 micsHigh Wycombe12 micsPeterborough12 micsRawtenstall12 micsSutton12 micsSwindon12 micsWatford12 micsWeymouth12 micsEgham11 micsInverness11 micsMiddlesbrough11 micsScarborough11 micsWaterlooville11 micsBedford10 micsDurham10 micsEpsom10 micsMilton Keynes10 micsNewquay10 micsBoston9 micsCarlisle9 micsMaidstone9 micsTunbridge Wells9 micsAccrington8 micsBroxbourne8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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