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Open Mic Nights in Portsmouth

Every Portsmouth open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.

0 have a full backline and 92% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Portsmouth
13
Open mic
nights
listed in Portsmouth
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 4
Nights of the week4 of 7
No fee listed92% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score58 /100
01 — Find a night
17 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off16:00 The Three TunsPortsmouthNo fee1st Sun of the month The Fifth Hants Volunteer ArmsSouthsea, Portsmouth · SouthseaNo feeHouse PA 17:00Sun The Jolly Sailor SouthseaSouthseaNo feeHouse PAMonthly 17:00Sun The Admiral DrakeNorth End · PortsmouthNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 18:45Sun The Barley MowSouthseaNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 18:45Sun ThatchersNorth End · PortsmouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon The LoftSouthsea · PortsmouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Wedgewood RoomsSouthsea, Portsmouth · SouthseaPaidHouse PAMonthly 19:00Wed Royal British Legion HaylingHayling IslandNo fee1st Wed of the month 19:30Wed Lord John RussellSouthsea · PortsmouthNo fee 20:00Wed
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
58
Out of
100
Solid — healthy affordability, building on walk-in. Good circuit for working artists.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice63
Schedule fixed scale71
Coverage5
Affordability fixed scale94
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale94
03 — By night
Nights listed
Portsmouth's week
01Wednesday 4 nights
02Thursday 4 nights
03Sunday 4 nights
04Tuesday 1 night
04 — More of Portsmouth
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe Three TunsPortsmouth · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Jolly Sailor Southsea
The Admiral Drake
The Barley Mow
The Loft
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified0
Also in Portsmouth
Portsmouth gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Portsmouth venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Portsmouth music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
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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
Peterborough12Plymouth14Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swansea22Swindon12
T
Telford15Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Portsmouth Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Portsmouth

13 open mic nights across Southsea, North End, Southsea, Portsmouth — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

58/ 100
Portsmouth Open-Mic Score
SolidHealthy affordability, building on walk-in. Good circuit for working artists.
Choice63
Schedule71
Coverage5
Affordability94
Backline23
Walk-in94
92% of Portsmouth open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

13 Open Mic Nights Across Portsmouth

At least 4 open mic nights are on in and around Portsmouth in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 9 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 13 open mic nights (6 verified) are running in and around Portsmouth, from venues like The Three Tuns, though none lists a full backline yet. Sunday and Wednesday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Portsmouth circuit — see what’s on in Portsmouth over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

13
open mic nights listed in Portsmouth
  • 12 of 13 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 1 list an entry fee
  • 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 4 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
13
Open mic nights
4
Nights a week
92%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

13 open mic nights are listed in Portsmouth, across 4 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 Portsmouth

30 grassroots music venues are listed in Portsmouth, 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 30 Portsmouth venues

Portsmouth Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 13 Portsmouth open mic nights listed: 92% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Sunday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

13
Nights listed
4
Nights a week
92%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
77%
PA provided
Sun
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
19:30
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Portsmouth Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Portsmouth, 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.

The Three Tuns 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.
Portsmouth has 4 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth gig directory.
12 of the 13 open mics we list in Portsmouth list no entry fee and 1 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
None of the listed Portsmouth mics provide a full backline yet — bring your own gear.
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 13 running nights, 4 are weekly and 9 run less often - check the date before you go. Most start between 18:45 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, the usual is 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is given, the list usually opens around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 4 take poetry, 2 take spoken word and 2 take comedy. 10 list a PA, so singer-songwriters can arrive with just an instrument.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Portsmouth 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 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 micsPreston17 micsReading17 micsBournemouth16 micsDerby16 micsIpswich16 micsMargate16 micsHastings15 micsTelford15 micsAldershot14 micsLincoln14 micsNorthampton14 micsPlymouth14 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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