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Open Mic Nights in Stockton-on-Tees

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

88% list no entry fee, 0 have a full backline. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Stockton-on-Tees
8
Open mic
nights
listed in Stockton-on-Tees
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 4
Nights of the week4 of 7
No fee listed88% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score44 /100
01 — Find a night
8 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off19:30 Norton Cricket ClubNorton · Stockton-on-TeesPaid 3 Rivers Bar & Coffee LoungeSandgate Park Shopping Centre · Ingleby BarwickNo fee1st Tue of the month 19:00Tue Hydes BarNorton · Stockton-on-TeesNo fee 19:30Wed The Forum Music CentreDarlingtonNo fee1st Wed of the month 19:30Wed Cafe Bar LocoTown Centre · Stockton-on-TeesNo fee1st Thu of the month 19:00Thu Billingham Catholic ClubBillinghamNo fee 20:00Thu Darlington Folk Acoustic ClubDarlingtonNo feeFortnightly 20:00Thu The Wellington InnWolvistonNo fee 20:30Thu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
44
Out of
100
Emerging — walk-in and affordability already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice16
Schedule fixed scale57
Coverage16
Affordability fixed scale88
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale100
03 — By night
Nights listed
Stockton-on-Tees's week
01Thursday 4 nights
02Wednesday 2 nights
03Monday 1 night
04Tuesday 1 night
04 — More of Stockton-on-Tees
Beyond the list
Featured open micNorton Cricket ClubNorton · Mon nights
Popular nights3 Rivers Bar & Coffee Lounge
The Forum Music Centre
Hydes Bar
Cafe Bar Loco
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified0
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Stockton-on-Tees gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Stockton-on-Tees venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Stockton-on-Tees music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
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All cities, A–ZNights
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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
Peterborough12Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swansea22Swindon12
T
Telford15Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Stockton-on-Tees Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Stockton-on-Tees

8 open mic nights across Norton, Sandgate Park Shopping Centre, Darlington, Town Centre + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

44/ 100
Stockton-on-Tees Open-Mic Score
EmergingWalk-in and affordability already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice16
Schedule57
Coverage16
Affordability88
Backline23
Walk-in100
88% of Stockton-on-Tees open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

8 Open Mic Nights Across Stockton-on-Tees

At least 4 open mic nights are on in and around Stockton-on-Tees in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 4 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 8 open mic nights (6 verified) are running in and around Stockton-on-Tees, from venues like Norton Cricket Club, though none lists a full backline yet. Thursday and Wednesday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Stockton-on-Tees circuit — see what’s on in Stockton-on-Tees over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

8
open mic nights listed in Stockton-on-Tees
  • 8 of 8 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
8
Open mic nights
4
Nights a week
88%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

What’s on in Stockton-on-Tees this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

By Day of the Week

8 open mic nights are listed in Stockton-on-Tees, across 4 nights of the week. Pick a night to see what's on. Each card lists the venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Stockton-on-Tees

16 grassroots music venues are listed in Stockton-on-Tees, 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 16 Stockton-on-Tees venues

Stockton-on-Tees Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 8 Stockton-on-Tees open mic nights listed: 88% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Thursday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

8
Nights listed
4
Nights a week
88%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
0%
PA provided
Thu
Busiest night
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Typical slot
19:30
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Stockton-on-Tees Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Stockton-on-Tees, 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.

Norton Cricket Club 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.
Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees gig directory.
7 of the 8 open mics we list in Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees 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 8 running nights, 4 are weekly and 4 run less often - check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00.

Who plays. Besides music, 1 takes poetry.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Stockton-on-Tees 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.

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