Sunderland · 12 open mic nights · 5 nights a week
Every open mic in Sunderland - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.
0 have a full backline and 100% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 9 |
| Nights of the week | 5 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 0 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 56 /100 |
Kick-off19:30 South Shields Folk Club (South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club)Horsley Hill · South ShieldsNo fee 
Low Lights TavernFish Quay · North ShieldsNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon 
Diego's JointSunderlandNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tue 
The Dun CowSunderlandNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Tue 
Live LoungeSunderlandNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The BunkerSunderlandNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The PeacockSunderlandNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The Ship IsisSunderlandNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The SaltgrassHanover Pl · SunderlandNo feeHouse PA1st Thu of the month 19:00Thu 
The Secret Garden PubTunstall Road · SunderlandNo feeHouse PA 19:30Thu 100
| Choice | 46 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 71 |
| Coverage | 16 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 23 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 92 |
| 01 | Wednesday | 4 nights |
| 02 | Thursday | 4 nights |
| 03 | Tuesday | 2 nights |
| 04 | Monday | 1 night |
| 05 | Sunday | 1 night |
| Featured open micSouth Shields Folk Club (South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club)Horsley Hill · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsLow Lights Tavern | |
| Diego's Joint | |
| The Dun Cow | |
| The Bunker |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 1 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 2 |
| Sunderland gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Sunderland venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Sunderland music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Sunderland
12 open mic nights across Horsley Hill, Fish Quay, Hanover Pl, Tunstall Road + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
12 Open Mic Nights Across Sunderland
At least 9 open mic nights are on in and around Sunderland in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 3 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 12 open mic nights (4 verified) are running in and around Sunderland, from venues like South Shields Folk Club (South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club), though none lists a full backline yet. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Sunderland circuit — see what’s on in Sunderland over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 12 of 12 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 0 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
- 12
- Open mic nights
- 5
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Sunderland this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
12 open mic nights are listed in Sunderland, across 5 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
Venues in Sunderland
23 grassroots music venues are listed in Sunderland, 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.
Sunderland Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 12 Sunderland open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
- 12
- Nights listed
- 5
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0%
- Full backline
- 92%
- PA provided
- Wed
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Sunderland Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Sunderland, 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.
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How the nights run. 9 of the 12 running nights are weekly and 3 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 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. Besides music, 1 takes electronic sets, 1 takes poetry, 1 takes comedy and 1 takes spoken word. 11 list a PA, so singer-songwriters can arrive with just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.
After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Sunderland 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.
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Run a Sunderland open mic? List it free.
Listing an open mic is free, takes about 2 minutes and is reviewed before it goes live. It appears beside the 12 Sunderland nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
List it free. Performers find you by night and kit - reviewed before it goes live.
Where these figures come from: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.