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Open Mic Nights in Swansea

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

2 have a full backline and 100% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Swansea
19
Open mic
nights
listed in Swansea
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 17
Nights of the week5 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline2 nights
Open-Mic Score75 /100
01 — Find a night
22 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off18:30 The Prince of WalesPorthcawl East Central · PorthcawlNo fee The Gremlin ClubCarmarthenNo fee TBCSun Uplands TavernUplands · SwanseaNo feeFull kit 21:00Mon Cheetahs Bar & GrillPorthcawl East Central · PorthcawlNo fee TBCMon The SeahorsePorthcawl West Central · PorthcawlNo feeLast Tue of the month 19:00Tue Bay ViewSwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue Mozart'sCity Centre · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Greenfield InnErw Road, Llanelli · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The VicMumbles · SwanseaNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue HaverHubQuay Street · HaverfordwestNo fee 19:00Wed
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
75
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice80
Schedule fixed scale71
Coverage33
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline72
Walk-in fixed scale100
03 — By night
Nights listed
Swansea's week
01Thursday 8 nights
02Wednesday 4 nights
03Tuesday 3 nights
04Monday 2 nights
05Sunday 2 nights
04 — More of Swansea
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe Prince of WalesPorthcawl East Central · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Gremlin Club
Uplands Tavern
Cheetahs Bar & Grill
The Seahorse
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified2
Also in Swansea
Swansea gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Swansea venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Swansea music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
CardiffPlymouthExeter
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
Peterborough12Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swindon12
T
Telford15Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Swansea Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Swansea

19 open mic nights across Porthcawl East Central, Uplands, Porthcawl West Central, Mumbles + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

75/ 100
Swansea Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice80
Schedule71
Coverage33
Affordability100
Backline72
Walk-in100
100% of Swansea open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

19 Open Mic Nights Across Swansea

At least 17 open mic nights are on in and around Swansea in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 2 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 19 open mic nights (11 verified) are running in and around Swansea, from venues like The Prince of Wales, and 2 offer a full backline. Thursday and Wednesday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Swansea circuit — see what’s on in Swansea over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

19
open mic nights listed in Swansea
  • 19 of 19 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 2 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
19
Open mic nights
5
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
2
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

19 open mic nights are listed in Swansea, 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.

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Venues in Swansea

34 grassroots music venues are listed in Swansea, 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 Swansea venues

Swansea Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 19 Swansea open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 11% have full backline and Thursday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

19
Nights listed
5
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
11%
Full backline
74%
PA provided
Thu
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Swansea Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Swansea, 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 Prince of Wales 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.
Swansea 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 Swansea 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 Swansea gig directory.
None of the 19 open mics we list in Swansea has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
2 of Swansea's 19 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 19 running nights, 17 are weekly and 2 run less often - check the date before you go. Most start at 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, 1 takes poetry and 1 takes spoken word. 14 list a PA, so a singer-songwriter can turn up with just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Swansea 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: Cardiff (34), Plymouth (14) and Exeter (24).

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 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 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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