The Crown Inn has sat at the heart of Oakengates, Telford since 1835 — a three-roomed Shropshire real-ale institution and one of only a handful of UK pubs to hold CAMRA's Golden Award, pouring guest beers from 14 cooled hand pulls. It is also one of the most dependable grassroots music rooms in the borough: quality live music fills many Saturday evenings, the Telford Acoustic Club gathers every Wednesday, and the pub runs Shropshire's longest-running Open Mic Night on the last Thursday of every month. With a Cask Marque-accredited bar, a dog- and child-friendly welcome, disabled access, a car park and a garden, it remains a genuine cornerstone of Telford's live-acoustic scene.
Telford · Every last Thursday of the month · Free
Crown Inn Open Mic
Telford open mic at Crown Inn — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance Crown Inn · Telford
Thursday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
10 Aug
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Verified
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Last updated: 10 August 2026
Crown Inn Open Mic — Quick Facts
Telford open mic at Crown Inn — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start19:45
Sign-up19:30
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic · Comedy · Poetry
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
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Where
Crown InnMarket St
Telford TF2 6EA
Telford — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Sign-up via email
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
PA system provided
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Music, Comedy, Poetry welcome
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About Crown Inn
About This Open Mic
Every last Thursday of the month in Telford
Kicks off at 19:45, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Telford open mic directory
The Night
The Crown Inn on Market Street in Oakengates hosts Shropshire's longest-established open mic on the last Thursday of every month, 7:45pm til 10:30pm. Hosted by Clare Bennett (The Indigo Machine) and Paul Atwell (Watermelon Chronicles), it's a genuinely welcoming, all-genres night — acoustic, blues, folk, jazz, hip-hop, comedy, poetry, even sea shanties — with a proper 10-track PA, foldback and stage lights provided. Entry is free, performers get a free drink, and you can book a slot at crownopenmic@gmail.com or just turn up.
What's on stage — equipment and backline at this venue, verified regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
The Night at a Glance
How Crown Inn’s Thursday night runs.
19:30Sign-up
19:45Kick-off
22:30Last songs
22:00Venue closes
Every last Thursday of the month 12-min slots Free entry
Find Crown Inn
Market St, Telford TF2 6EA
Planning Your Thursday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 22:30. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
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PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
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Market St, Telford TF2 6EA.
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