Telford · 13 open mic nights · 3 nights a week
Every Telford open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.
100% of them list no entry fee; 0 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 4 |
| Nights of the week | 3 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 0 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 57 /100 |
2-WKTue Kick-off20:00 Albert's Shed ShrewsburyShrewsburyNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 
Albert's Shed SouthwaterSouthwater Way · TelfordNo feeFull kitFortnightly 20:00Tue 
The Boat InnJackfield · TelfordNo feeFortnightly 20:00Tue 
The LoggerheadsShrewsburyNo fee 20:00Tue 
Wrekin InnWellington · TelfordNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue 
The New InnNewportNo feeFortnightly 19:30Wed 
Kershaw's CafeFaraday Business Park · BridgnorthNo fee4th Wed of the month 19:45Wed 
Bulls HeadShrewsburyNo feeLast Wed of the month 20:00Wed 
Miners ArmsTelfordNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The Bull InnButcher Row · ShrewsburyNo fee 20:00Wed 100
| Choice | 55 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 43 |
| Coverage | 21 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 59 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 80 |
| 01 | Wednesday | 7 nights |
| 02 | Tuesday | 3 nights |
| 03 | Thursday | 3 nights |
| Featured open micThe LoggerheadsShrewsbury · Tue nights | |
| Popular nightsAlbert's Shed Shrewsbury | |
| The Boat Inn | |
| The New Inn | |
| Kershaw's Cafe |
| Added | 1 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 1 |
| Re-verified | 2 |
| Telford gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Telford venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Telford music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Telford
13 open mic nights across Jackfield, Faraday Business Park, Butcher Row, High Street + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
13 Open Mic Nights Across Telford
At least 4 open mic nights are on in and around Telford 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 (10 verified) are running in and around Telford, from venues like The Loggerheads, though none lists a full backline yet. Wednesday and Tuesday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Telford circuit — see what’s on in Telford over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 10 of 13 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 3 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
- 13
- Open mic nights
- 3
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Telford this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
13 open mic nights are listed in Telford, across 3 nights of the week. Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- BacklineFull
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
Venues in Telford
21 grassroots music venues are listed in Telford, 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.
Telford Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 13 Telford 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.
- 13
- Nights listed
- 3
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0%
- Full backline
- 38%
- PA provided
- Wed
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Telford Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Telford, 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. 4 of the 13 running nights are weekly and 9 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:45 and 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 comedy and 1 takes poetry. With a PA listed at 5 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.
After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Telford 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 Telford 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 13 Telford 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.