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Open Mic Nights in Tunbridge Wells

Every Tunbridge Wells open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.

67% of them list no entry fee; 0 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Tunbridge Wells
9
Open mic
nights
listed in Tunbridge Wells
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 1
Nights of the week5 of 7
No fee listed67% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score43 /100
01 — Find a night
9 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off16:30 Even Flow79 St John's Road, TN4 9TU · Tunbridge WellsNo feeLast Sun of the month Ye Olde Chequers InnTonbridge High Street · TonbridgePaidFortnightly 19:30Mon The Bell InnKemsingNo fee3rd Mon of the month 20:00Mon The Grey Lady70-72 The Pantiles, TN2 5TW · Tunbridge WellsPaidHouse PA1st Tue of the month 19:30Tue The ForumTunbridge Wells Common · Tunbridge WellsPaidHouse PADates vary 17:00Wed The AnchorSevenoaksNo fee1st Wed of the month TBCWed The Sussex ArmsTunbridge WellsNo feeHouse PADates vary 19:30Thu The Star InnTonbridge · MatfieldNo fee1st Thu of the month TBCThu The BedfordHigh Street · Tunbridge WellsNo fee TBCVaries
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
43
Out of
100
Emerging — schedule and affordability already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice21
Schedule fixed scale71
Coverage20
Affordability fixed scale67
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale67
03 — By night
Nights listed
Tunbridge Wells's week
01Monday 2 nights
02Wednesday 2 nights
03Thursday 2 nights
04Tuesday 1 night
05Sunday 1 night
04 — More of Tunbridge Wells
Beyond the list
Featured open micEven Flow79 St John's Road, TN4 9TU · Sun nights
Popular nightsYe Olde Chequers Inn
The Bell Inn
The Grey Lady
The Forum
This month
Added0
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Verified0
Re-verified0
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05 — Other cities
90 cities
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Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
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Inverness11Ipswich16
L
Leeds34Leicester18Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton Keynes10
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Newcastle25Newquay10Newry5Northampton14Norwich20Nottingham32
O
Oxford23
P
Peterborough12Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swansea22Swindon12
T
Telford15
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
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Tunbridge Wells Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Tunbridge Wells

9 open mic nights across 79 St John's Road, TN4 9TU, Tonbridge High Street, 70-72 The Pantiles, TN2 5TW, Tunbridge Wells Common + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

43/ 100
Tunbridge Wells Open-Mic Score
EmergingSchedule and affordability already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice21
Schedule71
Coverage20
Affordability67
Backline23
Walk-in67
67% of Tunbridge Wells open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

9 Open Mic Nights Across Tunbridge Wells

At least 1 open mic night is on in and around Tunbridge Wells in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 8 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 9 open mic nights (5 verified) are running in and around Tunbridge Wells, from venues like Even Flow, though none lists a full backline yet. Monday and Wednesday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Tunbridge Wells circuit — see what’s on in Tunbridge Wells over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

9
open mic nights listed in Tunbridge Wells
  • 6 of 9 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 3 list an entry fee
  • 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
9
Open mic nights
5
Nights a week
67%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

9 open mic nights are listed in Tunbridge Wells, across 5 nights of the week. Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Tunbridge Wells

10 grassroots music venues are listed in Tunbridge Wells, 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.

Tunbridge Wells Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 9 Tunbridge Wells open mic nights listed: 67% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Monday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

9
Nights listed
5
Nights a week
67%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
33%
PA provided
Mon
Busiest night
—
Typical slot
19:30
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Tunbridge Wells Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Tunbridge Wells, 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.

Even Flow 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.
Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells gig directory.
6 of the 9 open mics we list in Tunbridge Wells list no entry fee and 3 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 Tunbridge Wells 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. 1 of the 9 running nights are weekly and 8 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 17:00 and 19:30.

Who plays. With a PA listed at 3 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.

After the open mic. When you're ready for a paid set, the Tunbridge Wells 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.

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsGlasgow44 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsCardiff34 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsNottingham32 micsSouthampton28 micsLiverpool27 micsYork27 micsNewcastle25 micsExeter24 micsOxford23 micsWolverhampton23 micsBlackpool22 micsSwansea22 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 micsAccrington8 micsBroxbourne8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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