Hogshead is a Social Pub & Kitchen craft-beer-and-cocktail bar at 186 Stafford Street in Wolverhampton city centre (WV1 1NA). It runs a regular open-mic night (hosted by Plugged Inn Events) from 8pm — listings show it on Tuesdays, 20:00–23:30, with all styles and abilities welcome. The pub provides a PA, vocal mics, a guitar and a cajon, plus free drinks for performers and free entry with happy-hour pricing all night. Beyond the open mic, the weekend brings live music on Fridays and a DJ on Saturdays, with a Thursday-night Speedquiz at 8pm. The kitchen runs burgers, tapas and hand-stretched pizzas, there's an extensive gin range and craft-beer line-up, and the venue is dog-friendly with a beer garden. A relaxed grassroots stop rather than a ticketed band room.
Wolverhampton · Every other Tuesday · No fee listed
Wolverhampton open mic at Hogshead Wolverhampton — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Kick-off 20:00, sign-up from 19:30. 12-minute slots. No fee listed.
Nearby open micsUpdated 13 November 2026
Tuesdays
| Night | Every other Tuesday |
| Sign-up | 19:30 walk-in |
| Slot | 12 min |
| Entry | No fee listed · 18+ |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Capacity | – |
| Performer types | Musicians |
| Website | socialpubandkitchen.co.uk |
| Status | Verified running |
| Last checked | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
Wolverhampton WV1 1NA
The nearest station is Pipers Row (Metro station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| 2 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
The Hogshead on Stafford Street is a relaxed, dog-friendly craft-beer pub in Wolverhampton, and its open mic — run by Plugged Inn — is a regular fixture. Sign-up is walk-in from 7:30pm with the music kicking off around 8pm and running to 11:30pm, and it's free for performers and audience alike. PA, mics, a guitar and a cajon are all provided, slots run around 12 minutes (3 songs solo, 4 for a band), and performers get a free drink. All styles and abilities welcome.
Hogshead is a Social Pub & Kitchen craft-beer-and-cocktail bar at 186 Stafford Street in Wolverhampton city centre (WV1 1NA). It runs a regular open-mic night (hosted by Plugged Inn Events) from 8pm — listings show it on Tuesdays, 20:00–23:30, with all styles and abilities welcome. The pub provides a PA, vocal mics, a guitar and a cajon, plus free drinks for performers and free entry with happy-hour pricing all night. Beyond the open mic, the weekend brings live music on Fridays and a DJ on Saturdays, with a Thursday-night Speedquiz at 8pm. The kitchen runs burgers, tapas and hand-stretched pizzas, there's an extensive gin range and craft-beer line-up, and the venue is dog-friendly with a beer garden. A relaxed grassroots stop rather than a ticketed band room.
One tap. It tells the next act what to expect.
| 01 | Correct the day, time and sign-up |
| 02 | Edit your profile and photos |
| 03 | Receive artist enquiries |
| 04 | Update backline and capacity |
Hogshead Wolverhampton Open Mic
Wolverhampton open mic at Hogshead Wolverhampton — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
- Tuesday
- Open mic night
- Apr 2026
- Listed since
- 11 Nov
- Last verified
- No fee
- Entry
- 12 min
- Slot length
- Verified
- Listing status
Last updated: 13 November 2026
Hogshead Wolverhampton Open Mic — Quick Facts
Hogshead Wolverhampton Open Mic runs on Tuesdays (fortnightly) at Hogshead Wolverhampton in Wolverhampton, starting at 20:00 with sign-up from 19:30. Below: when it runs, sign-up and slots, the stage kit and how to get there.
The night starts at 20:00 and runs to about 23:30. It's walk-in sign-up, with the list opening at 19:30 - arrive early to get a slot. Slots run about 12 minutes - room for roughly 17 acts. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you bring a band.
What’s on in Wolverhampton this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
About This Open Mic
The Hogshead on Stafford Street is a relaxed, dog-friendly craft-beer pub in Wolverhampton, and its open mic — run by Plugged Inn — is a regular fixture. Sign-up is walk-in from 7:30pm with the music kicking off around 8pm and running to 11:30pm, and it's free for performers and audience alike. PA, mics, a guitar and a cajon are all provided, slots run around 12 minutes (3 songs solo, 4 for a band), and performers get a free drink. All styles and abilities welcome.
What's on stage — equipment and backline at this venue, verified regularly.
The Night at a Glance
How Hogshead Wolverhampton’s Tuesday night runs.
Every other Tuesday
Wolverhampton, WV1 1NA - the map is below.
Hogshead Wolverhampton provides a PA system, 2 vocal mics and a guitar amp — check the rest with the venue.
Arrive for 19:30 to get your name on the list, tune up before you go on, and plan a set that fits 12 minutes.
Find Hogshead Wolverhampton
186 Stafford St, Wolverhampton WV1 1NA
The nearest station is Pipers Row (Metro station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find Hogshead Wolverhampton in Wolverhampton; WV1 1NA is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the venue's website for parking and the nearest station.
Ale Hub Perton, Claptrap the Venue, The Chindit Inn and Bear & Wolf
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
Planning Your Tuesday Night
Be there by 19:30 to put your name down. The open mic runs until about 23:30. Hogshead Wolverhampton provides a PA system, 2 vocal mics and a guitar amp — check the rest with the venue.
What should you charge for paid gigs? Most open mic musicians are ready sooner than they think — try the Rate Calculator for live UK rates by role, city and venue size. Part of the Wolverhampton live music scene.
Common Questions
9 things people want to know before Wolverhampton's Hogshead Wolverhampton open mic.
Venues Near Hogshead Wolverhampton
No other gigs are listed at Hogshead Wolverhampton in the GigXchange directory yet — these are the rooms around it, their size, kit and live nights.
Keep up with Wolverhampton
One email a week with live music near you. Free, and it keeps grassroots rooms full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Wolverhampton
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Wolverhampton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
See what’s on in Wolverhampton over the next four weeks →
Hogshead Wolverhampton open mic in brief. The Hogshead Wolverhampton open mic runs every other Tuesday from 20:00 (no fee listed); sign-up opens 19:30 and slots run about 12 minutes. Hogshead Wolverhampton’s venue page has its kit and capacity if you want to come back with a full band. For another night this week, the open mics near Wolverhampton are listed by day.
Booking or playing in Wolverhampton? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
Keep exploring: the UK gig directory for what's coming up, the venue directory for rooms that book live music, the open mic finder for recurring stage time, and what's on across the UK this week. The blog covers pricing, contracts and getting booked, and about GigXchange explains who runs it and why. Something not right on this page? Tell us — or start on the home page.
After paid gigs rather than open mics? See Wolverhampton gigs or check the going rate.
More rooms near Hogshead Wolverhampton: The Combermere Arms, The Lych Gate Tavern, The Pavilion Club, The Royal London, Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Ale Hub Perton, Bear & Wolf, Brewood Jubilee Hall, Cafe Metro, Cannock Chase Forest and Chambers Nightclub Walsall And Venue Hire WS1 1JQ.
Free to join. No subscription. 5% only if you want the deposit protected.
Run an open mic in Wolverhampton?
Add yours to the directory free. 2-minute submission, reviewed before it goes live.