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Open mic nights across London and Kent

Free to watch, free to play. Turn up, put your name down and play a couple of songs. Singers, bands, poets and comics all welcome. Live instruments only, and there’s always a guitar you can borrow.

Next open mic

Sunday 27 September

The Oak · 7.30pm–10pm

206 Widmore Rd, Bromley BR1 2RH

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Our open mic nights in Bromley and Kent

Open mic nights across South East London and Kent.

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What’s coming up

September 2026

  • Sun 27 SeptThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 29 SeptSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 30 SeptPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm

October 2026

  • Thu 1 OctThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 6 OctSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 7 OctPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 11 OctThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 13 OctSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 14 OctPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 15 OctThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 20 OctSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 21 OctPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 25 OctThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 27 OctSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 28 OctPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 29 OctThe Oak7.30pm–10pm

November 2026

  • Tue 3 NovSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 4 NovPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 8 NovThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 10 NovSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 11 NovPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 12 NovThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 17 NovSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 18 NovPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 22 NovThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 24 NovSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 25 NovPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 26 NovThe Oak7.30pm–10pm

December 2026

  • Tue 1 DecSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 2 DecPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 6 DecThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 8 DecSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 9 DecPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 10 DecThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 15 DecSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 16 DecPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 20 DecThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 22 DecSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 23 DecPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 24 DecThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 29 DecSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 30 DecPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm

January 2027

  • Sun 3 JanThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 5 JanSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 6 JanPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 7 JanThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 12 JanSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 13 JanPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Sun 17 JanThe Oak7.30pm–10pm
  • Tue 19 JanSwan & Mitre7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Wed 20 JanPedro Lounge7.30pm–10.30pm
  • Thu 21 JanThe Oak7.30pm–10pm

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Before you come

Live instruments only

No backing tracks at any of our nights. Everything you hear is played in the room.

Olly can back you on guitar

Not a guitarist? Olly will play while you sing. Send him the song at least three days ahead so he has time to learn it.

There's a guitar you can borrow

Olly hosts every night and always has his guitar with him, so you don't need to carry one across London.

Bring at least two songs

Everyone gets a proper slot, so come with a couple of things ready to play.

Come and play

Let us know you’re coming so Olly can plan the running order. Nothing to book and nothing to pay. It’s just a heads-up.

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Every Monday we send what’s on that week. Nothing on that week? No email.

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