Open mic nights in London
Where to play in London, with the day, the time and how to get a slot. The nights we run are marked. For everything else we list what the venue or the host has published, so check with them before you travel.
Other nights around London
Run by other people. We list what the venue or the host has published, so check with them before you travel.
West
ActOne Cinema & Café
run by Your Acton BIDEvery last Thursday of the month · 8pm–10pm
Signups from 7:30pm. Ten-minute slots in the cafe-bar lounge of a community-owned cinema on Acton High Street. Poetry, comedy sketches, acoustic sets and instrumentals all get a turn, and it costs nothing to play or to watch.
Next scheduled: Thursday 26 November
Worked out from the night’s usual pattern. Check with the venue before making arrangements.
Bikesoup
run by Accelerando RecordsEvery Tuesday · 7pm–9.30pm
Run by Accelerando Records inside Westfield London, on the same competition format as their Fulham night: the audience votes for a winner, who goes through to a final with a £200 prize. Free entry, backing tracks accepted, slots booked through Instagram at @accelerando_records.
Next scheduled: Tuesday 10 November
Worked out from the night’s usual pattern. Check with the venue before making arrangements.
The George IV, Chiswick
run by London UnpluggedEvery Wednesday · 8pm–10.30pm · hosted by Tom Lukas
Performers get a four-song set rather than the usual one or two, with a full PA, monitors, stage lighting and a house guitar. Solo acts, duos and trios only. Booking is online at londonunplugged.co.uk, up to two weeks ahead, and slots fill fast.
Next scheduled: Wednesday 11 November
Worked out from the night’s usual pattern. Check with the venue before making arrangements.
The Hope
Every Sunday · from 8pm
Open to anyone who turns up, at a pub on Kew Road that also runs comedy and quiz nights.
Next scheduled: Sunday 15 November
Worked out from the night’s usual pattern. Check with the venue before making arrangements.
O'Neill's Wardour Street
run by Hot VoxEvery Monday · from 8pm
Sing It, To Win It gives £100 a week to the performer the audience votes for, with the vote run through Instagram. Hot Vox put it on. The pub's number is 020 7494 9284.
Next scheduled: Monday 9 November
Worked out from the night’s usual pattern. Check with the venue before making arrangements.