The first 15 slots of the night are 10 mins each or two songs (up to a maximum time of 10 mins). After that, the slots go down to 5 mins (one song). This includes your "setting up time" onstage (so...
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Yes! You can now reserve your desired slot up to a week in advance.But just like when taking a flight, you still need to "check in" on the night, at least 10 mins before the music starts.And if you...
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Unfortunately, we don't currently have a piano or keyboard at any of our nights. Performers should bring their own instruments (including keyboards) and/or backing tracks.
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Unfortunately, we don't have - nor can accommodate - a drum kit.There is a cajon at all of our open mics which you / your drummer / anyone is welcome come use!
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The "walk-in" Sign-up is usually 7 pm. However, a few nights have a 6 pm sign-up.You can check the most up-to-date timings on our schedule page: http://ukopenmic.com/venuesN. B. It's worth noting...
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Absolutely! We're happy to welcome backing tracks.Please note, you'll need to have an audio player for your backing track (i.e. your phone) as we don't have audio players for you (i.e. no CDs or...
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Absolutely! It is your performance, so you can choose what material you want to perform :)
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We run multiple open mics throughout London. You can see a current map of all our venues - and pre-book your slots at any of them - via our website; UKOpenMic.com . Whereas most of our open mics...
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Our nights are free entry so, technically speaking, you don't have to buy anything in order to perform!However, we do encourage performers to buy food and / or drink at the venue - even if it is...
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We have multiple hosts running our nights and sometimes they swap round last-minute, or if someone's on holiday. As a result, there isn't a specific telephone contact number for us. However, all...
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In short...no! Performers are expected to bring their own accompaniment (be that in the form of an instrument, or a backing track on their own audio player). Nor do we have any house guitars for...
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There is a piano at the Lyttelton Arms on a Wednesday. Other than that, unfortunately, we don't have a piano or keyboard at our other nights.Performers should bring their own instruments (including...
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We don't have any amps at any of our nights.We do have a mixing desk wired up to two PA speakers. We will run any cables directly from your instrument (e.g. your guitar) into the mixing desk.Where...
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Whereas we (UK Open Mic) are happy to have performers, or audience, of any age, it is entirely the venue's decision on any given night as to whether they allow families / kids /...
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The music / performences always start 30 mins after sign-up.Sign-up is generally at 7pm, but some nights are different (e.g. 6 pm) so check our website listings for the most up-to-date timings.
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The short answer is; yes, you can use laptops, keyboards and any other electronic equipment that you bring.However, please be aware that our slot times also include setting-up time.As the first 15...
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At all our open mics our mixing desks can take a minimum of any combination of 4 inputs (XRL/mics or instrument leads) plus a backing track played through a device with a headphone socket (e.g....
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