Balaclava Hotel Open Mic

18/07/2024

It's Thursday! Which means the Bala Hotel open mic is on again tonight from 7 pm - Chuck us a message if you're keen to play🎙️

📷 The pics from 27 June.

11/07/2024

This is Big Dog (a.k.a. Tony). Big Dog knows the importance of mid-set banter - which you can get plenty of at the Bala open mic 🐕🐶

We're on again tonight from 7 pm! Come on down, play a cheeky set, enjoy a cheeky bev and meal while you're at it, or just enjoy the night!

Let us know if you do want to perform tonight too - we still have a couple of sets free ...

04/07/2024

Can you tell we are "looking" forward to tonights open mic?

Come down if you feel like braving the cold 🥶❄️ it's always warm upstairs at the Bala 🔥🌡️

Still a couple of spots available to for walk ins if you're keen to serenade us 🎤

27/06/2024

I hope you're as keen as we are for the open mic - cause it's on again tonight from 7 pm! We'll see you tonight 🕺

📷 Last week's pics - June 20.

19/06/2024

Here's the second half of the photos from June 6th!

Open mic is on again tonight from 7 pm - and we've still got some spots left if you're keen to perform, let us know 🎶

13/06/2024

Round one of last week's pics (June 6)!

We've got an exciting one for tonight as well - so make your way down to the Bala from 7 pm to hear the tunes 🎶

13/06/2024

Along with our usual open mic night activities, tonight we celebrate The Paras Show - 10th Anniversary playing @ the Bala!

We'll have The PARAS Show band playing a special set of their songs - I'm sure including ones played since 2014 at the Balaclava Hotel (back when we were downstairs):

Original music and lyrics by Paras. Recorded live at The Balaclava Hotel on 3 July 2014

06/06/2024

Get keen people - the Bala open mic is on again tonight from 7 pm! Come on down for a fun night of music.

📷 The pics from May 9.

29/05/2024

Behold the 2nd half of last week's pics (23 May)!

29/05/2024

Here's some pics from last week's open mic (23 May)!

Let us know if you're keen to perform tomorrow too - still got a few sets available 🎵

23/05/2024

Slip on your singing shoes 👠
And slap on your guitar-playing gloves 🥊
Open mic at the Bala is on tonight from 7 pm!

Should be a fun one - come on down and enjoy the tunes if you're free.

22/05/2024

Here are the pics from last Thursda's open mic (May 16)!

16/05/2024

It's Thursday - so you know what that means... It's Bala open mic time!

Super keen as always to see everyone down - starts at 7 pm with food and drink specials all night to keep you well watered and fed.

Still some sets available too if you want to perform, let us know if you're keen to play.

14/05/2024

Some cheeky snaps 📷 from May 2. I pretty pinky swear & promise I'm getting through all the pics from the last few weeks and I'm posting them as I go... 🤞🤞🤞

Let us know if you're keen to perform on Thursday as well - would love to see you down!

01/05/2024

Here's part one of last week's photos - more coming soon 🤫

We're also now taking bookings for tomorrow night's open mic at the Bala - so be sure to let us know if you're keen to perform!

25/04/2024

We've got a busy one tonight at the Bala Open Mic! Come on down from 7 pm and enjoy the tunes form all the artists we've got lined up 🎙️🎵

In the meantime, enjoy the pics from last week - 18 April

23/04/2024

Here's the pics from 11 April's open mic!

We're now taking bookings for tomorrow night too - so let us know if you're keen to perform 😎

11/04/2024

Open mic is on again tonight, starting at 7 pm! Let us know if you'd like to play 🎵

In the meantime, check out the photos from all the lovely performers last week.

07/04/2024

Part 2 of our pics from 28 March 2024!

Finally getting round to posting these ... 😎

02/04/2024

Part 1 of our pics from last week - 28 March 2024!

We still have some sets available for tomorrow night too, let us know if you're keen to play 🎵

26/03/2024

Hi everyone,

Daniel M. Pearn here, a.k.a. TSAR GREEN 👋

As some of you may already know, I'll be taking over the hosting duties of the Balaclava Hotel Open Mic, starting this week 🎙️

Safe to say, I'm excited to be taking on this endeavour that Erik Parker has managed since its inception way back in 2012, and that I've enjoyed coming along and performing at since 2015.

Thank you for all the hard years of work you've put into this musical baby of yours Erik, fingers crossed you're leaving it in decent hands... 🤞🤞🤞

All that aside, we are now taking bookings for this Thursday, so comment or message if you are keen to perform!

Cheers 🥂




O-Gen Events & Management

26/03/2024

28/02/2024

The little old open mic that could.

I started this up in 2012. It lasted well until early 2020. I can't remember why we stopped ;) that time is a bit fuzzy.

Anyhoo, I've been tasked with kicking this off again. I'll just be there for the first few weeks, then handing over to another host.

I can't wait!

Thursdays @ 7 pm upstairs at the Bala! All music styles/skills welcome 🎙️

Est. September 20th, 2012

24/02/2024

Now where were we??

Balaclava Hotel Open Mic returns
Thursday March 7th

More info coming soon

Erik

10/02/2022

This might be a silly and already answered question....

Would everyone like to see the return of Balaclava Hotel Open Mic?

xo Erik

24/01/2022

Look! Open mic on Carlisle Street!
Not quite the old bala but it's great news, nonetheless

28/10/2021