Tuesday
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Open mics come and go, and we can't keep on top of them all by ourselves.
It's a good idea to call the venue first and make sure it's still open.
Help us out -- Submit a new open mic or tell us about a dead one at changes (AT) openmicvancouver (DOT) com
Don't forget to read the comments at the bottom of the page. Someone may have reported a new or closed open mic there too.
Vancouver
Café Barcelona
- confirmed Fri. Dec. 11, 2009
1049 Granville Street, Vancouver
Every Tuesday night
8 pm - midnight
Carnegie Theatre
- confirmed June 6, 2010
SouthWest Corner of Main and Hastings - 401 Main St, Vancouver
They have a drumkit, 4 electrics guitars, 2 acoustics, and three pianos -plus two electronic keyboards
Any style goes (anything hateful will be removed from the premises)
First Earle Peache Hosted at the Classical Joint and then moved the folk Tuesdays to the Carnegie Theatre. Other notable hosts have include Rosetta Stone, Mike Richter and currently is hosted by Steve ( the cool guitar player from England.)
604-665-2220
Names are drawn at 6:45 PM It starts at 7:00 with 15minute slots and usually a feature
Corduroy Lounge
1943 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver
604 733 0162
9pm-midnight or later
Goo stage, full drumkit, turntables. Everyone welcome! Bands & solo artists, strings, horns, vocals, etc. Original music preferred. You don't have to be a professional, but this is not the place for beginners to hone their craft.
If you want to see the room at Corduroy go to www.corduroyrestaurant.com
Maxine's Hideaway
1215 Bidwell St, Vancouver
Near Davie & Denman
Open Mic Night Competition
Every other Tuesday
Between 7pm and 10pm
Any and all types of performer are welcome to jam, compete or simply have fun. All sets are to be less than 10 minutes long. The MC, the lovely Claire, with audience approval has the ability to shorten the set. All audience members get three votes tickets, which they are free to use to vote for their favourite. At the end of the night, the performer with the most tickets wins a prize from that night's sponsor (approximate value somewhere between $25 and $50).
Contact info@maxineshideaway.com to book a show time.
Oscar's Pub
- Confirmed June 2, 2010
3684 Hastings Street (Corner of Boundry Rd & Hastings), Vancouver
Hosted each week by Rob Steel with special guests, The Oscar's Tuesday Jam is a fun place to perform solo or showcase your band.
All backline is provided, including a house guitar, stand-up percussion rig, all microphones and monitor system, but no house drum kit.
Sponsored by Steel Productions http://www.steelproductions.net & Long & McQuade http://www.long-mcquade.com/
Multiple genres, but no full hard rock acts, semi-unplugged is fine.
Full bands, Soloists, Duos & Trios all welcome.
Band merchandising is also welcomed.
604 298 5825
steelproductions@shaw.ca
Sign-up starts at 7pm, pre-booking is offered for 50% of the nightly slots by contacting Steel Productions via Email.
The Princeton Pub
1901 Powell Street, Vancouver
The End of the Line Jam
Hosted by Sandy Bone & Double D
8:30pm
Blues, country, folk, roots
SameSun / Beaver Backpacker Pub
1018 Granville Street, Vancouver
604-682-8226
9pm-12am
Burnaby
SFSS Highland Pub at SFU
Maggie Benston Centre 2250, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
Hosted by Brandon Chalmers
Admission is free and all you need is a guitar. There are is also a drum kit available with a 16 channel sound board and house sound system.
778-782-4634
7 PM - 10 PM
Squamish
OP
Open Mic Plugged In
Full bands welcomed, or just bring yourself.
Starting at 8:30pm.
Hosted by Bob Philion.
Surrey
Amberjack's Tap House
Days Inn, 9850 King George Highway, Surrey
604-588-9511
8:00pm
Classic rock jam
Fireside Cafe
13593 King George Hwy, Surrey
604 765 3794
The house has a full kit with a double kick and the music ranges from folk to metal to our resident rapper. All styles welcome! The cafe does have a full P.A. so bring your guitar, plug and play!
The best house gear, beringer 22 board with 100 digital effects, 2442 mixer (not a 2222 mixer), full drum kit, 2 fender git amps, bass amp, 88 key keyboard, a house electric guitar, 3 acoustic house guitars, house effects pedals, 16 channel audio snake, sixteen par38 lights, sound activated lights, great stage. The open Mic all others a measured against in terms of lighting house gear and overall sound.
Do not bring yer gituar/bass amps. The house has good amps.
Ask the soundman for a pedal.
Come really early on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Both nights are open mic nights, not jam nights.
7-11pm
