Edinburgh Open Mics - Out of the Bedroom - Tuesdays

Edinburgh is a great place for open mics and you can pretty much find one every night of the week. Plus, there's always going to be one to suit you as there are many different styles of night all over the city.

I've made it my mission to try to visit more, so I can write about them on here. Why? Because as I said, there are some great nights around the city, some that I've yet to discover. Second, I need some stuff to write about on this blog! So I'm going to try to visit a few more and write about them, so you can get the low down here. Don't forget to visit our Facebook page where we have a full list of Edinburgh open mics.

Out of the Bedroom
When - Tuesdays
Where - The Montague, 81-85 St. Leonards Street, Edinburgh
Start - 8pm
Sign up from - 7:30pm
Lowdown - If you're after a dedicated originals only, singer/songwriter night where the crowd is extremely attentive, you can't go wrong with Out of the Bedroom.

Lindsay & the Storm performing at Out of the Bedroom. Photo Copyright © 2011, Malcolm McLean

Out of the Bedroom is something of an Edinburgh institution. It's been running for longer than I can remember at various different venues over the city. It takes place every Tuesday evening at the Montague on the South-side. Past venues have included the Waverley, the Canongate and the Tron - but it's current venue is funnily enough where I used to run my open mic a few yeas ago. Back then it was called the Maltings.

The night is originals only and it's a great place for songwriters that are just starting out, who want to air their music in front of a forgiving, friendly crowd. It's run by a committee who take turns to host the night each week.

Each week, there is a featured act, so if you're looking for your first gig then this is a good place to start. Often, after you've been going along to OOTB for a while, you might get asked to do one.

As with the majority of open mics around the city, Out of the Bedroom is full of lovely friendly people who will take you in and make you feel very at home. So don't be afraid to go along and say hi to people.

Check out some photos of the night from the talented Malcolm McLean here.