Weekly Thursday open mic night at The Winchester Gate, a free house, with a full backline for all art forms.
The Winchester Gate hosts its weekly open mic on Thursday 5 November, starting at 7.30pm. It's a regular fixture here — the night runs every Thursday — so if you can't make this one, there's another the following week.
It's an open platform for anyone to get on stage, and all art forms are welcome, not just music. Each performer gets fifteen minutes, which is plenty of time to work through a few songs or a set of poetry. If you're playing, there's a full backline provided on the night, so you don't need to lug all your gear down with you. It's as much for people testing out new material as it is for those who just want to play a few things they know by heart.
The venue itself is known around town as 'The Winni', a family-run independent free house that's won CAMRA Pub of the Year a few times. It's built around live music, with a busy original-music calendar and a reputation as one of Salisbury's best pubs for it. There's real ale on tap, and when the music isn't running, you'll find pool, darts and petanque, with on-site parking too.
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It's a big site that works across three spaces: The Bar, The Tent and The Music Room. The Music Room is the original music space, and The Tent is the newest addition, which adds some versatility to the outdoor area. There's also a unique tented amphitheatre in the large, partly covered beer garden. The pub says it's hosted hundreds of acts over the years, and the open mic is part of that — a weekly slot for anyone to showcase their talent. Entry is free, and it kicks off at 7.30pm on Thursday 5 November at The Winchester Gate, 113-117 Rampart Road, Salisbury, SP1 1JA.
