Open Mic with Lizzy

Lizzy Hardingham hosts the open mic at Mad Squirrel on Tuesday 1 December, the latest in the brewery's recurring Tuesday night series. It's a night that trades a single headline act for a string of short live sets by local performers on the taproom stage, and it runs on a regular Tuesday schedule at the St Albans brewery.

The format is built for discovery rather than a big-name draw. Instead of one act taking up the whole evening, you get a succession of shorter sets from different local musicians, each with their own turn on the stage. It's the kind of night where you're as likely to hear a songwriter you've never come across as you are a familiar face from around the city, and because it's an open mic, the line-up can change from one Tuesday to the next.

Lizzy Hardingham is the one holding the night together, hosting the evening and introducing the performers as they come through. The music happens on the taproom stage, right in the heart of the brewery, so you're watching the sets from the taproom itself. It's a regular fixture on the St Albans calendar, not a one-off, so if you miss this one, there's usually another Tuesday night to catch.

There's no entry fee for the night, so you can just turn up and listen. It's on Tuesday 1 December at Mad Squirrel in St Albans.