Phil Starr Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Anyone know of any open mics down in the Swansea area? We are down for a long weekend staying in Mumbles and I'm being allowed out on Thurs night. Inevitably all the internet is serving us up are pubs that closed down their open mics two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 As much as I dislike faceabook it might be the best place for current information. NZ has a national site ''Eventfinder''. I think it mines the internet as well as putting up small local current venue and the promoter gig announcements with ticket sales. Maybe UK has something similar. Everything from the local cat fanciers competition to art, comedy, open mics to pub gigs to big tour shows in stadiums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Uplands Tavern in Uplands does an open mic, but that may be a Monday... They do have bands on - though if it's this Thursday it's St Patricks Day and there's "foot stompin' Appalachian music"... https://www.facebook.com/TheUplandsTavern 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Facebook is hopeless for things things like this, their search engine is utterly useless turning up open mics in India and down in Southwest England but nothing in Wales. There are a couple of dedicated open mic sites turned up by Google but neither of them do any maintenance so they are advertising OM's in pubs that closed down two years ago. I did find one FB group but the last post was 2014. Round here I know where to look because I know most of the local musicians and can tap into that network. It's their individual pages that are useful not FB as a system. I'm hoping someone here has a bit of local knowledge. On the plus side this is living proof that the metaverse has no idea of what I might be interested in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 The Bay View pub on the main Oystermouth Rd close to Brangwyn Hall used to have an open mic night. It’s a few years since I last went so couldn’t tell you if it’s still going. Not sure what night either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 The real problem is Google used to be able to search terms and only those terms and it would comply. Now it returns advertiser results that kinda sorta fit. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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