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Ticketing for open mic nights

£3–£5 tickets exist to cover the room — a £1 fee is a 20% tax on the night.

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What this event type demands

Fee structure is half the decision — these are the features that decide the other half.

  • Assigned seating without double-credit pricing
  • Total-price display before checkout
  • Clean refund and exchange tooling
  • Accessible booking flow and access-info fields
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The market at your price point

Every UK platform computed on 60 × £5 — a realistic open mic nights scenario.

Platform & published rateRelative costFees on 60 × £5
Verified at source
Tickts£0 booking fees
£0.00ZERO FEES
TicketSource7% incl VAT (min 25p) — or 4.5% + VAT via your own Stripe
£21.007.0% OF FACE VALUE
Ticket Tailor60p + VAT per ticket PAYG (credits from 22p + VAT)
£43.2014.4% OF FACE VALUE
Humanitix4.67% + 46p per paid ticket (excl VAT)
£49.9316.6% OF FACE VALUE
FIXR4.99% + 49p + VAT per ticket (3.99% student/charity)
£53.2417.7% OF FACE VALUE
Eventbrite6.95% + 59p per paid ticket
£56.2518.8% OF FACE VALUE
Skiddle10% + 27p per ticket (min £1)
£60.0020.0% OF FACE VALUE
As published
TicketCo~3% commission (as published)
£9.003.0% OF FACE VALUE
LINE-UP~5% commission (as published)
£15.005.0% OF FACE VALUE
Outsavvy3.5% + 30p per ticket (as published)
£28.509.5% OF FACE VALUE
WeGotTickets10% fan-side booking fee (as published)
£30.0010.0% OF FACE VALUE
Billetto5% + 29p per ticket (as published)
£32.4010.8% OF FACE VALUE
Fatsoma5% + 49p per ticket (as published)
£44.4014.8% OF FACE VALUE
Quote-only — negotiated, not comparable
DICEQuote-based (fans typically pay ~10–12%)
quote-based
Resident AdvisorQuote-based (fans typically pay ~10%)
quote-based
EventCreateTiered plans (~3.5% standard, as published)
quote-based
TicketmasterQuote-based (fans typically pay 10–15%+)
quote-based
See TicketsQuote-based (fans commonly pay ~10% + fulfilment)
quote-based
DesignMyNightQuote-based / venue-dependent
quote-based
Ents24Discovery service — partner fees apply
quote-based

Figures computed from each platform's stated rate (2026-07-26 data review). Where a rate excludes VAT it is shown grossed-up at 20%. Card processing paid to Stripe/PayPal applies similarly on most platforms and is excluded. Quote-only platforms can't be computed — their rates are negotiated.

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Adjust for your event

Fees on your open mic nights

Questions people ask

What's the best ticketing platform for open mic nights?

The one whose fee structure fits your price point and whose features cover the checklist above. On pure cost at £5 tickets, zero-fee (Tickts) and flat-fee (Ticket Tailor) lead; marketplaces earn their percentage only if they genuinely bring your audience.

How much should open mic nights tickets cost?

UK 2026 typical range centres near £5 — but price from your own costs and audience, not the average: see the break-even method and pricing strategy guides.

What fees will fans pay for open mic nights?

Depends entirely on platform: from £0 (zero-fee) to 10%+ plus fixed pence on the marketplaces. At £5, that's a spread of £0.00–£1.00 per ticket across the published-rate market.

Guides for this event type

PlaybookHow to host a comedy nightOperationsCreating a seating planToolFee calculatorResearchThe 2026 UK Fees AuditRelatedTicketing for art classesRelatedTicketing for art exhibitionsRelatedTicketing for balletRelatedTicketing for book launchesRelatedTicketing for circusRelatedTicketing for comedy nightsDirectoryAll event types

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