Out of the Bedroom number 795 is on Thursday 29th May, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

The all-day Out of the Bedroom open mic stage will be taking place at the Meadows Festival on Saturday 7th June. Check the Meadows Festival / Edinburgh College GLOW open mic stage and Out of the Bedroom websites for further details.

Out of the Bedroom 794 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 15th May. The performers were: Mia Suhaimi (debut), Charlie Neale, Mike Wheeler, Chris Grant (debut), Hanson Muir, Startled Bee, Elsie MacDonald, Stu Gray, James Igoe, Scott Renton. Scott Renton hosted and James Igoe was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom, Edinburgh’s longest running open mic night, will be taking over the open mic stage at The Meadows Festival in central Edinburgh on Saturday 7th June 2025! OOTB will be running the open mic on the Edinburgh College GLOW stage on The Meadows on the Melville Drive side.

It is a free event and all are welcome. We hope to get the quality of weather, friendly crowd and excellent performers that we have had in previous years at The Meadows Festival.

Original music only, the live music will run from 11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

You will have to be ready to sign up to play at one of the three specific signing-up slots:

• 11.00 – 11.25 a.m. (Part 1)
• 1.00 – 1.25 p.m. (Part 2)
• 3.00 – 3.25 p.m. (Part 3)

There will be a PA with a house guitar, a house keyboard, four microphones and four DI boxes.

The information and rules for the day are listed on the Meadows Festival website – https://meadowsfestival.co.uk/glow-stage/.

We hope to see you there. Bring the sunshine, if you can! 🌞

Out of the Bedroom number 794 is on Thursday 15th May, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

The all-day Out of the Bedroom open mic stage will be taking place at the Meadows Festival on Saturday 7th June. Check the Meadows Festival and Out of the Bedroom websites for further details.

Out of the Bedroom 793 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 1st May. The performers were: Majk Stokes, Folke Wiemann, Erica Grande, Ally Duncan, Startled Bee, Andrew Ferguson as SIASA, Zoë Moskal. Majk Stokes hosted and Startled Bee was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 793 is on Thursday 1st May, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

Out of the Bedroom 792 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 17th April. The performers were: Tragically Travis, Colin Whitelaw, Pixie Moonshine, Scarlett Sorcery, Erica Grande, Stu Gray (debut), Elsie MacDonald, Dean Frost (debut), James Igoe. James Igoe hosted and James Igoe was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 792 is on Thursday 17th April, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

Out of the Bedroom 791 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 3rd April. The performers were: Geoff Winde, Tragically Travis, Scarlett Sorcery (debut), Vanya Kyrax (debut), Ally Duncan, Elsie MacDonald, Andrew Ferguson as SIASA, Ross Neilzen, Mike Wheeler, Luena (debut), John Ferrier (debut), Jim Bryce, James Igoe. Jim Bryce hosted and James Igoe was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 791 is on Thursday 3rd April, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

Out of the Bedroom 790 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 20th March. The performers were: Mike Wheeler, Startled Bee, Calum Carlyle, Paul H, Robbie Raidan, SIASA, Zoë Moskal, Nyk Stoddart, Kris (debut), Ross Neilzen, Jon Horne, Jim Bryce, Rufus Beckett. Grant Robertson hosted and Grant Robertson was also on sound desk!

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 790 is on Thursday 20th March, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

Out of the Bedroom 789 was an International Women’s Day special and was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 6th March. We had an all-female line-up and raised £66 for Scottish Women’s Aid. The performers were: Zoë Moskal, Amanda Jansen, Erica Grande (debut), Pixie Moonshine, Cathy Sheehy, Folke Wiemann, Barbara McLean, Bria Mason, Elsie MacDonald, Ailsa Aitkenhead. Bria Mason hosted and Alyx Dickson was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 789 is on Thursday 6th March, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

This is a special event to honour International Women’s Day. Women artists will be prioritised this evening, for the first time in OOTB history. All are welcome, regardless of gender, to enjoy the music and celebration.

There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

Out of the Bedroom 788 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 20th February. The performers were: Marie-Anne Marten (debut), Startled Bee, Jim Bryce, Ross Neilzen, Alex Hunter (debut), Màiri Macleod (debut), Zoë Moskal, Marie-Anne and Toby (debut), Nick Rowell, James Igoe. James Igoe hosted and Alyx Dickson was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 788 is on Thursday 20th February, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

Out of the Bedroom 787 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 6th February. The performers were: Ian Sclater, Charlie Neale, Pixie Moonshine, Ross Neilzen, Startled Bee, Moya (debut), Hypatia (debut), Robbie Raidan, Rufus Beckett. Startled Bee hosted and Alyx Dickson was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂

Out of the Bedroom number 787 is on Thursday 6th February, downstairs in The Safari Lounge, 21 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh EH7 5SN. Edinburgh’s longest running open mic is on from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for a slot is from 7.30 p.m.

All are welcome! There will be a PA, house guitar and house keyboard available. Please feel free to come along and share your original songs and stories with some of Edinburgh’s friendliest musos and music fans!

It’s nice to see open mic nights being celebrated in the Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’. Bob started his legendary music career playing open mics, and OOTB is an opportunity for you to start or continue your musical journey too!

Out of the Bedroom 786 was held at The Safari Lounge on Thursday 23rd January. The performers were: Bria Mason, Ailsa Aitkenhead, Steve (debut), Zoë Moskal, Startled Bee, Ross Neilzen, Mike Wheeler, Jim Bryce, Elsie MacDonald, Scott Renton. Scott Renton hosted and Ross Neilzen was on sound desk.

See you at The Safari Lounge on Thursday…
OOTB 🙂