Tupelo Music Hall Policies

Go to Policies for "Open Mic Nights"

• Patrons without shoes or shirts are not permitted to enter.
• All tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions of Tupelo Music Hall.
• No admission without a ticket. To purchase tickets, orders may be left via telephone at 603.437.5100. Someone will return your call to take your credit card information. You can also buy your tickets at the door before the performance... Or order tickets on-line by clicking on the buttons.
• The Management reserves the right to change the program in exceptional circumstances, such as the illness of an artist(s), traffic congestion, or weather.
• The Management reserves the right to refuse admission or to eject a ticket holder for behavior likely to cause damage, injury, nuisance or annoyance or for failure to comply with the reasonable requests of the Management.
• No money will be refunded or tickets exchanged unless an event is cancelled or postponed.
• The use of cameras or recording equipment may be prohibited. When an artist requests a 'no camera' policy, it will be adhered to by the Tupelo Music Hall staff.
• The Management does not accept responsibility for loss or damage of personal property brought into the venue.
• Under no circumstances will the Management be liable for unforeseen or indirect loss.
• Electronic Devices —As a courtesy to the performers and other patrons, please turn off all audible electronic alerts during performances.
• No simulated smoke, fog, pyrotechnics, or any other special effects are permitted.

Open Mic Night Policies

The Tupelo Open Mic series prides itself as a showcase for emerging talent and uses this platform to develop artists as support acts on our weekend stage. On a typical evening you’ll find around 20 performers and an audience of up to 100 folks sharing an amazing level of diverse talents.

The series is run by Robert Haigh, who many may remember as the encouraging host and sound engineer of the long-running and highly successful Old Vienna Kaffeehaus in Westboro, MA. Among the artists who may have started their careers from the fellowship at the OVK’s Open Mic are Dar Williams, Greg Greenway, Catie Curtis, Ellis Paul, Don White, Lori McKenna and countless others.

Tupelos Open Mic series also provides a feature slot, in which an artist we are seeking to develop will perform a half hour set around 8:30pm. This feature act, on occasion will showcase an established, national touring performer, who may be looking to add a Thursday date to their routing.

Here’s how we do it at Tupelo Music Hall:

• The Open Mic series is held on the first Thursday of each month.
• There is a $5.00 admission fee. We have a light fare menu available these evenings, and a BYOB policy is in effect (please do not bring coffee, water or soda, as we will provide such) Underage audience members will be carded and strictly monitored. Tupelos has a 3.00 per person BYOB fee if you choose to “bring you own.”
• Signup is between 6 and 6:55 pm. The names are then drawn from a hat for the order of performance. Sorry, no phone signups please.
• We start at 7pm and each performer will get two songs. Please prepare to go promptly when your name is called. For unusual sound needs, please see Robert, or the sound engineer in advance of your set.
• The stage is generally set with two vocal mics (Shure 58s), two instrument mics (Beta 57s) and two DI’s…. We’ll supply the ¼” cable too. The stage also has a 1934 Baldwin Grand which is available along with a vocal mic.
• The feature act goes on around 8:30pm and plays for a half hour. We “Pass the Hat” for the feature act during their performance. Please contribute whatever you feel is appropriate and remember, this is how they get paid for the evening.
• There is an area away from the audience for tuning and vocal prep… but don’t ‘hog’ the area as others are looking to do the same thing.

That’s about it. We rarely hire someone as feature act after just one visit, and almost never if we’ve never heard your name or reputation. Sorry…there are thousands of performers, playing hundreds of area stages for dozens of audience members for tens of dollars…. We just can’t accommodate all the wonderful talent!

Further questions may be addressed to Robert Haigh at rbhaigh@comcast.net.

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