The Dial Up @ Johnny's Bar!
Where: Johnny's Bar, 96 QUEEN'S RD, WATFORD, WD17 2NX
When: First Sunday of each month, 2-4pm
Free entry (suggested donation £5)
Join The Dial Up for a fantastic afternoon of performance and open mic! If you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming space to share your music, poetry, prose, drama, comedy, magic or dance, or just want a couple of hours of entertainment, then The Dial Up is the place for you! Each month has a theme but feel free to interpret or ignore it as you choose! All Welcome. Free entry (suggested donation of £5). Johnny's Bar is a 2 minute walk from Watford High Street; if driving, we recommend using the Sutton Car Park and walking across.
Sunday 5th October: Forgotten Heroes
Sunday 2nd November: Night at the Movies
Sunday 7th December: Christmas Party!
Sunday 4th January: Anything Goes
Sunday 1st February: Love Songs
Sunday 1st March: Hidden Gems
Sunday 5th April: Sun, Moon and Stars
Sunday 3rd May: Off the Beaten Track
Sunday 7th June: Flora
Sunday 5th July: Disney Special
Sunday 2nd August: tbc
The Pump House Theatre Black History Month Dial Up Open Mic!
Where:
Colne River Room @ Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre,
Local Board Road, Lower Watford High Street, WD17 2JP
(2 minutes from Watford High Street train station)
When:
Friday 17th October 2025, 7-9pm
The Watford Pump House is proud to host a Dial Up Open Mic in celebration of Black History Month! We want to throw the doors of the Pump House wide open so this is a FREE EVENT with a suggested donation of £5 at the door for those who feel able to pay.
As ever, we will celebrate community and creativity in all their forms, so whether you are Black, White, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Mixed or however you identify, we welcome you to join us for this joyful occasion! Share you music, your poetry, your passion, your stories. The stage is yours!
Tiger Jazz
@ Winterfest 2026
When: 2-6pm Saturday 15th November
Where: Watford Highstreet
Join us for a free day long celebration of the winter season with rides, stalls, good cheer and a host of musical performances through the day! I'll be there as Tiger Jazz both hosting the main stage and sharing some of my favourite classic Christmas songs. It’s a wonderful day out culminating in the big switch on of the Christmas lights! Everyone is welcome so I look forward to seeing you there!
Love in Slough
at the Chesham Fringe Festival
A new one-man musical
Written and performed by Alexander Williams
Based on the songs of Phil Craddock
Where: The Library
When: Saturday 23rd May 2026 (time tbc)
Love in Slough is the story of Jack, a middle-aged man tied to an unfulfilling marriage, whose drab, directionless life is given an injection of vigour when he embarks on an unexpected affair. The funny, fast-paced script is bursting with wonderful jazz tunes which drive us through Jack’s journey of self-discovery as he traverses a new world of openness, intimacy and redefined relationships. Join us for the premiere performance of what promises to be an exciting and uplifting new musical!
The Pump House Theatre LGBT History Month Dial Up Open Mic!
Where:
The Colne River Room
Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre,
Local Board Road, Lower Watford High Street, WD17 2JP
(2 minutes from Watford High Street train station)
When:
February 2026, date and time tbc
Watford’s Pump House Theatre is proud to host The Dial Up Open Mic LGBT History Month Special! We’re throwing the doors of the Colne River Room wide open for this FREE EVENT in celebration of our town’s wonderful diversity! There is a suggested donation of £5 at the door for those who feel able to pay.
Whether you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, curious, undecided, an ally or something else entirely we welcome you to come along and join us for this much loved highlight of the Watford LGBT calendar. Share you music, your poetry, your passion, your stories. The stage is yours!
Tiger Jazz
@ HERTS PRIDE 2026
When: August 2026 (tbc)
Where: Cassiobury Park, Watford
As a Herts Pride Ambassador, I'm once more honoured to not only sing some of my favourite American Songbook standards on the main stage, but also to host a plethora of local talent on the CEX Community Stage... think of it as a Herts Pride Dial Up! Please do come along and enjoy this brilliant annual celebration of Watford's diverse, supportive and inclusive community. It’s a wonderful day out and everyone is welcome!
Tiger Jazz is a joy-filled journey through some of the best loved tunes of The Great American Songbook and beyond. Come and enjoy a fun-filled, toe-tapping, heart-warming selection of melodies from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley delivered with a roar!
The Dial Up Open Mic is a celebration of community and creativity where everyone who wants to perform is guaranteed a performance spot. Singing, dancing, music, poetry, comedy, drama... Everyone is welcome. And we love audience members, too, so don't be shy!
Here's the full video of our LGBT Dial Up Special filmed bt Scott Awcock, February 2023:
Here's the full video of our LGBT Dial Up Special filmed by Scott Awcock, February 2022:
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At The Dial Up we’re extremely grateful to our friendly and supportive audience, in particular our regular group of performers and contributors who help us make music every month, share their creativity and make The Dial Up Open Mic Nights as utterly entertaining and enjoyable as they are. We call them our Dial Up Family, and this is our chance to say thank you to them! We love you! xxx
