Open Mics, Minus the Paper Sheet
Digital performer sign-up on RSVP. Audience waitlist when word gets out. Photo album on every night. 8 organiser socials on every page. Free for community hosts — optional Stripe for ticketed nights at 2.7% flat.
Sound familiar?
You're not alone. These are the challenges we hear every day.
Sign-up list chaos before every set
Paper sign-up sheet on the bar. 23 performers writing over each other. Someone adds themselves twice. Someone's name is illegible.
Low audience turnout = flat vibe
If only 12 people show up to watch 18 performers, the room dies. You need the audience side of the RSVP too — not just the performers.
Follow-up after is a black hole
A performer crushes it. You want to invite them back, maybe book them for a paid spot.
Built for every style of open mic
Comedy only, music only, or beautiful chaos with everything — Who's In scales with the night you want to run.
The Weekly Host
Same venue, same night, every week
You run a Tuesday open mic at a basement bar. Free entry for audience, first-come-first-served 5-minute slots for performers.
The Multi-Discipline Night
Comedy + music + poetry mixed
You host a true open mic — whoever turns up, whatever they do.
The Student / Co-op
Low budget, no ticketing
You run open mics at a campus venue or community centre. Donation bucket at the door, no Stripe needed. Still want reliable turnout and a photo record.
Three steps to a runnable open mic
Template, docs, share. Then just show up and host.
Use the Open Mic template
Pre-filled: 50-cap room, performer sign-up enabled, mixed-format disclaimer, signup opens 30 mins before doors.
Attach your sign-up sheet template
Upload a PDF performer order sheet so attendees see the running order ahead of time. Update it when you need to.
Share on IG + TikTok
Your organiser socials render on every event page. Post a clip from last week, link the next event — audience + performers both funnel in.
Hosts who ditched the paper sheet
Real open mics running on Who's In
"Our Tuesday night used to run on a paper sheet that went missing half the time. Now performers sign up when they RSVP, we see the running order ahead of time, and nobody gets skipped."
"The photo album is the best part. I upload 8 shots after every night, tag the venue, and people share them the next day. Our audience RSVPs doubled in six weeks."
"I run a poetry + music mix. The custom field for performer type means I can balance the running order — three poems, two songs, two comics, repeat. The show flows."
Everything an open mic needs
Performer sign-up, audience RSVP, and a photo record of every night
Performer sign-up field
A custom RSVP question captures performer name and act type at reservation time. No paper sheet. No disputes about who signed up first.
- Auto-ordered by RSVP timestamp
- Free-text act description
Attach your running order
Up to 3 downloadable documents per event — running order PDF, backline specs, safer-space guidelines. Attendees see them before they show up.
- PDF / Word / Pages support
- Public download link
Photo album per night
Up to 10 images per event, responsive lightbox. Performers love tagging themselves — the next week's RSVPs climb every time.
- 10 images, free
- Open Graph image auto-set
Waitlist for the hot nights
When word gets out about a good Tuesday, you overflow. Automatic waitlist promotes the next audience member when a booked guest drops.
- Instant promotion emails
- Position visible to guests
Optional ticketed version
Need to charge $5 door to cover room hire? Stripe at 2.7% flat. Free open mics pay nothing.
Performer reminders the night before
Automatic evening-before email so performers know they're on the list and when doors open. Reduces performer no-shows to near zero.
- Automatic scheduling
- Email + WhatsApp
Safe, secure & paid directly to you — not us.
Ticket revenue, deposits and donations from your open mic night flow through Stripe Connect Standard — PCI-DSS Level 1, 3DS2 Strong Customer Authentication, Stripe Radar fraud protection. Card numbers never touch Who's In servers.
Funds are paid directly into your own Stripe account, which settles to your local bank on Stripe's standard schedule (typically T+2 banking days). We never hold your money. We cannot withdraw from your Stripe. You own the account, and you can disconnect any time.
- PCI-DSS Level 1 (highest tier)
- Funds to your Stripe, not ours
- 3DS2 SCA for UK & EU cards
- Stripe Radar fraud protection
- Automatic refunds & receipts
- 60+ payout countries, 135+ currencies
Powered by Stripe Connect
Every payment method your attendees already use
Stripe Connect gives your open mic night checkout access to every major global and regional payment rail — automatically presented to each customer based on their device and country.
Cards
Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, JCB, Diners, UnionPay.VisaWorldwide
MastercardWorldwide
AmexWorldwide
DiscoverWorldwide
JCBAsia
- UnionPayChina
DinersWorldwide
Digital Wallets
One-tap checkout — no card entry, highest conversion.Apple PayWorldwide
Google PayWorldwide
Link · by StripeWorldwide
- Amazon PayWorldwide
Revolut PayUK & EU
Samsung PayWorldwide
- MB WAYPortugal
Kakao PaySouth Korea
Naver PaySouth Korea
- PAYCOSouth Korea
Buy Now, Pay Later
Spread ticket cost across 3–4 installments. Higher AOV.KlarnaUK, EU, US, AU
Authenticated Bank Debit
Low-fee bank transfers with instant confirmation.- BancontactBelgium
- EPSAustria
Real-Time Payments
Instant QR-code and bank-to-bank rails.PixBrazil
Availability depends on your Stripe Connect country and the customer's location. Who's In charges a flat 2.7% platform fee on paid tickets — Stripe's standard processing fees apply on top (typically 1.5–2.9% + a small fixed amount per transaction, varies by country and payment method). Free events incur zero fees.
Who's In is a Stripe verified platform partner · Never see your card data · Flat 2.7% on paid tickets
Fees in plain English: the 2.7% is the Who's In platform fee, what we charge for the software. Stripe's standard processing fees apply on top (typically 1.5–2.9% + a small fixed amount per transaction, varies by country and payment method) and are paid directly to Stripe, not to us. See stripe.com/pricing for Stripe's authoritative rates. Free events incur zero fees.
Your night, your brand
Included free for every host
Custom branding on every event page. Logo, colors, vanity URL for your venue. Attendees see your night, not Who's In.
"Our open mic tripled in six months and I literally did nothing different except switch off paper sign-ups. The RSVP list sorts by timestamp so there are no arguments about who was first. The photo album is the big unlock — performers tag themselves the next morning and the next Tuesday sells out."
Digital beats paper
Every open mic host knows this pain
Without Who's In
With Who's In
Your next open mic, organised in 90 seconds
Free forever for community open mics. Add Stripe at 2.7% only if you charge.
- Pre-filled Open Mic template
- Digital performer sign-up
- Running order PDF attachment
- Photo album + 8 organiser socials on every event
No credit card required · All Pro features free forever
Ready to replace the paper sign-up sheet?
Hosts everywhere are running open mics on Who's In
