The record book · Waiting in line
20 hours in line for five minutes on stage.
At a Something Dope open mic, whoever is first in line is guaranteed the stage. Artists take that literally.
Every wait below appears in a post from the night it happened. They are ranked longest first, and the clock times are the hour the artist actually arrived, for a room whose doors open in the evening.
- Longest single wait
- 20 hours
- Waits on record
- 19
- Earliest arrival
- 12:30 AM
- One artist, across nights
- 60+ hours
Longest first
Every wait on record.
- 0120harrived 11pm@iamyoungenergyMarch 5, 2024
He holds the record for earliest arrival, showing up at 11pm for an event the next day at 7pm, a 20 hour wait. He has won the first in line competition multiple times.
The post ↗Retold 3 times - 0219harrived 12:30am@phoenixx__mp3April 21, 2026
The first artist in line for the open mic arrived at 12:30am for a 7pm show, waiting 19 hours and earning the second place record for earliest arrival. She was guaranteed a performance slot that night.
The post ↗ - 0315hName not recordedApril 11, 2023
He showed up 15 hours early to open mic night and said he has nothing to live for but his dreams. The team made sure he hit the stage.
The post ↗Retold 2 times - 0415harrived 5amName not recordedJune 28, 2023
He showed up at 5am to be first in line for an open mic with doors at 8pm. The team also promised a stage spot to the second person in line.
The post ↗Retold 2 times - 0515hName not recordedJanuary 4, 2024 · The Peppermint Club
He waited 15 hours in line to win the first in line competition at the sold out open mic at The Peppermint Club, which guaranteed him the stage. He said he had tears in his eyes from the passion he saw in the events and community.
The post ↗ - 0613harrived 7:30am@officialyoungenergySeptember 26, 2022 · Catch One LA
He started the line 13 hours early, arriving at Catch One LA at 7:30am for doors that opened at 8pm. He hit the stage and was gifted 5000 HUSL tokens plus a swag bag from RAW.
The post ↗ - 078hName not recordedAugust 29, 2022
He showed up nearly eight hours early to make sure he was first in line, raising the bar again for a chance to perform for 1000 people.
The post ↗Retold 2 times - 086.5hName not recordedSeptember 16, 2022
She showed up six and a half hours early and at one point waited in line with her husband and her baby. She was the first lady to be first in line and got to hit the stage.
The post ↗ - 096hName not recordedAugust 26, 2022
He got in line nearly six hours early and was first in line, so the team made sure he touched the stage.
The post ↗ - 106hName not recordedSeptember 23, 2022
He showed up six hours early, and the team made sure he hit the stage for that dedication.
The post ↗ - 116h@3rdosageOctober 17, 2022
He showed up six hours early to be first in line, and after trying for months he finally made it happen.
The post ↗ - 125hName not recordedDecember 18, 2022
After waiting in line for five hours he hit the stage, and the crowd held up cellphone lights and lighters for him.
The post ↗ - 134hName not recordedAugust 16, 2022
He came four hours early to wait in line, so the team made sure he hit the stage.
The post ↗ - 144hName not recordedAugust 19, 2022
He came four hours early, marking two events in a row where the first person in line arrived that early. His dedication earned him a stage spot.
The post ↗ - 154hName not recordedAugust 27, 2022
He waited four hours in line and said it was completely worth it.
The post ↗ - 163hName not recordedAugust 11, 2022
He arrived three hours early for a chance to perform, and that early arrival earned him a spot on the stage.
The post ↗ - 173hName not recordedMay 23, 2024
He showed up three hours early for the first Chicago open mic with Real Ones Show and got on stage.
The post ↗ - 182hName not recordedJuly 28, 2022
He arrived nearly two hours early and was in line before the venue even opened. Jeremy Hecht rewarded him with the spot opening up the night.
The post ↗Retold 2 times - 190harrived 10am@jackknife001June 14, 2023
He showed up at 10am to win the first in line spot for the day and was set to hit the stage.
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The rule still stands