{"id":11337,"date":"2012-10-24T14:52:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T14:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=11337"},"modified":"2012-10-24T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T14:52:43","slug":"who-will-be-the-last-mic-standing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/10\/24\/who-will-be-the-last-mic-standing\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will be the Last Mic Standing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Last Mic Standing is an open microphone knockout tournament held weekly at Ten Feet Tall. The competition is set to continue until a single act emerges victorious.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The tournament, which has been running since September, is currently in the second round with a number of acts already knocked out and some clear favourites emerging.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament gives any live act the chance to perform and compete. The organiser of the event, Sean Knox, said, \u201cWe\u2019ve had bands, poets, stand-ups, improvs, singer-songwriters, rappers, beat-boxers and a clown with a guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11374\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11374\" title=\"lmtmain\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11374\" title=\"lmtmain\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/lmtmain-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">RIck ImP delivers his inimitable routine in Round 2, Heat 1.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More information about the tournament including the dates of the events and the acts still in the competition can be found on the Last Mic Standing <a title=\"Facebook Page of Last Mic Standing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LastMicStanding\">Facebook page<\/a>. The next round takes place 25 October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Mic Standing is an open microphone knockout tournament held weekly at Ten Feet Tall. The competition is set to continue until a single act emerges victorious. The tournament, which has been running since September, is currently in the second round with a number of acts already knocked out and some clear favourites emerging. The tournament gives any live act the chance to perform and compete. 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