JP's Pub — Restaurant in Burlington

PLEASE DONT TAKE AWAY TUESDAY NIGHT KARAOKE For the longest time I’ve been hoping and wishing that JP’s would start doing karaoke earlier than 10pm — I have an early job, and it’s just not realistic for me to START my night at 10pm. But there aren’t any other better options in town either.

So you can imagine how ELATED I was when it was announced that karaoke would now be held at 8pm on Tuesdays! And I went, and the vibes were great.

Sure, the crowd wasn’t huge, but it was new and it takes time to build these things up. The energy was good, and a lot of people expressed the same excitement that I felt. And it was getting more crowded with each week!

But after only two weeks (at the beginning of week three) it was announced that Tuesday night karaoke wouldn’t be happening again. A range of reasons were given, from it not be cost effective (even though the KJ is literally doing it for FREE those nights) to it being slower than a typical Tuesday (even though it’s visibly way more crowded and lively than a typical Tuesday?), to it “driving away regulars,” which may be true, but this is how you get NEW regulars. I don’t go to JP’s super often or stay for very long when I do, but you can bet your ass I would be a REGULAR if Tuesday night karaoke stayed!And I’m far from the only one.

The last theory posited for why it was being canceled was that it was being marketed as an LGBT karaoke night, and people theorized that some of the regulars may have felt alienated by that label. I personally think that it’s GREAT to have events focused on creating queer-friendly spaces, and I think it’s HORRIFYING if the reason for canceling it is that the establishment is bending to the will of bigots. But if that IS the concern, then why not just keep it and market it in a more neutral way? Again, not that they should HAVE to market it differently, but I think we would all rather get to keep the karaoke, regardless of how it’s branded.

If they do go through with getting rid of Tuesdays, I’m BEGGING them to start doing one of the other nights at 8 instead of 10. I’m FAR from the only person that wants this!

(Also, side note, but it would be AWESOME if y’all got, like, one mic stand for karaoke. Some songs are hard to do with...

Door guy was the rudest person I have ever seen in a customer service position. Our party cute up to wait in line and we were smoking not five feet away from the guy ,actually we moved over to the opposite side of the same sidewalk not ten feet away and told him ahead of time that we were still going to be in line but we're standing away from him out of respect because he was not a smoker . So he the allowed several other people to go in our place and then talks down to us and degraded us openly essentially saying what are you going to do about it when we told him that we were waiting in line and that he had given our place to someone else knowing that we were still waiting. The waitstaff and bartenders inside were just as bad they spoke to customers as if they were inmates in some jail not in some karaoke bar in downtown Burlington. I've been going to this bar for years and this is the worst experience I've ever had in any bar in my entire life the drinks are horrible the staff is rude it...

A fantastic dive bar full of a wide variety of people, from traditional college students to the exquisite eccentrics. The karaoke running from Wednesday through Saturday is fantastic and so much fun, almost reminiscent of yearned-for family get-togethers around a campfire. Regardless of your mood, you're bound to make a new friend. The bartenders are fantastic and personable, and with their heavy hands, you are sure to feel warm and welcome every time you visit. Whether you're in town for a night or living locally, it is somewhere you need to see...