A popular Scottish brewer is partnering with King Tut's Wah Wah Hut to launch a new gig series to help musical talent recover from the pandemic.
In the first of a series of co-branded gigs, Edinburgh-based Vault City will sponsor ‘New Noise’, a brand new one-day event taking place on Saturday, October 30.
The event will be headlined by Glasgow-based alt-rock quartet The Van T’s – fronted by Hannah Van Thompson – who make their return to the stage for the first time since a sell-out King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution show in January 2020.
Vault City moved into its own purpose-built brewery in Portobello, Edinburgh, last year, where output has since increased to four times the levels seen before the start of Scotland’s second lockdown in January.
The burgeoning company is known for its modern sour beers – recently launching its Raspberry Sour and Tropical Sour products.
The Vault City team’s passion for live music is at the core of the brewer’s mission to support artists, with plans already under way for its own new music venue, which will open in 2022.
Edinburgh-based co-founder Steven Smith-Hay, who began brewing beers in his Murrayfield kitchen in 2018, said: “We’re very lucky our business has gone from strength to strength during the pandemic, as beer drinkers became a bit more experimental and began to develop a taste for our modern sour beers.
“We want to pay it forward to those who have been unable to work and reach their audience. I missed going to see live music so much – but that pales in comparison to how live musicians who have been starved of their livelihood must feel.
“Partnering with a venue as iconic as King Tut’s is a dream come true. Hopefully our new Taproom venue will have its own part to play in musical history!”
James Mellin, of King Tut’s and DF Concerts, added: “We are excited to be in partnership with such a like-minded brand. We are both aligned in the fact that we want to see the hottest new musical talent across Scotland and beyond shine. These last 18 months have been rough for musicians, and we want to do everything we can to help - it’s important we have partners who feel the same.”
Line Up
THE VAN T’S
L’OBJECTIF
TREEBOY & ARC
HONEYGLAZE
PRETTY PREACHERS CLUB
HEARTWORMS
ISABELLA STRANGE
AUTOBAHN 86
SHE
SLIX
MAGPIE BLUE
BOBBIE
GRAYLING
You can get tickets for New Noise, presented by Vault City, featuring The Van T’s, L’Objectif, Treeboy & Arc and more here. To find out more about Vault City visit here.
