“Quite possibly the finest small venue in the world,” YES, it’s King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut !
In 1990 was when this legendary venue was created by previous boss of DF concerts Stuart Clumpas. His vision was to promote bands at club level, where they could play gigs every day of the week in Glasgow. No venue gave Clumpas what he was looking for so into a basement area on St Vincent Street King Tut’s was born, the name taken from a NYC club. The doors opened in February of 1990 and quickly its reputation was built for ‘showcasing new talent and hosting many well-known bands’ first Scottish appearances.’ DF had an eye for spotting the up and coming talent before many so many huge bands graced the stage at King Tut’s many years ago. ‘Glass Onion’, today known as Travis, played on numerous occasions as well as Oasis round about the time they were signed.
Still owned and managed by DF concerts (Gig Promoters) the venue is unique in that it holds a 1AM license, meaning gigs can carry on much later than in other venues. With its small capacity of just 300 it can provide that intimate atmosphere that many crave, and it is due to this that the venue has won a host of awards such as “Best Live Venue” in the UK in 2002 from Radio 1. As well as gigs, comedy nights are held or you can even go along just to get a bite to eat.
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