Indie rockers The Lathums opened the first ever Salt and Tar’s summer music festival in Bootle in style last night.
Fresh off their Other Stage Glastonbury debut, the Wigan band filled an extra, specially-created slot on Friday 7th July at the first ever Salt and Tar music Festival.
Sefton’s own Red Rum Club have sold out the Saturday 8th July 2023 slot and tickets are selling fast for Cast this Sunday 9th July 2023.
Tickets for the Salt and Tar Music festival are available from www.livenation.co.uk.
The local flavour at the Salt and Tar music weekend will extend far beyond the bands performing, with several businesses from the area pledging their support.
Popular brewery Love Lane has been confirmed as the major sponsor and official beer of the event, which will light up the Bootle canal-side from Friday 7th July to Sunday 9th July.
Gig goers will also have the chance to sample food from local vendors including Hector’s and Rock ‘n’ Rogue.
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Councillor Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills said:
“When we designed Salt and Tar, we wanted it to be a celebration of the local area and all it has to offer.
“I am delighted that we are able to work closely with Sound City and Live Nation to arrange for local businesses to provide food and drink for the upcoming music event and the support that we have received from the other partners has been incredible.
“Following the success of May’s comedy weekender, I am sure that this weekend won’t be one to miss.
“We’ve already received lots of positive feedback from residents and visitors about Salt and Tar. It is our first step in the regeneration of Bootle town centre and I can’t wait to see what the future holds, not only for the venue, but for the town as a whole.”
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Stephen Crawley, Founder & Chief Executive of Love Lane Brewery, said:
“Love Lane and the Salt & Tar music weekend is the perfect combination – like a burger and pint of Love Lane Pale Ale.
“It’s a real honour to be the major sponsor and official beer of the inaugural Salt & Tar music weekend, providing world-class beer direct from the Baltic to Bootle for fans of world class music from our region – and to play our part in cementing Salt & Tar as an amazing new events space. It’s going to be a great weekend.”
Iconic local bands Red Rum Club, The Lathums and Cast will all land in Bootle for hotly anticipated gigs.
Sefton’s own Red Rum Club come to Salt and Tar fresh off the success of their third album, How to Steal the World, and a debut US tour.
The Lathums, meanwhile, recently thrilled fans with a televised set from The Other Stage at the famed Glastonbury Festival.
In another coup for the inaugural Salt and Tar music event, legendary rockers Cast bring an act that has been entertaining crowds for the past 30 years.
Tickets for Red Rum Club have sold out, with seats selling fast for The Lathums and Cast. The few remaining tickets can be bought at: https://www.livenation.co.uk/show/1425437/the-lathums/liverpool/2023-07-07/en
Ellandi, Unison and Avison Young have been named as supporting partners alongside Love Lane, with EMR Recycling confirmed as the event’s official recycling partner.
Mark Robinson, Co-Founder and Director of Ellandi, added:
“At Ellandi, we firmly believe in the power of creating inclusive and engaging spaces that foster a sense of belonging, connection, and shared experience.
Salt and Tar is a crucial part of the cultural transformation of Bootle town centre, working in tandem with other potential uses such as health, education and employment delivery for the community a new, future-ready, town centre.”
Last month Salt and Tar hosted a successful and well-attended Comedy Weekender, which saw a number of popular comedians bring the house down.
Local comedian Chris McCausland, alongside Nina Gilligan and Patrick Monahan opened the weekend to a packed marquee on the Friday night.
Brendan Riley took up the comedy baton on the Saturday, hosting a family-friendly comedy bingo, followed by Disco Bingo later that evening. There were plenty of happy winners in both events, with even more laughs along the way.
Jo Caulfield and Scott Bennett starred on the Sunday before Jason Byrne brought the house down and the curtain down on the weekend.
Hundreds of visitors attended the event across the three days, with tons of positive feedback.
Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills said:
“It was incredible to see how successful the Comedy Weekender at Salt and Tar was.
“It is a testament to the effort and dedication from everyone involved over the last few months.
“This is just the start of what we believe will be a huge boost to Bootle and the Sefton community from Salt and Tar.”
Bren Riley, from Big Comedy UK said:
“Big Comedy UK were delighted to work with Sefton Council on this exciting new project.
“We had fantastic feedback from the audience who came to the shows and all the artists enjoyed performing at the three-day event.
“We hope to be back next year for another Big Comedy Weekender at Salt and Tar.”
The Comedy Weekender will return next year and promises to be bigger and better. The rest of the site is scheduled to open this summer.
To book tickets for the music festival, visit https://www.livenation.co.uk/venue/1398321/bootle-canalside-tickets
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