A Dumbarton teen has described his first-ever gig at the famous King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut music venue as his ‘best performance’ as he opened for a Boston-born folk singer.
Lewis Mulkerrin, 19, who goes by the stage name Lubo, has supported American singing superstar Sean McConnell at the iconic Glasgow venue.
The teenager has only been performing gigs for a year before he took on King Tut’s, which famously featured Oasis before their rise to stardom.
Despite the teenager having never attended the Wah Wah Hut as a fan, Lewis said he understood the gravitas of the moment.
He said: “I have been performing for just over a year, and I have been recording music for around two years. I started recording music during lockdown.
“Music has always been my comfort blanket, and during lockdown I decided that I was going to take it seriously. Lockdown was my time to hammer down and write and record songs.
“I try not to get nervous, and I treat every gig how a boxer would treat a fight. Nerves are good just before it, but I was pacing about and shaking.
“I had never been in a dressing room environment before so it was different. Then when I got taken to the stage, I had a look and there were a ton of people.
“That was definitely my biggest-ever gig. I had never got the chance to go to King Tut’s as a punter, so it was my first time.
“It was absolutely amazing. It was the best performance I have ever given. I don’t know why but something just took over me. I am usually quite shy on stage, but I let loose, and started firing off jokes and even danced.
“I thought about the performance every day.”
The music student at Glasgow Kelvin College is set to take a gap year to concentrate on his music, and even received some words of encouragement from Sean McConnell after his set.
He said: “I have gained a lot of followers off the back of it.
“Sean McConnell posted me on his story and we had a chat in the dressing room.
“He said that I sounded amazing, and I was to get in contact with him and that he will see me along the road.”
