Belhaven pubs is cranking up the volume this summer in Scotland as it launches a nationwide music competition celebrating grassroots musicians.

The pub firm is calling on aspiring musicians to enter the first ever Belhaven Untapped – a competition exclusive to unsigned acts in Scotland ready to showcase their talent in their hometown pubs.

Open to solo artists, bands and duos, the competition gives budding Falkirk area superstars the chance to perform in The Old Post Office Bar to win a career changing £5000.

Entrants will perform in a series of gigs held in Belhaven pubs across Scotland in August.

Grangemouth singer songwriter Jasmin Jet won the UK competition last year and a cool £10,000

placeholder image — Grangemouth singer songwriter Jasmin Jet won the UK competition last year and a cool £10,000

The winner of Belhaven Untapped will then progress to the UK-wide final of Greene King Untapped, held in London in September, and will have the chance to win an additional £10,000, a mentoring session with an award-winning artist, and a session in a recording studio.

Last year Grangemouth singer songwriter Jasmin Jet was crowned the winner of Greene King Untapped receiving the £10,000 to prize.

She said: “I felt every emotion all at once, winning Greene King Untapped 2025. Taking part in the competition has opened doors and created opportunities that I don’t think would have been possible, including £10,000 to invest in my singing career, recording my own EP.

“This is something I will definitely carry with me forever and I wholeheartedly encourage any Linlithgow grassroots artists to take that chance because you never know just how far it might take you.”

Deadline for entries is July 6 and the competition begins on August 14, with the Belhaven Untapped final taking place on August 28 at the City Walls in Stirling, followed by the UK wide Green King Untapped final in London in September.

Andrew Gallagher, Belhaven marketing director, said: “Since last year's winner came from Scotland, and the country’s strong musical heritage, it made perfect sense to expand the competition and give Scotland a stage of its own ahead of the UK wide Greene King Untapped competition.

“The response we had last year was incredible and reinforced how important grassroots venues are in supporting live music and making it affordable and accessible to all.”

Visit www.belhaven.co.uk for more information.