London’s Vault Festival looking for a new home

London's Vault Festival is looking for a new home after being told by its venue of 11 years that it will no longer host the event from 2024.

The festival of live performance has taken place at The Vaults, a theatre and creative space beneath London Waterloo station, since 2012.

Vault Creative Arts, the not-for-profit charity that runs the festival, said it has presented "over 3,000 bold and brilliant shows to more than 400,000 audience members" during that time.

The festival returned in January of this year for the first time since the pandemic, and continues until 19 March. This year's scheduled performances are not affected by the venue's decision.

Festival director and co-founder Andy George said the news was a "devastating blow" that comes "after three of the harshest and hardest years of the festival’s life".

He added: "As we’ve battled to survive through cancellations, postponements and a pandemic, it’s become extremely clear that the creative industry needs Vault Festival to thrive and the artists we champion need Vault Festival to springboard their careers."

The festival is now calling on individuals or organisations with access to "large (20,000+ sq ft) spaces or multi- space venues in the wider London area" to come forward. It has posted a call to action on its website.