Scarborough Open Air Theatre - A summer of great gigs

A series of live shows have been announced at Europe’s largest open air theatre, here in Yorkshire. Scarborough Open Air Theatre has hosted many sell out shows over the last couple of years, including sets from the likes of Noel Gallagher, Simply Red, Bryan Adams and James Bay.

Now there are plans to up the number of shows per year from the current 10 to 18 which should see around 108,000 fans attend. Given that around 50% of tickets are sold outside the Town, this is a major tourism boost for the Yorkshire coastal resort.

The 2017 season starts with the legendary Beach Boys, with a hit packed career spanning more than 50 years they are rightly acclaimed as one of the influential bands of all time. With classic hits such as I Get Around, Sloop John B, Wouldn’t It Be Nice, God Only Knows and Good Vibrations amongst many more, the Beach Boys have multi-generational appeal and will bring their critically acclaimed show to Scarborough on  May 29th

Recently announced for June 16 are The Charlatans, with 22 Top 40 singles and three number one albums, their back catalogue is a jukebox of indie rocks greatest hits including the unmistakable swagger of The Only One I know, North County Boy, How High, Weirdo and  2015s Come Home Baby. 

Cliff Richard arrives on June 26 while just four days later on the 30th the resurgent UB40 (ft Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue) will stride into town with their Grandslam tour. With 17 top 10 singles including Red Red Wine, I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You, the trio are backed on stage by a fantastic eight piece reggae band, Ali Campbell promises to “pull out all the favourites (you) love the most”

The final show – currently – is Olly Murs, the chart topping star arriving for a balmy evening in the Scarborough sunshine. Possibly. 2016 has been an incredible year for Olly which has seen him celebrate his fourth number one album and become the most successful solo artist ever to come from the X Factor. To date he has sold more than 10 million records, this is sure to be a sell out.

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Tickets for all shows are now on sale at
www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com
Additionally in person / over the phones from the Scarborough Open Air Theatre box office (0844 844 0444) or Yorkshire Coast Tourism Bureau (01723 383636