Preview: Scarborough Open Air Theatre Concerts

Every summer some of the artists who normally miss out Scarborough when they tour, visit the seaside town to play at the Open Air Theatre. The programme this year includes current performers as well as acts who are well established.

Wet Wet Wet found success in the mid 1980's with Wishing I Was Lucky before going on to have a Number 1 hit single Love Is All Around, which many identify with the film Four Weddings and A Funeral. Lead singer Marti Pellow has turned his hand to acting recently and appeared in the lead role of the musical Chicago as well as starring in the pantomime in Birmingham last year. The band appear in Scarborough on Saturday 30 July.

Noel Gallagher will always be associated with Oasis as he was the main songwriter in the band. He still performs some of the tracks he wrote whilst in Oasis with his new band Noel Gallagher's HighFlying Birds. The band have released 2 Number 1 albums and are always a great live act. The band appear in Scarborough on Wednesday 3 August.



The Beautiful South were frequent visitors to the chart in the early 90's but the band split up with one part becoming The South whilst the other lead singers in the band, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott recently got back together again to record a new album. Expect to hear the big hits from them including tracks from their two albums. They appear in Scarborough on Friday 5 August.

Fans of 1980's pop will not be disappointed with Legends of Pop which features Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley. Astley has recently had a Number 1 comeback album which surprised many. Expect to hear the big tracks like Never Gonna Give You Up from Astley along with tracks such as Gold and True from Tony Hadley. Jason Donovan fresh from appearing in the musical Priscilla will no doubt be performing Too Many Broken Hearts along with his other big hits. The concert takes place in Scarborough on Saturday 6 August.

Bryan Adams released a superb album last year that was co produced by ELO's Jeff Lynne. Adams is always a brilliant live act and this is probably the first time he has appeared in Scarborough. With ballads such as (Everything I Do) I Do It For You and classics such as Summer of 69, so it will be a classic concert. The concert is held on Monday 8 August.

Simply Red dominated the album charts in the early 90's with the album Stars. Lead by Mick Hucknall the band toured the UK last autumn and playing outdoor gigs around Europe this summer. Their last album Big Love was a return to form so expect a few selected tracks from the album along with the huge hits such as Holding Back The Years, Fairground and of course, Stars. The concert takes place on Friday 12 August.



Busted were one of the top UK touring acts 10 years ago. Two members of the band recently joined up with McFly to form supergroup McBusted to tour the UK. Now original third member Charlie Simpson has rejoined Busted to make the original line up complete. Formed in 2000 the band had 4 Number 1 singles, released two albums before breaking up in 2005. The trio end the Scarborough concert series on Friday 2 September.

Tickets for all the concerts are available from:

www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com

Telephone: 01723 818111