Yorkshire indie heroes Kaiser Chiefs announce return to Scarborough's Open Air Theatre in 2027

The indie rock band will headline Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday June 11, with the Scarborough date marking a triumphant return for the band who last headlined the seaside venue in 2021.

Hailing from Leeds, Kaiser Chiefs – Wilson (vocals), Simon Rix (bass), Andrew ‘Whitey’ White (guitar), Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines (keyboards) and Vijay Mistry (drums) – are undoubtedly one of the most treasured bands of their generation.

Since forming back in 2000, they have made their mark on the British music scene with such anthemic hits as Oh My God, I Predict A Riot, Everyday I Love You Less and Less, Ruby, Never Miss A Beat and Hole In My Soul.

Julian Murray of Cuffe and Taylor, venue programmers at Scarborough OAT, said: “You can’t not love a night with Kaiser Chiefs.

"They always bring the party and where better to do that than Scarborough.

“This will be a truly momentous show next summer and we can’t wait.”

The band have released eight original studio albums which includes their Mercury nominated debut Employment, which sold more than two million copies, its Number 1 follow up Yours Truly, Angry Mob, which went twice-platinum in the UK alone, and Education Education Education and War which entered the UK Album Charts at number 1.

They have achieved top ten singles including the infamous number 1 hit Ruby, three BRIT Awards, an Ivor Novello for Album of the Year, toured with U2, Foo Fighters and Green Day and sold eight million albums.

Tickets will go on sale via ticketmaster.co.uk and scarboroughopenairtheatre.com at 9am Friday (Sep 25).

Kaiser Chiefs are the latest artist announced for 2027 at Scarborough OAT which will also see headliner shows from Alfie Boe, Ronan Keating, Jack Savoretti and James Morrison, and Simply Red.

Visit scarboroughopenairtheatre.com for more information.