Circa Waves join The Kooks as special guests for Scarborough show

Circa Waves will be special guests to The Kooks, with Girl In The Year Above opening the TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre show on Thursday June 18.

Also announced today is DJ Wayne opening the show for Richard Ashcroft, ahead of the previously announced special guests Tom Meighan and Apollo Junction, on Saturday June 27.

And DJ Dan will warm up the crowd for one of the biggest music celebrations of the season, as Alex James’ Britpop Classical comes to the Yorkshire coast on Friday, July 17.

Final tickets available from scarboroughopenairtheatre.com and ticketmaster.co.uk

Special guest for The Kooks, Circa Waves come with more than a decade of explosive shows under their belts and remain an incredible live act. The Liverpool indie powerhouses returned last year with the spectacular new album Death & Love Pt.1, featuring spellbinding album opener American Dream alongside brilliant tracks We Made It, Le Bateau, Hold It Steady and Blue Damselfly.

Opening that night, Girl In The Year Above is an Irish / Cornish band creating a sound that blends a Celtic, storytelling feel with a ferocious emotional performance to remind you of the messy magic of being alive. Though a newly born band – Girl In The Year Above are considered ‘one to watch’.

Having warmed up the crowd for the very first Verve gig at a pub in Wigan, DJ Wayne remains connected to the band more than 35 years later as a regular on the line up for Richard Ashcroft’s solo shows. His sets draw from a lifetime immersed in music culture, always driven by a passion for discovery and the pursuit of the perfect beat.

And getting Alex James’ Britpop Classical show underway, DJ Dan is the creator of Propaganda club night. He has been the Oasis’ after-show DJ and has played after-show parties for The Stone Roses and The Prodigy. DJing around the world, he has played at festivals including Glastonbury, Big Day Out, V Festival, Reading & Leeds, Bestival and Benicassim.

The Kooks, Richard Ashcroft and Alex James’ Brit Pop Classical are part of a Scarborough Open Air Theatre line-up that includes such artists as Hollywood Vampires, Michael Bublé, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, CMAT, Bastille, Anastacia, Scissor Sisters, Garbage, Skunk Anansie, James Taylor and Teddy Swims, plus many more.

Julian Murray, of Scarborough OAT promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “We are just three weeks away from our opening night show for this year’s 28-show season at Scarborough Open Air Theatre – and still more amazing acts are being added to the line-up!

“These are the perfect bands and DJs to get some of the most exciting summer nights started and we cannot wait to see them on the Yorkshire coast.”

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