SNOW Patrol will return to Scarborough Open Air Theatre on June 27 for the first time since July 2021. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 9am at ticketmaster.co.uk and scarboroughopenairtheatre.com.
The Northern Irish-Scottish indie rock band will be led as ever by Gary Lightbody, accompanied by long-time members Nathan Connolly, lead guitar, and Johnny McDaid, piano.
Scarborough OAT venue programmer Julian Murray, of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, says: “We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Snow Patrol will be heading to Scarborough later this year.
“With their incredible catalogue of hits and raw, emotional performances, it’s going to be a magical night for fans in one of the most stunning outdoor venues in the UK. It’s definitely going to be one of the highlights of the summer.”
Best known for emotionally charged anthems Chasing Cars, Run and Open Your Eyes, the Ivor Novello Award winners celebrated their first number one since 2006’s Eyes Open when eighth album The Forest Is The Path topped the charts last September.
Featuring 12 tracks and artwork by founding member Lightbody, the album is a journey of contrasts – epically joyous, life-affirming and huge – on “the biggest sounding record we have ever made”.
Formed in Dundee, Snow Patrol broke into the mainstream in 2003 with their Final Straw album, riding high on the top five hit Run. 2006’s Eyes Open propelled the band to a worldwide audience as Chasing Cars became British radio’s most played song of the 21st century.
After taking time out, Snow Patrol returned in 2018 with Wildness, their first studio album in seven years, followed up with a live tour topped off with a homecoming gig for Lightbody, playing to 35,000 fans in his birthplace of Bangor, Northern Ireland.
During lockdown, Lightbody and co recorded The Fireside Sessions EP with the help of a few thousand friends. The five songs were written by fans during a series of streams on Instagram Live dubbed Saturday Songwrite.
In a nod to this collaboration, the EP was released under the banner of Snow Patrol And The Saturday Songwriters. All proceeds from sales are going to anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust.
Snow Patrol have sold more than 16 million records worldwide, their legacy being solidified by seven Meteor Ireland Music Awards, six BRIT Award nominations and a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song.
After a record-breaking 114,000 tickets were sold for last summer’s 18 headline shows, TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre has confirmed these gigs for 2025: June 11, The Corrs plus Natalie Imbruglia; June 13, Gary Barlow; June 14, Shed Seven with Jake Bugg and Cast; June 20, Pendulum; June 21, Basement Jaxx and June 27, Snow Patrol.
Then, July 5, The Script plus Tom Walker; July 6, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell plus Bitty McLean; July 10, Blossoms plus Inhaler and Apollo Junction; July 12, McFly plus Twin Atlantic and Devon; July 23, Judas Priest plus Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons and July 26, Texas.
More acts are to be announced. Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.co.uk and scarboroughopenairtheatre.com.