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Snow Patrol to play Scarborough Open Air Theatre on June 27. Tickets on sale on Fri

Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, left, Nathan Connolly and Gary Lightbody

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.”

Snow Patrol: Booked to play Scarborough Open Air Theatre for the first time since July 2021

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.

The cover artwork for September 2024’s studio album The Forest Is The Path, Snow Patrol’s first chart topper in 18 years

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.

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Snow Patrol head to sunny Scarborough Open Air Theatre for July 2021 show

Back on Patrol: Snow Patrol re-book cancelled Scarborough Open Air Theatre gig for July 2021

FIRST Duran Duran, then Lewis Capaldi, now Snow Patrol, as Gary Lightbody’s band completes a hat-trick of new additions in quick succession to next summer’s Scarborough Open Air Theatre programme.

Tickets for Snow Patrol’s July 3 concert will go on general sale at 9am on Friday (6/11/2020) via scarboroughopenairtheatre.com

Snow Patrol were booked to play Scarborough OAT this summer, only for the sold-out July 4 show to be ruled out by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Concert programmer Peter Taylor, of Scarborough OAT promoters Cuffe and Taylor, says:“We were gutted when the 2020 season had to be postponed, so we are delighted to be able to confirm Snow Patrol are heading to Scarborough in 2021.

“They are a hugely successful and influential band who have written and recorded some of the best-loved indie rock anthems of the last 20 years. These special songs are going to sound amazing at this unique venue. It’s going to be an incredible night.”

Gary Lightbody, guitar and vocals, Johnny McDaid, keyboards and guitar, Nathan Connolly, guitar, Paul Wilson, bass and Jonny Quinn, drums, have chalked up 17 million global album sales, one billion global track streams, five UK platinum-selling albums, an Ivor Novello award, and Grammy and Mercury Music Prize nominations.

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 Northern Irish-Scottish 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.

More dates will be added to a Scarborough OAT 2021 concert programme running to ten shows already. Watch this space.