SUMMER OF MUSIC
Big sounds in big spaces bring a feast of music for all tastes this summer
There’s a huge appetite for music in the open air in summer. Weather can’t be guaranteed but who cares when surroundings are grand and performers are legendary?
All you need is music, sweet music, and two of Yorkshire’s finest venues will be bringing the stars this summer. Lining up at The Piece Hall in Halifax and the TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre are outstanding bands spanning the decades.
The team at Cuffe & Taylor are behind the big names finding their stage in Yorkshire. In Halifax, the venue itself is a huge pull, says Peter Taylor, co-founder of promoters Cuffe & Taylor, which is part of Live Nation.
‘Huge stars – from across many diverse genres from pop to rock to legendary dance acts – want to come and play here. Together with The Piece Hall Trust, we will continue to strive to bring the biggest names in music to Yorkshire and this incredible venue.’
The Piece Hall is a unique architectural and cultural wonder. Grade I listed, it originally opened in 1779 for the trading of ‘pieces’ of cloth produced by Yorkshire’s famous woollen mills and is the only remaining Georgian cloth hall in the world. Today this iconic courtyard makes for a truly unique concert experience.
The seaside heritage of Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre (SOAT), just metres from the town’s North Bay, makes it a summer go-to, where the atmosphere is always one of fun and sunshine.
SOAT is one of the town’s biggest success stories in recent years – the 8,000-seat venue, nestled in beautiful parkland, was originally opened in 1932 – then through the 1960s and ’70s, the venue was home to It’s a Knockout once a week.
Bet ween 2008 and 2010, the then Scarborough Borough Council spent £3.5million restoring the theatre to its former glory, and it was officially re-opened on May 20, 2010 by Her Majesty
