Beach Boys at the OAT
More than 60,000 tickets have been sold for events this year - 10,000 up on the 2016 shows The first show of the 2017 season at Scarborough Open Air Theatre will kick off the summer next week.
The opening show of Scarborough Open Air Theatre’s season is The Beach Boys on Wednesday.
American legends The Beach Boys will be appearing on Wednesday night.
The Jacksons join Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs, Little Mix, Jess Glynne, Olly Murs, Madness, Cliff Richard, UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey Virtue, George Benson, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, 80s v 90s night and The Charlatans are among the star-studded headliners at Scarborough OAT this summer.
Already, the concerts have sold a combined 60,000 tickets, almost 10,000 more than the total last year.
It has now been announced that American actor and musician John Stamos is set to join The Beach Boys when they play in Scarborough.
Stamos has made numerous guest appearances with The Beach Boys since 1985 and, in 1988, he appeared in the video for their US number one hit single, Kokomo.
Stamos also served as an executive producer for the 2000 film The Beach Boys: An American Family.
Beach Boys co-founder, lyri- cist and singer Mike Love said: “We have known John for many years since, right back to when he was in General Hospital in the 1980s. He is a huge Beach Boys fan and supporter.
“He was involved in producing a film on the band and he loves nothing more than playing drums with us on stage.
“We back him up when he sings Forever (a song Stamos performed twice on Full House and its Netflix follow-up Fuller House). He is a great guy and close friend so we are thrilled he will be joining us for our shows in the UK this summer.”
Stamos burst onto the scene as a teen idol in 1985 when he landed the role of Blackie Parrish in General Hospital. He then took on the iconic role of Jesse Katsopolis in the cult comedy Full House which ran for eight years and 192 episodes.
He played Dr Tony Gates in ER for four years, and has appeared in network hits including Glee, Scream Queens, Two and a Half Men, Jake in Progress, Grandfathered and starred in films such as Never Too Young to Die, Born To Ride, My Man Is a Loser and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. For more information or to book tickets for any of the events visit the Scarborough Open Air Theatre website at www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com