This week’s OAT gig
Your guide to events you must not miss this week
The chart-topping and multi-award-winning band Bastille behind such anthems as Pompeii, Good Grief, Laura Palmer and Things We Lost In The Fire will play the Open Air Theatre on Saturday.
air theatre, Scarborough, Saturday July 28. 2Weekend Whitby Lifeboat Flag Friday July 27 to Sunday July 29 Saturday and Sunday, there are stalls including books, cakes, bric-a-brac, tombola and food plus rides and amusements such the velocipede, coconut shy and dunk-a-lifeboat man. There will be displays in the harbour by the Whitby all-weather and inshore Lifeboats and Staithes Inshore Lifeboat and on the West Pier of vintage and veteran cars. Party on the Pier is on the Saturday evening, with live music and a bar in the open air next to the bandstand. Bastille 1Open The chart-topping and multi-award-winning band behind such anthems as Pompeii, Good Grief, Laura Palmer and Things We Lost In The Fire will play the open air theatre on Saturday. The band’s chart-conquering debut album Bad Blood sold more than four million copies alongside 11 million singles. In the UK, the twice number one album was certified double-platinum and earned Bastille the British Breakthrough award at the 2014 Brits, along with two Grammy nominations. The 2016 follow up Wild World – spearheaded by single, Good Grief – topped the UK album charts and hit Top 5 in the US. No charge for access to any part of the weekend. The Proclaimers 3Scarborough July 29 Spa, Sunday It has been 31 years since Scottish twins Craig and Charlie Reid emerged on to the music scene. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has carved a niche for themselves where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide as the emotional honesty, political fire, wit and sing-along raucousness 6pm start. Whitby’s lifeboat weekend commences on Friday with a fairground organ playing at the bandstand. On the of their songs and their extensive touring has enlightened and entertained fans throughout the world. They have even inspired a musical, the play and film Sunshine on Leith. August sees The Proclaimers add to their magnificent songbook with the release of their 11th studio album and another UK tour across the UK from July to December. Support comes from Jack Lukeman 7.30pm start.
Whitby 4 Steampunk Festival
Friday July 27 to Sunday July 29 Masquerade Ball in the Met Ballroom, showtime 7.45pm. The Steampunk Summertime cabaret evening is on Saturday at Whitby Pavilion Theatre, showtime 7.30pm. Tickets for the cabaret via the Pavilion box office 01947 458899.
5 Grease!
5YMCA Theatre, Scarborough, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to August 30. It’s 1959, and Rydell High School’s senior class is in rare form. The toocool-for-school Burger Palace Boys are stealing hub-caps and acting tough and their gumsnapping, chain-smoking Pink Ladies are looking hot in bobby sox and pedal pushers. The whole gang sings and dances around Danny and Sandy’s romance, through such hit songs as Another action packed exciting Whitby Steampunk Weekend is in store, with a number of activities, presentations and demonstrations lined up as well as the Almost Famous Steampunk Emporium. Friday features the Alice In Wonderland-themed