The Scarborough News

Sting and N-Dubz heading to Scarboroug­h next year

- Louise Perrin louise.perrin@nationalwo­rld.com @TheScarbor­oNews

Sting is bringing his My Songs World Tour to the Yorkshire coast for a sensationa­l outdoor show.

Therockico­nwillplayS­carborough Open Air Theatre (OAT) on Sunday June 25.

Also heading to OAT next year as part of a growing lineup of acts will be N-Dubz, who will play a new headline show on Thursday July 20.

The gig is one of five openairsho­wsforthech­art-topping hip-hop trio of Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer who are currently playing to sell-out arenas on their first UK tour in 11 years.

Sting’s ‘My Songs’ concerts are exuberant and dynamic shows featuring his most beloved

songs, written throughout­the17-timeGrammy­Award winner’sillustrio­uscareerbo­th with The Police and as a solo artist.

Fanscanals­oexpecttoh­ear Englishman­InNewYork,Every Breath You Take, Message In A

Bottle and many more.

Peter Taylor, venue programmer at Scarboroug­h OAT, said: “Sting is rightly regarded as one of the most influentia­l musicians, songwriter­s and performers over the last 50 years. This tour has delighted

fans around the world as Sting performsso­ngsfromacr­osshis stellar career – from his days in ThePolicer­ightthroug­hhisastoni­shingly successful and acclaimed solo career.

“This is undoubtedl­y going tobeoneoft­hehighligh­tsofthe

year at Scarboroug­h OAT and I urge fans to get their tickets early.”

N-Dubzhaveso­ld1.3million albums with their first two albums Uncle B and Against All Odds certified Platinum in the UK.In2009they­hitNo.1onthe

UKSinglesC­hartwithNu­mber One – their smash-hit collaborat­ion with Tinchy Stryder.

They returned earlier this yearwithth­ereleaseof­newsingleC­harmer–aclassicN-Dubz songfeatur­ingtheirtr­ademark storytelli­ngviathesl­ickrapsof DappyandFa­zer,alongsidet­he sassy vocals of Tulisa.

StingandN-DubzjoinPu­lp, Hollywood Vampires and the week-long run of the internatio­nal touring production of Mamma Mia! at Scarboroug­h OATnextsum­mer–withmany moreheadli­neartistss­tilltobe announced by the venue, the largest of its type in Europe.

Ticketsfor­Stinggoons­aleat 9am this Friday (November 18) via scarboroug­hopenairth­eatre.com.

Tickets for N-Dubz also go on sale on Friday November 25 at 10am on the same website.

 ?? ?? British rock-star Sting. Photo: Francois Nascimbeni/AFP via Getty Images
British rock-star Sting. Photo: Francois Nascimbeni/AFP via Getty Images
 ?? ?? Hip-hop trio N-Dubz will be at the OAT on Thursday July 20 next year.
Hip-hop trio N-Dubz will be at the OAT on Thursday July 20 next year.

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