Multi-award-winning songwriter, producer and frontman Richard Ashcroft has today announced a new Scarborough date for his 2026 tour.
The two-time Ivor Novello and triple BRIT Award winner has revealed he will be heading to TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday June 27. Support will come from original Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan, while Yorkshire indie rockers Apollo Junction will open the show.
Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday via scarboroughopenairtheatre.com and ticketmaster.co.uk
Richard Ashcroft’s 2026 tour follows a phenomenal year in 2025, which saw him earning rapturous, stadium-wide receptions as special guest to Oasis through their run of huge summer shows.
His recent singles generated great anticipation ahead of his seventh solo studio album Lovin You, which charted at Number Three in the UK charts following its release last month.
The new album is already adding to the current rediscovery of Richard’s vast, influential songbook, which has taken him from huge success with The Verve led by the 11-times Platinum smash Urban Hymns through to an expansive solo career.
Tom Meighan’s unmistakable vocals were a central component to Kasabian’s timeless hits, including Fire, Club Foot, Shoot The Runner and more, from their five UK Number One albums – which won NME, Q, Mojo and BRIT awards.
After his departure from the band in 2020, Tom returned in 2023 with debut solo album The Reckoning heralding the emergence of a more reflective man, older, wiser, baring his scars for all to see in the new songs.
With a strong and dedicated fan base, Apollo Junction will open the show. Most recently the band released their second album What In The World born from highs, lows, countless gigs, and all the chaos in between.
Richard Ashcroft joins the likes of Bastille, CMAT, Bowling For Soup and Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Streets, Madness, Garbage and Skunk Anansie, Paul Weller, The Kooks and American vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims among the headliners already announced for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2026.
Julian Murray, of Scarborough OAT promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “Richard Ashcroft is a man on a high right now – his popularity is absolutely soaring after his incredible summer alongside Oasis. He is an incredible songwriter who has been winning new fans alongside his faithful followers from The Verve days. We cannot wait to welcome him to the Yorkshire coast alongside Tom Meighan and local favourites Apollo Junction. It will be an amazing night!”
For more information about TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre go to scarboroughopenairtheatre.com
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