By Lucy Caulkett-
Kylie Minogue has been announced as Scarborough Open Air Theatre’s first headliner for summer 2019.
The international pop star will play the venue Thursday as part of a series of special shows.
Among the other shows announced are two nights at London’s Hampton Court Palace, Blenheim Palace, Eden Project, Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl and Edinburgh Castle.
Only last month the 50 year old super star brought her ‘Golden’ UK arena tour to Leeds
Her latest album ‘Golden’ was released earlier this year via BMG Records. It debuted at Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and is her sixth Number 1 album to date. It spawned the singles ‘Stop Me From Falling’ and ‘Dancing’, the official video for which has over 11 million views and counting. It has spent twenty weeks on the UK album charts and is the best-selling 2018 release by an international female artist.
In 2019, the global pop icon has six shows scheduled in the Uk between June and AugustAnd next summer’s shows will see her performing a series of career-spanning hits from her unparalleled back catalogue.
Venue programmer Peter Taylor, director of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “Kylie is an icon, a true pop legend, and we are delighted to be able to announce her as our first headline artist for 2019.
“She has recorded some of the biggest pop hits in the last 30 years and her show here is quite simply a gig fans will not want to miss.
“We set the bar high in 2018, bringing many world-class acts here to the Yorkshire coast and, in Kylie Minogue, we have pulled off another coup.
“This is without question going to be one of the must-see gigs of 2019 and we cannot wait to welcome Kylie to Scarborough OAT.”