Elton gets ready to rock resort

SIR Elton John has announced he will play an open air gig in Scarborough this summer more than 40 years after he first performed in Yorkshire.

The award-winning musician, whose career spans five decades with worldwide album sales in excess of 250 million, will appear at Europe’s largest open air theatre in the seaside resort.

The date at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre on June 5 will be one of only a handful of dates that Sir Elton will perform in Britain this summer, and one of just two solo shows in the UK. He is also undertaking summer dates with his band across Europe.

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The show will include hits from his back catalogue, including classics such as Bennie and The Jets, Crocodile Rock and Your Song.

Sir Elton first played in the region in 1970 at the Yorkshire Jazz Folk and Blues Festival near Halifax, although he has never performed in Scarborough before.

He said: “I’m looking forward to my first summer visit to this classic English seaside town, and you can expect a night of hit songs, dancing and fun – whatever the weather.”

Tickets, priced £75 and £55, go on sale today.