Grammy-nominated vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims to play a second night on the North Yorkshire coast due to phenomenal demand.
A huge rush for pre-sale tickets for Teddy’s date on Wednesday July 22 has led to the Lose Control and The Door hitmaker adding an additional show on Thursday July 23.
Tickets for the new date will go on sale at 10am on Friday 3 October via Scarborough Open Air Theatre’s website and Ticketmaster.
Joined by his band Freak Freely, Swims will be supported at both Scarborough shows – which are part of his 2026 UK Tour – by New Zealand-Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rakei.
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Teddy Swims has been putting in real work for years going from YouTube sensation to international chart-topper.
2024 marked a record year, with multi-platinum hits Lose Control and The Door from his debut album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1). Lose Control reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, became the longest-charting Hot 100 hit in history, and is now 6x Platinum with more than four billion streams.
His breakout success earned him a 2025 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and three 2025 BET Award nominations, including Best New Artist, Best Collaboration and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist.
Swims has also won multiple prestigious international awards, including Best International Album and Best International Act at the Los 40 Music Awards, Most Radio Airplay in France, and Billboard Music Awards for “Lose Control,” including Top Hot 100 Song and Top Radio Song.
Teddy Swims joins singer-songwriter David Gray among the first headline announcements for Scarborough Open Air Theatre’s 2026 season.
Last year’s 18-gig summer series – headlined by the likes of Will Smith, Gary Barlow and Snow Patrol – attracted more than 100,000 music fans to the historic Yorkshire coast venue.
Julian Murray, Scarborough OAT venue programmer for promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “We are once again delighted to be bringing globally celebrated talent to the Yorkshire coast.
“Teddy Swims has enjoyed an incredible rise in the last few years and is rightly one of the most talked about performers. He’s a vocal powerhouse who is universally adored around the world and this will undoubtedly be a stunning night here at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.”
