Thousands of live music fans flocked to the Yorkshire coast on Wednesday night as vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims kicked off the first of two sold-out shows at TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

The GRAMMY-nominated star took to the stage with his band Freak Freely, delivering an electrifying 90-minute set beneath sunny skies. Bursting onto the stage, Teddy opened with The Door, Hammer To The Heart and Are You Even Real, with Devin Velez, before powering through more than 20 songs including Bed On Fire, Bad Dreams and Funeral.

He rounded off the night with a huge singalong to his multi-platinum global smash Lose Control, before exclaiming: “Thank you Scarborough, I love you. You guys are the best!”

Opening the show was New Zealand-Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rakei. TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2026 continued on Thursday with another sold-out headline show from Teddy Swims.