Celebrated singer-songwriter JP Cooper is to support international best-selling artist Gregory Porter for a massive outdoor show in Scarborough this summer
A two-time GRAMMY award winning jazz sensation, Gregory Porter headlines to TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Monday July 1 and it is announced today he will be joined on the night by JP Cooper.
Tickets are on sale now from scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk
Manchester-born JP Cooper has written hundreds of songs as a solo artist as well as with a wide variety of collaborators, a couple of which became global hits. Perfect Strangers with Jonas Blue has more than two billion worldwide streams to date, and his own September Song is now closing in on one billion worldwide streams, not to mention a handful of his own songs streaming in the hundreds of millions.
And he’s ticked all the boxes when it comes to music industry milestones. The singer-songwriter’s 2017 debut album Raised Under Grey Skies has sold more than 1.5 million copies while his 18 million monthly listeners across streaming platforms have contributed to almost six billion total streams and counting.
JP has built a successful international solo career based on a combination of pure songcraft and relentless graft and with a new album due to be released this year, Llangollen audiences can expect to experience an incredible night of live talent.
Speaking about heading to Scarborough, JP Cooper said: “I’m so so excited to have been asked to join Gregory Porter on a few of his outdoor UK performances this summer. My wife and I have been huge fans for a long while now so it’s an honour to be invited to perform with such an amazing artist.
“These shows are in such beautiful settings, what a way to spend a summer evening. I’m very grateful for opportunities like this. I’ll look forward to seeing you all there.”
JP Cooper and Gregory Porter join artists including Tom Jones, Simple Minds, Anne-Marie, Bill Bailey, Paul Weller, Fatboy Slim, Deacon Blue, JLS, Gregory Porter, Madness, Jess Glynne, Status Quo, Busted and Johnny Marr and The Charlatans among headliners announced for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2024.
For the first time, TK Maxx will join Scarborough Open Air Theatre and promoters Cuffe and Taylor as presenting partner underscoring TK Maxx’s continued support of the arts and local communities.
For tickets and more information about all shows at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, go to scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk