Live Review ‘Three Lions’ Performer Gees Up Scarborough Before ’80s Legends Wheel Out the Hits

‘Anybody here into sport?’ asks Ian Broudie after thirty minutes on stage. A cheer from the crowd leads to a rendition of Three Lions, the football anthem that he wrote with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel thirty years ago.

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Live Review: Pop, rock, soul and old-school showbiz made for a triumphant night for Anastacia on the Yorkshire Coast

Scarborough Open Air Theatre has hosted plenty of major names over the years, but Anastacia arrived determined to put on a proper show rather than simply run through a collection of hits. Celebrating 26 years since Not That Kind launched her career, the American star delivered 90 minutes of powerhouse vocals, costume changes and theatrical flair that felt more Las Vegas revue than standard summer concert.

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Live Review: Ray LaMontagne – Twenty Years On, ‘Trouble’ Still Sounds Like The Truth

Anniversary tours can sometimes feel like exercises in nostalgia. Ray LaMontagne’s recent visit to Newcastle’s O2 City Hall proved something entirely different. This wasn’t a museum piece dusted off for sentimental value; it was a reminder that truly great songs don’t age, they deepen.

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