'Queen Of Christmas' Mariah Carey announces Scarborough Open Air Theatre show

The five-time GRAMMY Award winning singer, songwriter and producer heads to Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday July 3 as part of her Firefly Summer Festivals Tour, giving fans across the continent the opportunity to experience one of music’s most celebrated voices live. British R&B group Eternal will perform as special guests on the night.

Tickets go on general sale at 9am Friday via ticketmaster.co.uk  

Most recently, Mariah Carey celebrated 25 years of her fan-favourite album, Glitter by releasing an expanded digital deluxe edition featuring 15 additional tracks, including rare and previously unreleased recordings – listen HERE.

With more than 200 million albums sold to date and 19 Billboard Hot 100 Number 1 singles (18 self-penned), Mariah has produced more music than any solo artist in history.

Earlier this year, she dropped her highly anticipated 16th studio album Here For It All, which debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The album was met with instant praise, maintaining her 35-year streak of landing her new projects in the Billboard 200’s top 10, as well as securing the Number 1 spot on Billboard for Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, Top R&B Albums and Independent Albums.

A two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominee and an inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, recognition for Mariah includes five GRAMMY Awards (and 34 nominations), 10 American Music Awards (and 39 nominations), three Guinness World Record titles, Billboard’s Artist of the Decade Award and Icon Award, the World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Ivor Novello Award for PRS for Music Special International Award, BMI’s Icon Award for her outstanding achievements in songwriting, and in 2023 she became one of the first 13 recipients of the BRIT Billion Award for surpassing one billion streams in the UK.

As the globally recognised Queen Of Christmas, her beloved 1994 yuletide hit All I Want For Christmas Is You has become one of the longest-charting singles in any genre, spending 65 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100. And away from music, she is also a best-selling author as her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Next summer’s Scarborough date is one of just four UK dates on the Firefly Summer Festivals Tour which will also see Mariah head to Cardiff, Woodstock and Exeter.

Joining Mariah in Scarborough will be Eternal. Originally formed in 1992, Eternal exploded onto the scene and the powerhouse girl group lit up the UK charts with soul, style, and show-stopping vocals.

The group became an international success, selling more than 10 million records worldwide. Debut album Always & Forever peaked at Number 2 in the UK Albums Chart and went four-times platinum in the UK, and in 1997 they hit Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with I Wanna Be the Only One, which also won them a MOBO Award for Best Single. They also received seven BRIT Award nominations throughout their career. In total Eternal achieved 15 UK Top 20 hits between 1993 and 1999 before taking a break from the limelight.

Now they are back, and today the Eternal line-up consists of Easther Bennett, Vernie Bennett and Christel Lakhdar. This trio reignites the magic and marks an exciting new chapter promising to deliver the harmonies, the hits, and the timeless class that made Eternal legends in the first place.

Julian Murray of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, venue programmers at Scarborough OAT, said: “2027 just keeps getting better and better. We have announced some huge names for next year already and adding Mariah Carey to that mix, along with Eternal, is fantastic.

“This will be an incredible show from the best-selling female artist of all time. What’s not to love about that!”

Mariah Carey is the latest artist announced for 2027 at Scarborough OAT which will also see headline shows from Courteeners, Shania Twain, Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Kings of Leon, Bananarama, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Alex Warren, Kaiser Chiefs, Alfie Boe, Ronan Keating, Jack Savoretti and James Morrison, and Simply Red.

For more information go to scarboroughopenairtheatre.com