NOEL Gallagher’s High Flying Birds head for the seaside on August 3 for a one-off concert at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

This will be the first time that the erstwhile Oasis guitarist and principal songwriter has played the East Coast resort, much to the pleasure of concert promoters Cuffe and Taylor.

"This is a huge coup for the town and we're delighted we've been able to make this happen," says director Peter Taylor. "Noel is without question a British music legend and cultural icon, who's written some of the biggest and best anthems of the last 30 years. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is going to be an amazing night for Scarborough."

Gallagher launched his High Flying Birds in Manchester in 2010, since when they have recorded two studio albums, their self-titled debut in 2011 and Chasing Yesterday last year, as well as Where The City Meets The Sky – Chasing Yesterday: The Remixes.

Gates open at 6pm at the 8,000-capacity Open Air Theatre, in Burniston Road, where Gallagher's set is expected to conclude at 10.30pm.

Scarborough Open Air Theatre also plays host to Wet Wet Wet on Saturday; Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, formerly of The Beautiful South, on August 5; Tony Hadley, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and Pat Sharp's Legends Of Pop show on August 6 and Bryan Adams on August 8. For ticket information, contact scarboroughopenairtheatre.com or ticketmaster.co.uk