Electronic music duo Basement Jaxx are the latest headliner to be revealed to be heading to the Yorkshire coast in 2025.
After 10 years away from the main stages of the world, Basement Jaxx are bringing back their legendary euphoric energy-filled live experience with a series of headline appearances next summer including a date at TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday June 21.
Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday from scarboroughopenairtheatre.com and ticketmaster.co.uk
While many of their electronic contemporaries have looked to technology to make their gigs a compelling experience, Basement Jaxx have always embraced a maximalist approach that would combine an dizzying and ever growing array of singers, MCs, musicians and eventually whole troupes of dancers to turn any stage into a life-affirming cavorting carnival of music
“After a few years DJing round the globe, it’ll be great to return to the live stage and the Live Show Experience” said Basement Jaxx’s Felix Buxton. “To connect to people with life affirming energy and give people a great time.”
Starting in 1994 with a series of underground EPs on their own Atlantic Jaxx label, Felix and Simon Ratcliffe’s distinctive combination of house and garage with punk attitude, global influences and unforgettable tunes quickly developed a cult following that led to their 1999 first album Remedy with its breakthrough hits Red Alert, Rendez Vu and Jump & Shout. 2001’s follow up Rooty was even bigger and louder: Where’s Your Head At provided an evergreen anthem that still crosses all generations and genres.
Right from the start Felix and Simon’s live experience was a showstopper that grew to the spectacular festival experience that led to headline slots at Glastonbury: first on The Other Stage, then by 2005, the same year they won the GRAMMY for best electronic album, Coachella, the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage and London’s Hyde Park.
“It’s great our hits are still very much alive with younger generations,” said Felix, “so we connect across the age range – and it’ll be great to pop in a couple of bangers from our forthcoming album too.”
The last 10 years have seen Basement Jaxx remain festival favourites but headlining behind the decks rather than at the front of the stage – but the time is now right to bring back the full eye-popping technicolour experience and as Felix puts it: “It feels like 2025 is the beginning of a new era for many and I think that’s probably true for Basement Jaxx too.”
Scarborough OAT venue programmer Julian Murray, of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “Basement Jaxx are electronic pioneers with their live shows the stuff of legend so it’s fantastic news that they are heading back out on the road next summer.
“Their headlining set will make for an incredible night at Scarborough OAT and we can’t wait to welcome them here.”
Basement Jaxx join Pendulum, Rag’n’Bone Man, Blossoms, Shed Seven, Texas, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and The Script as the headliners already announced for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2025.
A record-breaking 114,000 tickets were sold for 2024’s 18 Scarborough OAT headline shows from the likes of Jess Glynne, Simple Minds, Anne-Marie, Fatboy Slim, Paul Weller, Deacon Blue, Korn, Becky Hill, Tom Jones, Madness, James and comedian Bill Bailey.
For more information about TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre please visit scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk
