Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

32 Years of Rock ’n’ Rolling The World!

This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe—from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok, and Swindon to Sweden. It’s guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles.

It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK, whose combined West End credits include BuddyLennonForbidden Planet, and Jailhouse Rock. The show was even endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC1’s Saturday night live programme, The One and Only, hosted by Graham Norton.

The show rarely pauses for breath and is, quite simply, the most compelling concert of its kind. The hits just keep on coming—That’ll Be The DayPeggy SueHeartbeatIt Doesn’t Matter AnymoreRaining In My HeartOh Boy!—and many more.

Make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

“The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more” – The Stage

“Buddy, brilliant!” Graham Norton, BBC1

Additional Information

Disabled access
Wednesday 24 Sepember 2025
7.30pm
24 – £32
The Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, Ayr KA7 1NU

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