Preview: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story at Darlington Hippodrome

 Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story Returns To Darlington

 

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Darlington Hippodrome

Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 March, 2026

 

The West End and Broadway smash hit musical is back on the road, stopping off at Darlington Hippodrome in March 2026.

The West End and Broadway smash-hit musical Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story opens this week at the Birmingham Hippodrome ahead of a UK tour covering the length and breadth of the country. From Norwich to Cardiff, Plymouth to Glasgow, Salford to Southampton and Bradford to Belfast, plus many more locations in between!

Loved by critics and audiences alike, Buddy tells the enduring story of the musical icon’s meteoric rise from his early Country and R&B musical influences, to becoming a major Rock & Roll innovator and international star, up until his legendary final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa – and tragic, untimely death at the age of just 22. In 18 short months the bespectacled boy from Lubbock, Texas, revolutionised Rock & Roll – the sound of the youth – and how it was written, recorded and performed, influencing everyone from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones to Fleetwood Mac. And Buddy’s influence wasn’t just limited to the sound. “He made it okay to wear glasses,” said John Lennon. “I was Buddy Holly.”

Boasting a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians, Buddy presents two terrific hours of music with over 20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh Boy, Everyday and Rave On. With the Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba, and rip-roaring versions of Shout and Johnny B. Goode completing a stellar musical line-up, Buddy is a not to be missed evening of family entertainment.

 

Tickets:

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story runs at Darlington Hippodrome from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 March, 2026. To book visit www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk or call the Box Office on 01325 405405