Liberty X and 911 are set to headline a music festival in Northumberland.
Blyth Live Festival will take place on the beach in Blyth on Saturday, June 17. The event, which is funded by Blyth Town Council, will play host to a number of top bands.
Liberty X, which includes Gateshead born singer Michelle Heaton, will headline the festival alongside 90s boyband 911.
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Liberty X were formed on TV Popstars in 2001. Their first single 'Thinking It Over' reached number five in the UK chart and their debut album sold over a million copies worldwide.
They went on to have a UK number one in 2002 with their third single 'Just a little'. The song earned them a BRIT Award for 'Best British Single' and became the fifth most played song of the noughties.
911 released their debut single 'Night To Remember' in 1996. They went on to have nine successive UK Top 10 hits, including a number one in with a cover of the Dr Hook classic 'A Little Bit More' in 1999.
The English pop band, which is made up of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Simon 'Spike' Dawbarn, has sold 10 million singles and six million albums around the world.
Cllr Adrian Cartie, Chair of Blyth Town Council’s Community Development Committee, said: "This year we have two iconic groups from the 1990’s and 2000’s to entertain us. Our 'Blyth Live Festival' is always a highlight of our summer events programme and as ever the quality of the acts is tremendous."
The festival will offer street theatre, food and a family activity area. More acts will be announced in due course.
Mayor of Blyth Town Council, Cllr Warren Taylor, said: "This is a great opportunity for families in Blyth to come down to the festival and have a really good day out.
"We are once again expecting around 15,000 people coming to watch the event and it will be a great advert for Blyth as we will be welcoming both residents and visitors to the town which will be good for local shops, hotels, and our hospitality businesses.”
Sponsorship packages are available for this event. All enquiries should be made to events@blythtowncouncil.org.uk
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