JOURNEY South, finalists in this year's X Factor have announced they are to play Blackburn on October 14 as part of their first national tour.

Brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton of Journey South are finally where they want to be, but it hasn't been an easy journey by any stretch of the imagination.

Five years ago the pair saved enough money to buy a caravan and made an important decision to take their quest for fame and fortune a step further.

They responded to an advert for The X Factor. The rest as they say, is history.

Now with confidence and professional backing the brothers from Middlesborough are living their dream.

Journey South play King George's Hall in Blackburn on Saturday, October 14. Tickets from the box office on 01254 582582.