A NEW music festival is set to be staged in Burnley at the end of the month and will feature stars from The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent.

Live music fans will be treated to performances from up-and-coming stars as BC Beats kicks off at Burnley College.

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The event, which will be held on Friday, April 29, is aimed at a family audience and will feature the likes of two-time X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden as well as Sam Callahan.

Singer-songwriter Gabz, who reached the final of the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent in 2013, will also take to the stage in the college's new outdoor venue The Courtyard.

Girl band Tiger Heart and Joey D, who both performed on The X Factor, will also perform alongside Burnley College Sixth Form Centre’s performing arts students at BC Beats.

A spokesman for the event said: "Many will also remember Jake Quickenden and Sam Callahan as valiant finalists of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.

"The whole family are invited to enjoy some of the best new music from some of the UK’s freshest pop newcomers and to eat and drink in true summer festival style.

"Stalls will line The Courtyard arena, offering freshly cooked food, cold and hot drinks, a bar and music festival merchandise.

"Celebrate the start of the summer in style at BC Beats."

Also on the line up is District 12, Chris Atkinson, Chantelle Barrow, Sheridan's Ride and Ellie Danson among others.

BC Beats’ doors will open from 7pm to 10.30pm with refreshments available throughout.

Tickets are £8 each and are available from Burnley College Student Services or online at www.burnley.ac.uk/bcbeats.

The event will be staged two days before Burnley will be at the centre of the dance music world for 10 hours when some of the biggest DJs on the planet will be spinning their tunes on May Day.

The Burnley Dance Music festival is the brainchild of Lancashire based DJ Paul Taylor who will headline the carnival of dance at the UCLan Burnley Campus, alongside Seb Fontaine, K Klass, Radio One’s Danny Howard and Robin S.

Taylor was the mastermind of the legendary Retro at Angels nightclub in Burnley, when Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Tall Paul and Boy George all played Saturday nights for him.

Burnley Dance Music Festival at Burnley UCLan is on Sunday, May 1.

Tickets cost £15 and for more information visit www.burnleydancefestival.com.