STEREOPHONICS are to headline the Thursday night at next summer's Lytham Festival it has been revealed.

For more than 20 years, the Welsh outfit have been one of Britain's premier rock bands renowned for their live shows.

With six number one album behind them, including their most recent release Scream Above the Sounds, the band led by Kelly Jones have consistently delivered.

Stereophonics will play Lytham on Thursday, July 11 joining the already confirmed shows from Kylie Minogue on the Friday and Rod Stewart on the Saturday.

Lytham Festival director Peter Taylor said: “We are thrilled to be bringing Stereophonics to Lytham Festival. They are one of the biggest British bands of the last 20 years and we can’t wait to see them bring their sensational live show to the Lancashire coast."

Tickets for Stereophonics at Lytham Festival go on general sale at 9am on Friday from www.lythamfestival.com