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Ticket release & more acts for Leicester Music Festival

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Tickets for the inaugural Leicester Music Festival at Welford Road next July are released for sale today with special Early Bird rates, and with more bands already added to the bill.

Aswad and The Real Thing will join Professor Green, Soul II Soul and Billy Ocean in the line-up for the inaugural Leicester Music Festival at Welford Road.

Dubbed ‘LMF’, the two-day show will feature artists including British hit-maker Professor Green, double Grammy award-winners Soul II Soul and multi-million-selling singer-songwriter Billy Ocean.

They will be joined by the UK’s best-loved reggae band Aswad, Asian pop band Stereo Nation and soul chart-toppers The Real Thing, with the first headline act due to be revealed in the next month.

The line-up will showcase 16 acts across two days, spanning soul, urban, rock, reggae, pop and R’n’B.

A limited release of early bird tickets goes on sale at 9am today (Monday), priced £37.50 from www.theticketfactory.com

A capacity of 22,000 music-lovers will be permitted on each day.

Leicester Music Festival (LMF) is at Welford Road Stadium, home of the Leicester Tigers, from noon until 10.30pm on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, 2014.

The event is the brainchild of Leicester businessmen Shane Whitfield and Manoj Keshavji who are passionate about bringing A-list and international music acts to the city, to appeal to a diverse fan base.

With more than £1million invested in bringing star performers to LMF, they hope the event will boost the local economy and put the spotlight on Leicester as an entertainment destination.

LMF has already won the backing of home-grown X-Factor favourite Sam Bailey, former Leicester City FC captain Steve Walsh and Leicester City Mayor Peter Soulsby.

Confirmed line-up so far:
Friday, July 25, 2014: Professor Green, Billy Ocean, Aswad
Saturday, July 26, 2014: Soul II Soul, The Real Thing, Stereo Nation

More headline acts still to be announced.

To find out more visit www.leicestermusicfestival.co.uk, follow @LeicesterMF on Twitter, or see Facebook www.facebook.com/leicesterMF