BBC Radio 2 Leicester music festival tickets go on sale

Kylie Minogue and Tears for Fears feature in the line-up

Tickets have gone on sale for the Radio 2 in the Park festival, with Kylie Minogue and Tears for Fears having been named in the line-up.

The concert - billed as Radio 2's biggest-ever live music event outside London - will take place on 16 and 17 September, with 35,000 tickets available each day.

The full line-up was revealed on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Tuesday.

Other acts include Bananarama, Rick Astley, Sam Ryder and James Blunt.

The tickets, which went on sale at 08:15 BST, have largely sold out for the Sunday, although a small number remain for people living in Leicestershire.

Australian pop star Minogue said: "Over the years I've done many unique and varied performances for BBC Radio 2.

"I'm so excited to be headlining Radio 2 in the Park in Leicester later this year."

Victoria Park hosted Leicester City's title celebrations in 2016

Leicester's city mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, said: "Radio 2 in the Park will be bringing some of the world's biggest artists for a weekend of live music in Leicester and it promises to be a fantastic event for music lovers and for the city.

"I am really looking forward to it."

A licence for the major two-day music festival was granted by the city council following a meeting between organisers Festival Republic and local residents.

The festival will be BBC Radio 2's first flagship event since before the coronavirus pandemic.