Warrington Festival organisers are pleased to announce four-time BRIT Award nominee Pixie Lott as the headline artist for the main event in September.

Pixie will play a live show on Saturday 19th September 2015 at Bank Park Warrington, as part of a series of events. Tickets are priced at £14 and go on sale Wednesday 17th June at 9am.

Warrington Festival is a new, exciting and vibrant three week series of events to be held around different parts of the town throughout September.

Pixie’s appearance as the headline act is an exciting announcement for the Warrington Festival organisers. Chris Persoglio, Venue and Events Manager for Culture Warrington, said: ‘I am pleased we are able to confirm an artist as successful and internationally recognised as Pixie Lott to perform during the Warrington Festival. I am in no doubt tickets will prove extremely popular for what will be a great event in Bank Park Warrington.’

It is the first time Pixie Lott will have performed in Warrington.Pixie catapulted to worldwide fame in 2009 with debut album Turn It Up which reached platinum status on the strength of five consecutive Top 20 singles. Pixie has gone on to have three U.K. number 1’s, sold over 4 million singles and 1.6 million albums worldwide and received in excess of 60 million YouTube views.

Warrington Festival has been designed for local people to celebrate sport, culture and entertainment across the borough. The festivities consist of 25 events over 25 days. Events are set to attract a broad range of attendees from across the region into Warrington.

Jan Souness, LiveWire & Culture Warrington Managing Director said,“ We are proud and excited to be launching the Warrington Festival in September. The festival is a celebration event and we want the people of Warrington to feel inspired to try something new.”

Councillor Terry O’Neill, Leader of Warrington Borough Council said, ‘This is a fantastic opportunity for the local community to celebrate Warrington. Local people really got behind the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, and we are looking forward to seeing the same tide of enthusiasm for the Warrington Festival.’