Liverpool’s acclaimed Tea Street Band have built a global fan base since bursting onto the music scene – and they will headline the three-day Liverpool Loves festival next month.

The four-piece band will headline Liverpool Loves Festival Day at Pier Head Liverpool on Saturday 6th August when they perform on the Main Stage – hosted by a presenter Dave Monks from B.B.C. Radio Merseyside, a champion of new music.

After scooping the prestigious accolade to be named as Small Tourism Event of the Year at this year’s Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Liverpool Loves is growing for 2016.

Liverpool Loves Festival Day will showcase the best of the city’s thriving local music and culture scene. This will be delivered through a wide programme of quality artists across five separate stages – inviting visitors to experience a free public event which features a packed programme of live entertainment, representing the city’s status as a UNESCO City of Music.

B.B.C. Radio Merseyside’s programme on the Main Stage will run between 5pm and 9pm and will round off the Festival Day schedule, which runs from 9am. Tea Street Band will be joined by The Wicked Whispers, The Night Café and Bribes.

Tea Street Band are Timo Tierney, Nick Otaegui, Lee Smith and Dom Allen. Since the release of their debut self-titled album in 2014 on Liverpool’s Baltic Records label, Tea Street Band have played the main stage at a host of British festivals; toured with Inspiral Carpets and Jimi Goodwin (Doves); and also played with The Charlatans at Liverpool’s very own spectacular St George’s Hall.

Their unique sound has already resulted in building a global fan base. Extensive tours have already seen the band perform gigs across Europe, as well as dates in New York, Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul. Their industry fans include Liverpool’s Radio 2 DJ Janice Long; John Kennedy of XFM; Jo Good; Clint Boon; and Rob Da Bank.

Tea Street Band commented, “It’s an absolute honour to be asked to headline Liverpool Loves Festival Day 2016. We’ll always be grateful for the support our home town gave us when we started on our musical journey – so this is a massive milestone for us. We’re very proud to fly the Liverpool flag all over the world when touring, so we cannot wait to be back on home soil to perform and showcase our fantastic city. Come and join us, it’s going to be a brilliant day.”

The Wicked Whispers have become one of the U.K.’s most exciting British bands in the current flourishing psychedelic climate. The 5-piece band – Mike Murphy, Toby Virgo, Andy Smith, Steven Penn, Nathan Sayer – continue to tread their own path. Their sound is formed around catchy pop-centric melodies and solid songwriting – elements which have set them apart from their contemporaries.

The Night Café grew up in the same area of Liverpool and separately developed a love for playing music while at secondary school. It took a while for the four band members to be introduced through mutual friends, but they soon discovered a natural chemistry and talent for songwriting. The band – Sean Martin, Josh Higgins, Arran O’Connell and Carl Dillon – shot to prominence last year when debut song, Growing Up, appeared on SoundCloud and racked up more than 395,000 spins. With their infectious rhythm and melodic crispness, the 18-year-olds are definitely ones to watch in 2016.

Bribes are breaking through with their distinctive rock and roll sound – and have just been signed with a management contract by Polydor Records. Be one of the first to see them live at Liverpool Loves.

The Main Stage afternoon programme with The Guide Liverpool runs from 12pm to 5pm and will be hosted by The Guide Liverpool’s Jay Hynd. Now also confirmed is Liverpool songstress Mersey Wylie and her band.

Singer songwriter Mersey Wylie is widely known for her soulful voice, and in regular years she has become a familiar face and voice on the Liverpool music scene.

Mersey joins The Guide Liverpool programme featuring a mix of genres from indie-pop and dance acts to 10-piece funk bands. The set will be headlined by The Hummingbirds and will also include Halem; The Native Kings; The Soul Rays; Shamona; Clare Sophia; Deliah; Eleanor Nelly; Spink; Joe Slater; and DJs Liam Hincks b2b Lee Butler.

The CultureBox Stage will see two special guest performances from legendary Liverpool selectors DJ Bernie Connor and the acclaimed Greg Wilson – as well a host of cultural shows from international communities in the region and festival partners like China Pearl; Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival and more.

There is a full day programme on the Culturebox Stage between 8am and 9pm. It all starts with Morning Gloryville between 8am and 12pm; followed from 12pm to 6pm by Gongapalooza; Huayun Arts, China Pearl, Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival and Viva Brazil, and Katumba. Then from 6pm to 9pm, visitors can enjoy the sounds of Greg Wilson and DJ Bernie Connor.

To round up this year’s programme – new breakthrough music talent will be showcased by Liverpool SoulFest and Liverpool Disco Festival at Bar Funk, alongside acoustic performances on the Merseyrail SoundStation Pop-Up.

Liverpool Loves attracted more than 27,000 visitors across the weekend in 2015 to celebrate everything that is fantastic about the City Region – with the spotlight falling on the four key themes of Business, Culture, Food and Wellbeing.

Liverpool Loves 2016 takes place over three days – Liverpool Loves Business on Thursday 4th August; Liverpool Loves Merseybeat on Friday 5th August; and Liverpool Loves Festival Day on Saturday 6th August.