McFly - a band with seven number ones, multi-million selling albums and a Brit award under their belts – will be playing at Leicester's 11th Summer Sundae festival.

The pop-rock foursome have today been confirmed for the annual music event at De Montfort Hall.

Singer and rapper Example, Leicester veterans Showaddywaddy, 90s favourites Reef and three-piece I Am Kloot were also among 20 acts announced by organisers this morning.

They join The Maccabees, Blur's Graham Coxon, Brit-nominated folk singer Newton Faulkner and psychedelic rockers The Bees on the bill.

Summer Sundae director Rob Challice said: "I think it's a strong line-up and I'm really pleased with how it's coming together.

"It has a lot of my favourites – Shonen Knife, I Am Kloot and Wolf People – and I'm also looking forward to Graham Coxon, The Maccabees and a couple of acts we haven't announced yet.

"We have some strong pop acts in Example and McFly. There's definitely enough for two or three different audiences."

Dave Bartram, of Showaddywaddy, said: "I've been to Summer Sundae myself and it's a great occasion that has put Leicester firmly on the festival map.

"It's fantastic that we've been asked to perform, and you can bet your life that we'll give it our best shot not to disappoint, in spite of the fact that we may be a little incongruous compared to the rest of the bill." More acts, including the local artists, are set to be announced over the coming weeks.

"We will be releasing the regional bands over the next few weeks," said Rob.

"We're currently looking at all of those, we get a few hundred every year. We'll whittle that down to between 12 and 15. We'll also be announcing the comedy acts as well. I hope by the end of April we'll have everything announced."

Music fans gave their verdict on the line-up yesterday.

Student Henry Ruddock, 22, of Northfields, said: "For a small festival, it's a surprisingly good line-up."

And Jodie Samson, 18, from Thurmaston, said: "I'd like to go this year because of the line- up.

"I'm a fan of Graham Coxon and Newton Faulkner, so I will probably be going."

Computer analyst Kamaljeet Singh, 20, of Evington, said the festival could do with some urban artists.

But he added: "I went last year and I thought it was good.

"It's great there are acts of different music types, as the festival attracts more people."

Summer Sundae is on at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, from Friday, August 12, to Sunday, August 14.

Last year, the festival attracted about 18,000 music lovers over the three days, which featured more than 100 acts playing on six stages.

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Summer Sundae line-up: The acts confirmed so far

McFly; The Maccabees; Example; Newton Faulkner; Graham Coxon; Showaddywaddy; Reef; I Am Kloot; Bellowhead; The Bees; Chapel Club; The Cuban Brothers; Uncle Frank; Caravan Palace; Wilko Johnson; Born Ruffians; John Cooper Clarke; Little Comets; Shonen Knife; C W Stoneking; Liam Bailey; Wolf People; Beth Jeans Houghton; Benjamin Francis; Leftwich; The Agitator; Mama Roisin; Admiral Fallow; Raghu Dixit; Skinny Lister; The Heartbreaks; Kyla La Grange; Dionne Bromfield; The Black

Atlantic; Dizraeli and the Small Gods; Various Cruelties, Dutch Uncles; 2:54; Givers.

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