Alexei Sayle, Sir Andrew Motion and The Blockheads at Llangollen Fringe Festival
Comedian and writer Alexei Sayle, British band The Blockheads and former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion will be among the headline acts at a festival near the Shropshire/Wales border.
Bosses at Llangollen Fringe Festival have announced the line-up for the event's 15th year, which will take place from July 18 to 28.
Fringe festival spokesman Neal Thompson said: "Llangollen Fringe Festival is dedicated to bringing exciting and engaging performances and events to the town, and this year is no exception.
"Visitors to this year's festival will be able to participate in an expanded workshops programme including poetry and choir singing and also get the chance to be in a 'Band for a Day'.
"Alongside this, and other activities, the main line up of guests at the event is as exciting as ever and will feature performances from legendary British band The Blockheads, an evening with, comedian writer and actor Alexei Sayle, performances from the former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion and Gulp, featuring Guto Pryce of the Super Furry Animals.
"There will be an energetic night of dancing with the award-winning gipsy folk band Alejandro and the Magic Tombolinos and stand up comedy with comedian and star of ITV's The Chase Paul Sinha."
Among the many other attractions will be a jazz concert on one of Llangollen Railways' heritage steam trains.
A closing night celebration will be held in the setting of the historic Valle Crucis Abbey and organisers say this year's fringe festival is set to be the biggest yet.
Tickets for the whole festival are on sale now.
For a fee of £55 the festival ticket allows access to all of the main events across the 10 days and organisers say it is a great way to get value for money.
Festival tickets are available from www.llangollenfringe.co.uk or by calling the Fringe box office on 0800 1455 779.
