Summer Days, a new three-day boutique music and food festival in the North of England has announced Simply Red as the first headline act on Wednesday 6 July 2016. The festival will take place between 6th- 9th July in the grounds of the historic Clitheroe Castle.

Simply Red's Mick Hucknal commented: “I like an anniversary, and this is a big one,” “30 years! It's incredible. What a great thing to celebrate.”

With two live stages featuring more than 30 artists, a locally sourced gourmet food village and a dedicated real ale area there is much, much more still to be announced.

Said organizer John Tyrrell: “Clitheroe Castle is the perfect location for Summer Days. The grounds are stunning and the castle itself as a magical backdrop is going to be jaw dropping. It’s also not the first time a music festival has happened on this site. Clitheroe Castle Pop Festival ran here for four years in the early 70’s with artists like Barclay James Harvest, UFO, Roy Harper and MC5 so in a way we are rekindling the fire.

“It’s going be a quintessentially English summer event - great food and drink, a fun, friendly atmosphere and some seriously good music!”

Summer Days Festival will announce two additional headline acts and a full bill in the coming months as well as a full festival programme including exclusive Summer Days experiences and a high-end food and drink offering.

Presale tickets will be available from 10am on Wednesday 21 October with general ticket sales opening at 10am on Friday 23 October.

General access tickets will be available at £55 per day A limited number of daily VIP Upgrade tickets will be available at £75 each.

In addition to the Summer Days Festival, The Grand in Clitheroe will be hosting a fringe festival featuring three nights of live music, comedy and entertainment at the renowned venue. Tickets for this event and a limited amount of tickets for the Simply Red headline show at Summer Days will be available at their box office from 10am on Friday 23 October.