The Courteeners and Pixie Lott to headline at Chester Rock Festival

Manchester band The Courteeners will be headlining at the Rock Festival along with Bromley born Pixie Lott, at this summer’s Chester Rock Festival.

Chester Rocks takes place from June 16-17 and will happen at Chester’s Racecourse. Joining The Courteeners on the opening day (June 16) will be Cast, The Rifles, The Fallows and The Suns. Then closing the show on Sunday (17th June)will be Pixie Lott  who will be joined by special guest Katie B,  as well as Maverick  Sabre, Labrinth, and Tinchy Stryder.

The Courteeners were formed by front man Liam Fray following his success playing acoustic sets as a singer-songwriter around bars in Manchester whilst a student. The band had their first gig at the Manchester Roadhouse in 2006, and quickly went from strength to strength. They released their debut single “Cavorting” in 2007 and in 2008 the band set off on a sellout tour of major venues across the UK. In December of the same year the band were crowned inaugural winners of the Guardian’s First British Album Award.

Pixie Lott’s debut single ‘Mama Do’ went straight to number one in 2009, her debut album ‘Turn It Up’, spawned five consecutive Top 20 singles and sold over a million copies.

‘All About Tonight’ from her second album was released in September 2011 and premiered at number 1. Pixie made her debut on the festival circuit at the Big Top at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2009, since then she is now renowned for her live performances.

This is Chester Rock’s second year, last year saw over 15,000 people walk through the gates, this year with The Courteeners and Pixie Lott headlining, this figure is expected to increase significantly.