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Olly Murs to perform at BBC music festival

Aimee Dexter
BBC News, Essex
BBC Olly Murs is standing on the left wearing a white T-shirt and red jacket with stripes down the arms. He has short brown hair and is smiling at the camera. On the right is Scott Mills on the right wearing a black and white zigzag T-shirt and short brown hair, and is smiling towards the camera. In the back is a sign that says BBC Radio 2. BBC
The Essex-born singer will perform at Radio 2 in the Park in September

Singer Olly Murs has been announced as one of the artists who will perform at a BBC music festival.

Radio 2 in the Park will take place in Hylands Park, in Chelmsford, from 5 to 7 September.

The Essex-born singer has been announced as performing on the Sunday.

He said: "It is going to be really special to be back in Chelmsford again. It is going to be a really great weekend."

BBC Radio 2 in the Park will come to Chelmsford after being held in Preston and Leicester in 2024 and 2023 respectively.

The event kicks off with a DJ party on the Friday night before a weekend of live performances.

Bryan Adams and Def Leppard were announced as the headline acts in June.

"These kind of shows - I love it, I really do as you do not get to do this often," said Murs.

"I am on the same stage as Def Leppard, which is really cool.

"This is going to be one to remember definitely."

Stuart Woodward/BBC Hylands House in Hylands Park, Chelmsford. It is a large white coloured building with four white pillars in the centre in front of the main doors. There are trees either side of the building. In the foreground is grass and yellow flowers, with blue skies and white clouds above.Stuart Woodward/BBC
Radio 2 in the Park is being held in Chelmsford's Hylands Park

Murs performed at Chelmsford City Racecourse on Sunday as part of Chelmsford City Live.

He said he was set to release a new single this month, with an album due later in the year.

He said: "I have got so many memories of growing up in Chelmsford.

"I am very honoured to be a part of it."

Other artists in this year's lineup include Jessie J, Anastacia, Stereophonics and Suede.

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