The Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) will return for a third year from August 27-31, having grown into one of the biggest free outdoor events in Europe.

The festival will feature the three-day LIMF Summer Jam in the city’s Sefton Park, where acts will include Basement Jaxx, Labrinth, Katy B, Laura Mvula, Naughty Boy, Becky Hill and local favourites Echo And The Bunnymen, who will perform with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

"I believe this is our strongest programme so ...