Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to perform at this year's Rochester Castle Concerts.

The internationally acclaimed singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be supporting Ronan Keating on Thursday, July 12.

She will be performing some of her well-known hits and also joining the pop icons in the castle gardens is country singer, and The Only Way is Essex TV personality, Megan McKenna.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor shot to fame as a vocalist on Spiller’s huge number one single Groovejet and then followed it up with Take Me Home and her worldwide smash hit, Murder on the Dancefloor.

Her solo debut album, Read My Lips was released in 2001 and reached number two in the UK Albums Charts.

The album sold more than two million copies worldwide and her subsequent album releases include Shoot from the Hip, in 2003, Trip the Light Fantastic, 2007 and Make a Scene 2011.

In 2014, in a departure from her previous dance pop albums, Sophie embarked on her debut singer/songwriter album Wanderlust with Ed Harcourt at the helm as co-writer and producer.

It proved to be a critical and commercial success: certified Gold in the UK and spending three weeks in the UK top 10 album chart and spawning the hit single Young Blood.

Sophie followed this release and collaboration up with 2016’s Familia which saw her return to the dance floor with the radio hit Come With Us.

In the autumn of this year, with Ed Harcourt as producer and Amy Langley of Dirty Pretty Strings arranging, Sophie will release orchestrated versions of all her hits and past single releases.

The album, called The Song Diaries, is available for pre-order through sophieellisbextor.net and pledge music.com

Although UB40 tickets have sold out, tickets are available to see, The Australian Pink Floyd Show on Tuesday, July 10, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra on Wednesday, July 11 and The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at proms on Saturday, July 14.

To get your hands on tickets, click here, or call 01634 338338 or visit The Brook or Central Theatres in Chatham or the Visitor Information Centre in Rochester High Street.