Tonbridge Castle will be the setting for an open air concert featuring the "People's Tenor" Russell Watson this summer.

The summer picnic concert at the historic castle will be held on Sunday, July 9.

Russell comes to the castle for the special one-off date after a sell-out tour will perform songs from his latest album True Stories, such as If I Loved You to classics such as Nessun Dorma.

The holder of four Classical Brits, Russell has released 10 studio albums and sold more than seven million albums and was also the first British male singer ever to hold the USA and UK No.1 for hi debut album The Voice.

He's also worked with such names as Meatloaf, Lionel Richie, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Sean Ryder and the late Luciano Pavarotti.

Open air cinema this summer in Kings Hill, Maidstone and Betteshanger Park, Deal

His recent collaboration with Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg meant he fulfilled a lifetime ambition to work alongside the writers of the world’s most successful musical ever, Les Miserables.

Tickets for the Tonbridge Castle concert, presented by Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival, are on sale at ryejazz.com or at assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk or call 01892 530613