Chart-topping poppers Steps will be performing at this year's Chelmsford Spectacular.

The band will be appearing at the annual event at Hylands Park on Saturday, August 26 with special guests.

Artists for the Spectacular 2000's other concerts over the Bank Holiday weekend have not yet been confirmed.

Steps received a special award at this year's Brits for the Best-Selling Live Act for 1999 and are currently in the middle of a sell-out arena tour of the UK.

Tickets for the show go on sale on Saturday and are priced at £14.50 in advance.

To book a ticket, call into the Civic Theatre in Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, or the Chancellor Hall in Market Road, or call the box office on 01245 606505.

Tickets are also available from the Steps tickets hotline on 0115 912 9183, or from Ticketmaster on 0990 344 4444.

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