The Tea Street Band, The Hummingbirds (3), Halem, The Native Kings, The Wicked Whispers, Bribes, The Night Cafe, The Soul Rays, Shamona, Clare Sophia, Deliah, Eleanor Nelly, Spink, Joe Slater (1), Jay Hynd, Mersey Wylie, The Ragamuffins, The Cheap Thrills, Shellsuit, The Stamp, The Bad Habits, The Jjohns, Jo Symes And The Loving Kind, John Gibbons (2), Bernie Connor, Morning Gloryville, Gongapalooza, Huayun Arts, China Pearl, Viva Brazil, Katumba, Greg Wilson, Liam Hincks , Lee Butler, Little Grace, Spxken, Xtine, Chesqua, Luke Cusato, Lyons & Le Zel , Andy Ash, LUMEN, Spares, Astles, Dave Monks, Shan Smile, DJ Jez Clark, Les Calvert, Marc Jones

Free-to-attend and open to all, the highlight of the Liverpool Loves weekend will be a fun-packed family friendly event with something on offer for everyone. A diverse, home-grown music programme is supported by a host of cultural and pop-up performances providing a flavour of Liverpool’s local and international communities.

This year’s Main Stage is tipped to be bigger and better than ever - welcoming a range of rising local favourites and some fantastic headline talent.

The daytime programme runs from 12pm to 5pm and Liverpool Loves has teamed up with city entertainment aficionados The Guide, which is programmed and hosted by Jay Hynd, to present some of the best artists from Liverpool’s burgeoning music scene.

The evening programme follows up from 5pm to 9pm with BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Introducing’s Dave Monks - showcasing local stars of tomorrow alongside well-established, high profile acts. Exciting announcements for the various stage line ups are to follow in the next few weeks.

Newly branded for this year - the Culturebox tent showcases the city’s diverse international communities through music, dance and traditional arts. This dazzling, family-friendly stage runs between 12pm and 6pm.

Street theatre, African drummers, Brazilian dancers, Arab and Asian arts will appear alongside art installations and more – creating a sensational feast for the eyes and ears. A huge finale is planned for sunset on the main stage.

As well as an exciting programme of animation and activity, Circo’s famous circus performers and show-stopping acts will be performing across the site and the Main Stage.

Putting a bit of soul into the heart of the event - the hotly tipped SoulFest by Soul Inspired Events CIC are confirmed to take over a section of the programme, supported by exciting newcomers Liverpool Disco Festival who’ll be playing vintage funk, disco and soulful house classics until late.

Finally, The Rider will be running a final stage to showcase emerging local artistes, alongside the brilliant Merseyrail Soundstation pop-up with a more intimate offer of acoustic sets.