Olly Murs

Olly rose to fame as runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor, and has since gone on to record a double platinum selling album and number one singles. He is currently on a sell-out tour of the UK which started in Cardiff at the beginning of February.

The news will be announced at a special launch event at the Eirias Stadium on Thursday, where an audience including cabinet members and councillors from Conwy Council and directors from Orchard, Wales' largest independent music promoter will watch a recorded message from Olly, indicating how much he is looking forward to playing Access All Eirias during the summer. Olly said: "I can't wait to play Access All Eirias on July 28^th and to entertain my fans in North Wales in what promises to be a great show." Support acts will be announced in due course.

Iwan Davies, Chief Executive of Conwy County Borough Council said: "We're looking forward to welcoming Olly to Colwyn Bay. This spectacular concert will showcase the facilities at Eirias to a whole new audience and help establish it as the perfect location for community, cultural and sporting events."

"The redevelopment of Eirias is a cornerstone of our regeneration work in Colwyn Bay.  The multi-million pound investment in the town under the Bay Life+ Programme is providing substantial opportunities for North Wales."

Olly is signed to Epic Records and Simon Cowell's Syco Music label, and sold over 600,000 copies of his debut album Olly Murs, from which he had number one single success with Please Don't Let Me Go. He recently released the follow-up album In Case You Didn't Know, which went straight in at number one, and from it the singles Heart Skips A Beat and Dance With Me Tonight also went to the top of the charts.

Orchard director Pablo Janczur said: "We are really excited to bring Olly Murs to this great new outdoor venue in Colwyn Bay and we are sure that fans from across North Wales will flock to see one of the UK's most popular stars during the height of summer. We are working very closely with Conwy Council to make sure the venue is able to inspire local people and make them proud of their new attraction, bring visitors in to the area and provide some good news for the region's economy."

Olly was on our TV screens recently when he returned to the X Factor to co-present spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack. He has won the award for Best Male Artist at the BT Digital Music Awards and the Best Album award at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards that are nominated by teenagers.

The event is supported by Conwy County Borough Council, Bay of Colwyn Town Council, Principality Building Society and media partners Heart FM; Daily Post; and North Wales Weekly News.