A blues festival returning for the first time in two years has already sold out.

The Dereham Blues Festival opening concert, on July 6 has completely sold out over a month before the gig is set to take place at Dereham Memorial Hall.

The concert, featuring When Rivers Meet and Kyla Brox, is the first concert and kicks off five days of music in the town.

It is also the first festival since 2019 after a two-year break amid the coronavirus pandemic.

When Rivers Meet, led by husband and wife Aaron and Grace Bond who hails from Essex but met in Downham Market.

Last year they won four gongs at the UKBlues Awards, including band of the year and album of the year.

Also headlining will be Kyla Brox, whose raw talent has seen her described as “the finest female blues singer of her generation”.

She was voted as best female vocalist at the European Blues Awards for 2019.