SUNDERLAND’ Split Festival has announced the headliners for the 2014 event will be Dizzee Rascal and Maximo Park and The Cribs.

The event will also move to Mowbray Park in the city centre and is being brought forward in the calendar, from its normal September time slot to the weekend of August 9 and 10.

Ross Millard, who programmes the music at Split, said: "Dizzee Rascal, who is Saturday’s main act, is British institution, a household name, with countless hits and who has fans across the genres."

"It's fantastic to have Maximo Park, a North-East band, as a main stage Sunday headliner.

“They have a big back catalogue of singalong hits, perfect way to end the festival.”

He added: “We've been courting The Cribs for quite a few years and we're made up to get them to Sunderland.

“They are raw, exciting and unpredictable, and again they have a lot of releases to draw a festival set list from."

The Cribs will appear on Sunday.

Split spokesman Barry Hyde said: "By bringing Split into the summertime and changing the site as well, we're looking at it as a fresh start.

“We are extremely excited about bringing the festival to the city centre. Mowbray Park will be a beautiful venue.”

Further acts and information will be released in due course. Day tickets are £30 and weekend tickets £50.

For further information or tickets visit www.splitfestival.com or www.ticketweb.co.uk