Siouxsie Sioux, the punk legend and former frontwoman of Siouxsie & The Banshees, is set to headline this year's Mouth of the Tyne music festival.

Her appearance at Tynemouth Priory over the summer will be Siouxsie's first show in over a decade, having not performed since June 2013.

Siouxsie is set to headline the festival on Friday, July 7, alongside special guests LYR: a band made up of Simon Armitage, the current British poet laureate, and bandmates Richard Walters and Patrick Pearson. 

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In addition to punk rocker Siouxsie and poet Simon Armitage, Mouth of the Tyne Festival will be headlined by pop and R&B stalwart Gabrielle. 

Siouxsie announced her headline gig in Tynemouth as part of a wider set of comeback shows across the UK, Europe, and the USA over the summer - a number of Siouxsie's solo gigs have already sold out. 

The festival will take place from July 6 to 9, at Tynemouth Priory. 

Later in July, Siouxsie will play Latitude festival, in Suffolk, one of the UK's best-attended music festivals. 

Kickstarting her band when she met the Sex Pistols in the 1970s, shortly before the band was wracked with scandal, Siouxsie Sioux has had a star-studded life, playing alongside some of the world's best-known musicians, at the most revered festivals. 

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North Tyneside's elected mayor, Dame Norma Redfearn, said: "We're thrilled to bring such an influential artist to the festival, especially one who has inspired generations of fellow musicians and fans.

"Performances from Siouxsie are rare so to see her on stage at Tynemouth Priory and Castle will be very special indeed."

Tickets, and more information about the festival, can be found at mouthofthetyne.com