It's time to party! Power in the Park, Southampton's very own free outdoor pop festival, is back for the ninth year running - and even better than ever. ANDREW WHITE previews the line up at this year's event

ATOP line-up of current chart stars, from new favourites like Busted and Girls Aloud to established acts such as Melanie C and Dannii Minogue, has been assembled by organisers 103.2 Power FM to entertain an expected crowd of 65,000 pop fans.

Southampton Common will be transformed into the south's hottest music venue for the afternoon as almost 20 top pop acts take to the stage to belt out their best-known tunes.

Now something of a tradition in Southampton, Power in the Park is a fab day out for all the family - whatever the weather (and this year, unlike last, the sun is promising to shine!).

So put on your dancing shoes, grab your Busted poster free in tomorrow's Daily Echo and get down to Southampton Common - it's the only place to be this Sunday!

All the essential

information about this year's Power in the Park:

What:

Power in the Park 9

When:

Sunday 12 noon-4pm

Where:

Southampton Common

Travel:

Additional train services will be running (tel: 08457 484950)

Ten-minute return bus service will be provided from the Central train station to the Common, with the last bus leaving the Common from Bellemoor Road at 5.20pm (tel: 023 8022 4854)

Road closures:

Cemetery Road will be closed for disabled parking; Northlands Road will be closed from The Avenue to Hulse Road for pedestrian access.

Line-up:

Kym Marsh

Ashley Hamilton

Jody Lei

Lisa Scott-Lee

Jennifer Ellison

Harry Brookes

Triple Eight

Michelle Branch

Simple Plan

Billy Crawford

Busted

Cheeky Girls

Maria Wilson

Blazin Squad

Dannii Minogue

Tommi

DJ Sammy

Girls Aloud

Will you be at Power in the Park on Sunday? Our photographers will be there as well, snapping away at the stars and, of course, the audience. Check out our special website where you can buy all our pictures of this great event.

www.thisissouthampton.co.uk/powerinthepark/