IF YOU'RE looking for the most eclectic festival line-up ever, then you'll need to take a short trip along the M27.

This year's Gosport Summer Festival mixes the talents of Queen drummer Roger Taylor with cult Aussie Star Rolf Harris and pop's hottest new property, Atomic Kitten.

Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Jenny Frost are a girl band with a difference - they can all actually sing.

Their first four singles, See Ya, Right Now, I Want Your Love and Follow Me all made the UK top 20, while their most recent effort, Whole Again, topped the charts in the UK, Austria, Germany and New Zealand. The Kittens are now hoping to make just as good a showing with their latest single, a cover of the Eighties Bangles hit, Eternal Flame.

The Kittens are already favourites with south coast music fans having made a stunning appearance at Power In The Park. They also recently completed a profile-boosting live set at London's Party In The Park.

"There's nothing better than going out on stage, belting out a few songs and everybody going wild and enjoying themselves," says Natasha.

The band released their debut album, Right Now last year, but have recently re-recorded it with vocals by new girl Jenny Frost.

"The album is doing really well. The first version of it is all sold out in England now, and the new

version, which is out in Europe, went straight into the top 100 in Germany and is also number 17 in Austria. It's just climbing up the charts everywhere."

Former Precious star Jenny Frost replaced Kerry Katona last summer after Kerry left the band to have a baby with her Westlife boyfriend Bryan McFadden.

"We've re-recorded the album with Jenny on it, because we've now got a new line-up and because it didn't sell as well as we expected it to, so hopefully with the success of Whole Again everyone will realise that we have got good songs and they'll want to buy the album."

Jenny is now a permanent fixture in Atomic Kitten, who are looking forward to a live date at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.

"I think the Shepherd's Bush Empire show will give a taster as to what it'll be like if we got an arena tour. We're not planning an arena tour yet because we've got so many university gigs, theatres and PAs, but after that, if all goes well, we'll do an arena tour."

* Tickets for all Gosport Festival concerts are on sale from the festival's 24-hour ticket hotline (08670 603 2665) and on the website at www.ticketweb.co.uk

paul green