Bruce Springsteen is joining the big name acts to feature at Carlisle Racecourse this summer.

The Boss is due to make an appearance - well, pictures of him are at least - at the Durdar track.

He is the star of a photographic exhibition of fine-art photographs featuring Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band.

They're described as the most extensive of their kind to tour in the UK - and they'll feature at Carlisle on July 17.

Organisers expect hundreds of fans to want to see the images, taken by the music legend's tour photographer, Jo Lopez.

It will see the racecourse's exhibition hall turned into an art gallery for one night only.

Organised by rock photography exhibition specialists Off Beat Lounge, ‘Photographing Bruce Springsteen’ features stunning live photographs which toured in 2015, as well as other intimate off-stage moments, rehearsal and ‘down-time’ shots never seen by the public before.

Lopez will be there too, talking about his early career as an instrument technician for the late Clarence Clemmons, and then as Springsteen’s tour photographer.

Off Beat Lounge founder Mark Overton said: "Jo’s work has been published around the world, including the front cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

"However, while many of his photographs of Bruce and the band are world famous, this tour will represent a more intimate and absorbing journey around the world, from New Jersey to Cape Town, and Sao Paolo to Barcelona.”

Lopez added: "The time I spent with Bruce and the band is very special to me, and selecting the images for this tour has fired up many wonderful memories. I’m delighted that fans will get to see some of my more close-up work."

The event will run from 7.30pm until 9pm for standard admission tickets, with VIP ticket holders gaining access from 6.30pm for a ‘Question and Answer’ session with Lopez and private viewing. They are available at: www.offbeatlounge.co.uk/events.

Tickets for a star who's appearing in person, meanwhile, are on sale.
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Paloma Faith will be performing a concert after a race meeting on Saturday, July 7. Demand is expected to be high as part of a huge summer of music that will also feature Lionel Richie at Carlisle United's Brunton Park. Tickets for his show are also on sale.