MADNESS are set to return to Carlisle for a show-stopping summer gig at Bitts Park.

The ska legends have announced a city concert which will take place on June 9, 2019.

The band, fronted by singer-songwriter Suggs, will be bringing some of their greatest hits including Our House, It Must Be Love and House of Fun.

Tickets for the event are set to go on pre-sale from 10am on Monday via Ticketline. General release tickets are available from 10am on Wednesday from other major ticket outlets.

Madness's last performance in Cumbria was at Kendal Calling in 2016. They also performed at Carlisle Racecourse in 2015.