None other than Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber will be headlining Birmingham's Fusion Festival this Summer, performing for the event's first ever Friday opening on August 28th 2015 as it becomes a 3-day event for the very first time.

Fusion Festival 2015 logo

Fusion Festival with Vimto will mark an exclusive UK performance for the award-winning, record-breaking popstar, whose last performance in the country was in 2013 as part of his Believe World Tour. He'll be facing 50,000 festival goers at Cofton Park in Birmingham, alongside Saturday and Sunday's respective headliners Rudimental and McBusted

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'I love the UK and I'm really excited to be playing at Fusion this year', says Bieber, whose last release was December 2013's compilation album 'Journals', though he has since teamed up with Cody Simpson on the collaborative single 'Home to Mama'. 'There are some great artists on the line up so to be headlining the Friday night, is a real honor.'

Justin Bieber on Comedy Central Roast
Justin Bieber headlines Fusion's first Friday

Also on the bill for Friday are special guest Tinie Tempah, up and coming Manchester boyband Rixton, Brit producer Dj Fresh and Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG. Saturday sees Labrinth joining headliners Rudimental alongside electronic bands Clean Bandit and Sigma, 'X Factor' finalist Ella Henderson and Becky Hill of 'The Voice UK'. Final day Sunday features more pop gems including boybands The Vamps and Union J, garage duo Gorgon City, London singer-songwriter Jess Glynne and the chart-topping Conor Maynard.

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Fusion is all about a good cause too, with £5 from every ticket sale going to The Prince's Trust; a young persons charity that aims to encourage underprivileged youths to turn their lives around and become successful.

Tickets are priced at £120.00 for the whole weekend, with day passes fixed at £49.99. Sale starts on March 27th.