Mariah Carey will take break from Las Vegas residency to headline Blackpool festival

She will play Livewire Festival this August

Mariah Carey performing in Times Square (Getty)

Mariah Carey is coming to Blackpool.

The iconic singer will take a break from her Las Vegas residency to headline the northern seaside town’s Livewire Festival, performing at the Tower Festival Headland Arena stage on 24 August. The show will mark Carey's only UK festival date this year.

Councillor Gillian Campbell, deputy leader of Blackpool Council, said: “This is absolutely fantastic news and we are thrilled at the prospect of Mariah Carey performing live in Blackpool.

“She is a world-class artist and this promises to be another sensational Livewire event over the August Bank Holiday weekend.”

Carey is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide across her nearly 30-year career.

Livewire Festival launched last year and saw acts including Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, and The Jacksons perform.

In April, the event suffered a blow as country music star Kenny Rogers was forced to pull out of his Saturday headline slot due to ill health.

Meanwhile, Carey was recently accused of sexual harassment by a former manager and has been threatened with a lawsuit. The singer was also recently diagnosed with bipolar.

Additional reporting by agencies.