X FACTOR heartthrob Ben Mills is to be the headline act at this year's Tidworth Area festival.

The festival takes place on Sunday 29 July on the tattoo ground in the grounds of Tedworth House.

Ben Mills was a runner up in the 2006 X Factor competition on ITV and he will be joined at the festival by other finalists from that competition - Eton Road, Ashley McKenzie, Dione Mitchell and 4Sure.

"Organisation of Tidworth Area Festival 2007 is well in hand and a terrific line-up of other stage acts and activities have already been put in place," said a festival spokeswoman.