UP to 6,000 people may attend a three-day festival in Huddersfield when the Tour de France rides through town.
And the event will be staged against the dramatic backdrop of Lockwood viaduct.
The location is right next to the Stage 2 route of Le Grand Depart of the Tour de France next July.
The sprawling site will be big enough for 2,000 campers and can take up to another 4,000 festival-goers.
It will also involve using facilities at Huddersfield RUFC and Lockwood Park Health and Fitness Club.
Lockwood Park has joined forces with Heckmondwike’s Crown of Lights festival specialist Donal O’Driscoll and New Mill sound expert and promoter Darren Hollingworth to put on a three-day sports and live music extravaganza called Le Tour Fest 2014.
The idyllic setting covering 24 acres will be transformed into a village providing parking, camping, food and drink – and it will be posh or so-called ‘glam-camping’ as the site will even offer proper indoor hot showers.
Saunas and even a gym will also be available for campers as well.
The event will host some of the best live music that West Yorkshire can offer with 20 bands and artists already secured.
Among them is popular hard rock Huddersfield band Storm and songsmith Roger Davies from Brighouse. The rest of the line-up will be announced later.
A huge LED screen will be used to show every bit of the demanding Yorkshire stages of the Tour de France and in the evenings an onsite film crew will project all the live music on to the huge screen.
Donal said: “After four months planning and hard work we’re delighted to be working closely with Lockwood Park and, in particular, Huddersfield RUFC and Lockwood Park Health and Fitness Club.
“They completely accept and are fully on board with what we’re trying to achieve here in giving everyone who attends this three-day event a very warm Yorkshire welcome and an unforgettable experience.
“We’re even extending the camping period to three days before and six days after the weekend itself to allow people from further afield the time to cycle the stages for themselves or just go out and explore this fantastic county.”
As far as music festivals and camping are concerned the organisers are providing a lot of creature comforts not normally associated with such events including multiple bars, TV screens, secure cycle lockup, phone charging, Wi-Fi and changing facilities.
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Carrie France, commercial manager for the rugby club, said: “We’ve got all facilities available to provide indoor sit-down meals throughout the three- day event.”
Tickets for the event will be available shortly and people are being urged to submit their details if they wish to be notified as soon as tickets go on sale.
Visit www.tourfest.co.uk or text 07957 765573.
People living near the event will be leafleted shortly with special price offers.
