LEGENDARY musician Meat Loaf will be performing a spectacular open air show in Romsey in July.

He completes the line-up of artists appearing at Broadlands this summer, which already includes singer songwriter Katie Melua on Friday July 4 and reformed chart toppers Boyzone on Saturday July 5.

Meat Loaf takes to the stage the following night with a show set to include some of his string of worldwide hits including Bat Out Of Hell, You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, It's All Coming Back To Me Now, Dead Ringer For Love and I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).

Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday in September 1947, is renowned for the power and drama of his live shows.

The American rock singer and actor of stage and screen is noted for his albums Bat Out Of Hell and its two follow-ups and several famous songs from movies.

His successful music career has spawned some of the largest-selling albums, and broken several records for chart duration.

Bat Out Of Hell, the debut album which had been four years in the making, has sold more than 37 million copies.

After almost 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed in the charts for more than nine years.

Each of the seven tracks on the album eventually charted as a hit single.

Meat Loaf has also appeared in more than 50 movies or television shows sometimes as himself, or as characters resembling his stage persona.

His most notable roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Bob Paulson in Fight Club.

Last year, Meat Loaf granted filmmaker Bruce David Klein exclusive access for a backstage documentary, Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise, shot in February 2007 at the beginning of the singer's tour in support of Bat Out of Hell III.

The film was an official selection of the Montreal World Film Festival in 2007.

Tickets to see Meat Loaf at Broadlands on Sunday July 6 are £37.50 and go on sale at 9am tomorrow.

Tickets: 0871 424 4444 or ticketline.co.uk