THE line-up of support bands taking to the stage during a major music festival in Birkenhead Park later this year has been revealed.

The Fake Festival will take place on Saturday, July 9 as part of its 10th anniversary summer tour.

It features three major tribute acts to Queen, Oasis and Kings of Leon.

Supporting them are local bands Dr Strangelove, Problem Child, The Clan, The Havocs and Table 73.

They have been hand-picked by festival organisers Gary Hunt and George Thomas.

George told the Globe: "It is a lengthy task selecting support bands for the festivals, and support submissions start rolling in from September 2015 onwards.

"We are very fortunate to receive hundreds of applications to perform on our main stage, and we do listen to each submission."

Table 73's repertoire ranges from Oasis and AC/DC to The Arctic Monkeys, The Ramones, and everything else inbetween.

The Havocs are a four piece indie/garage rock band influenced by The Stone Roses, The La's, The Libertines and Oasis.

The Clan describe themselves as 'a good time, feel good classic rock band' and will performing a collection of their own material, as well as covers of hits by the likes of T-Rex, Slade, ZZ Top and Bad Company.

Problem Child are a party covers band and will perform a wide variety of covers including Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Metallica, Muse and Greenday to name a few.

Dr Strangelove will be the warm-up for the main tribute acts. The five-piece band are inspired by the classic rock trailblazers of the 1970s and '80s.

Festival organiser George Thomas continued: "There is no set criteria for choosing the artists, we just have a listen to them, check out their social media, and then decide if their sound is right for our event.

"We do however like to ensure that the artist is professional, as we take the quality of our entertainment very seriously, and we do not want the crowds to be disappointed.

"We have had the likes of NME Magazine, Capital FM, and various other radio stations attend our festivals on a regular basis, so it is a great platform for new music."

Tickets are available online from www.fakefestivals.co.uk