Thousands of music fans will flock to Boltfest to see some of the country's top rock, indie and metal tribute bands at Queens Park, Bolton on the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May.

Tickets will be released this Friday 20 March at 9am and they are expected to be snapped up in record time so don't hang about

The free festival, which will feature tribute bands of some of the world's most well known rock and pop acts, will see headline performances from The Doors Alive, and Guns Or Roses.

With bands performing from midday until 10pm on both days, it will be a May Bank Holiday to remember.

The Guns and Roses tribute band headline on the Saturday, night with the rest of the day's line-up including Fu Fighters, the AC/DC Experience, Megadeth UK, Rage Against the Machine tribute act Enraged, Reet Hot Chilli Peppers, Black Sabbath tribute act Ozzbest, Pantera UK and Blink-182 tribute act 182.

Sunday's line up is headlined by The Doors Alive, with performances from Led Into Zeppelin, Royal Blood tribute act Loyal Blood, The White Stripes tribute act The White Striped, Manic Street Preachers tribute act Manic Street Creatures, Jimi Hendrix tribute act Are You Experienced, Nirvana tribute act In Bloom, Pearl Jam tribute act Pearl Scam, and U2 tribute act U2 Tribe.

More acts are set to be announced, playing over the festival's three stages. As well as all the classic covers fuelling a feel-good atmosphere, there'll be a food and market area, a beer tent and plenty of kids activities to keep the whole family entertained.

Tickets will be released this Friday 20 March at 9am and they are expected to be snapped up in record time so don't hang about.

Tickets are free, all you pay is a booking fee of £2.90 per person.