MUSIC-LOVERS will be entertained in a long weekend of live music.

Summer Jam is to showcase the best musical talent in the area with 15 bands performing at The Rake Hall, Ellesmere Port.

The event takes place from Friday, June 17, to Sunday, June 19, from 7pm.

Special guests on Friday night are Severenth, a North Wales band who will play alongside Ozzy Osborne and Motörhead at a metal festival later this year.

On Saturday night four local support bands will be joined by the first ever Limp Bizkit tribute band.

The weekend will wind down with relaxed indie, pop and rock on the Sunday, closing out with special guests, Staffordshire-based Paper Tigers.

Tickets are £5 for Friday and Saturday night and £3 for Sunday night, or £10 for a weekend ticket. They can be bought from the venue or at www.cdsentertainmentuk.com.