SCOTTISH bands Idlewild and The Proclaimers have been announced as the headliners who will get a festival rocking this September.

The three-day Ramsbottom Festival will take place at Ramsbottom Cricket Club, Shipper Bottom Lane, from September 18 to 20.

Alternative rock band Idlewild will headline the boutique festival on Saturday, September 19.

After five years away, Idlewild returned with new release Everything Ever Written in February — the band’s eighth studio album and most eclectic output to date.

Representing a new chapter, both personally and creatively, it features 12 tracks of alternative rock woven together from strands of Scottish folk, Americana and Hebridean psychedelia.

Vocalist Roddy Woomble said: "The album was predominantly written on the Isle of Mull.

"The record soundtracks a period of transition. Working without time constraints gave the whole thing a creative freedom. Idlewild is a new band to me now — I’m excited for the future."

In October, the group completed a sold out acoustic tour of unique, intimate venues throughout the Highlands and islands of Scotland.

It re-introduced them to live audiences after a half-decade break, performing re-worked versions of old songs and tracks from the new album, followed by a UK and European tour in February and March.

Other acts appearing on the Saturday include BBC Radio 6 Music's Tom Robinson and his band, Irish folk/blues troubadour Marc O’Reilly and Manchester-based indie/electro band The Slow Readers Club.

They will be followed by I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) rockers The Proclaimers, who will grace the stage as the headline act on Sunday, September 20.

After completing a two year world tour late in 2013, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid took 2014 off to focus on writing a new album — Let's Hear It For The Dogs, due for release on April 27.

Over the years, the pair have enjoyed huge success across the globe having carved out a niche in a world where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide.

The line-up for the Sunday includes Bolton-born broadcaster Mark Radcliffe with his band Galleon Blast, indie-folk singer Ciaran Lavery, Glastonbury alt-folk group The Moulettes, Benji Kirkpatrick, who plays various stringed instruments including guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and banjo, and folk roots act Edward II.

The headline act for the Friday is due to be announced.

Weekend festival tickets cost £120 for a family (two adults and up to three children aged six to 13), £55 for adults, £17 for 14 to 17-year-olds, £9 for six to 13-year-olds and free for under sixes.

Visit ramsbottomfestival.com.