A new music festival featuring acts like Oasis, Queen and Coldplay, is poised to deliver a major tourism boost to Perth.
Organisers want the city to host the region’s first Fake Festival, boasting a line-up of big-name tribute bands.
The show will follow in the footsteps of other successful Perthshire-based music events including Rewind, T in the Park and Dougie Maclean’s Amber Festival.
This week licensing chiefs will be asked to grant a permit to stage the event at the city’s South Inch in May.
Around 1,800 music fans are expected to flock to the May 21 event.
Bands including Flash a tribute to Queen Oasish and Coldplace have already been booked to appear.
The day-long show will also feature several local and up-and-coming acts.
The Fake Festival phenomenon began with an event in Lincolnshire nine years ago.
Over the years, the show has toured towns and cities across England.
Promoters now want to move into Perth after a successful outing in Greenock last summer.
Perth organiser Ian Brittain said: “In our experience of taking the festival to other areas, the response from the public has always been overwhelmingly positive.
“We have already had people contacting us about this from as far afield as Aberdeen and other parts of Scotland, as well as from people in London.”
He said there will be a link-up with local food firms and Perth College, offering students work experience behind the scenes.
“It’s difficult to say at this stage how many people will attend, but it should be good news for local hoteliers and other businesses.”
Members of Perth and Kinross Council’s licensing board will consider granting the event a public entertainment licence on Thursday.
Paperwork lodged with the committee reveals the show will be staged inside a marquee tent.
Organisers have also submitted a full risk assessment, detailing how staff will cope with major emergencies including serious accidents and even bomb threats.
The concept was created by businessman Jez Lee, who said he wanted to give communities the chance to experience an affordable music festival on their doorstep.
Over the past seven years, he has staged more than 100 shows across the UK.
People living around South Inch will be notified of festival times and other details by post.