​A Bristol music act will get the chance to support Irish pop group Westlife in front of 15,000 people, thanks to an Evening Post competition.

One band or soloist will win the chance of a lifetime to perform live at this summer’s concert at Ashton Gate stadium on June 17 as one of the group’s support acts.

To enter the competition, acts must fill out an entry form and send it in along with two differently dated front pages of the Evening Post, from today’s until the May 20 edition, and upload a track – no longer than four minutes – on to the Post website.

Readers will be invited to vote for their favourite track between May 24 and May 27.

The three tracks which receive the most votes by noon on May 27 will be listened to by an independent judging panel, which will declare a winner.

The judges are looking for a lively, upbeat pop/rock artist or band that will sit comfortably on the bill with Westlife.

Ed Furniss, a spokesman for Ashton Gate, said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for a local band or solo artist who will have the experience of performing in front of 15,000 people.

“The Westlife concert is going to be a big night on the Bristol calendar so it will be fantastic for any artists wanting to raise their profile.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For many musicians it may be the only chance they get to perform to such a large audience. We are very thankful to Westlife and their management for giving this opportunity.”

Westlife have sold 43 million records worldwide including 14 UK number ones – a record only bettered by Elvis and The Beatles.

Their biggest hits include Flying Without Wings, If I Let You Go and You Raise Me Up as well as covers of Against All Odds, Uptown Girl and I Have A Dream.

The line-up – Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan – saw their latest album Where We Are reach number two in the UK albums chart.

Their main support act is yet to be confirmed.

The Westlife show is the first concert to be staged at Ashton Gate since Bon Jovi’s sell-out show in 2008 and the popular band follow a long line of major acts to have played at the venue in the past decade including The Who, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Meatloaf and Bryan Adams.

The Evening Post ran a similar competition in 2008 to find a support act for Bon Jovi, which was won by four-piece rock band Switchblade UK.

This year’s competition will be judged by the Evening Post’s entertainment editor Steve Harnell, Colston Hall’s programme manager Paul Preager and Bristol City’s matchday DJ Tim Shires.

Tickets for the concert, priced £35-50, are available online at ashtongatestadium.co.uk, seetickets.com or ticketmaster.co.uk, or by phoning the stadium hotline 0871 222 66 66 (option one, then “concert tickets”).

Click here to upload your MP3 or video entry.

All entrants must be over 16 on the date of the performance, and must not have a current recording contract.

Each entry must be an original song of the entrant’s own creation.

Standard Evening Post terms and conditions apply - see the public notices in Tuesday’s paper for more information.