Two local acts have been confirmed to play the forthcoming Tennents Vital festival later in the summer.

Trucker Diablo and Gerard i2 have been selected through the Tennents Untapped competition and will now perform at the event due to be held in the Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast on August 21st and 22nd.

Trucker Diablo will share a stage with Foo Fighters, the Black Keys and the Minutes on August 21st, while Strabane rapper Gerard i2 will play algonside The Stone Roses, Florence and the Machine and Rodrigo Y Gabriela.

Tom Harte, lead singer with Trucker Diablo, told ATL "To get this chance to play Vital makes all the hard work worthwhile, to all our familes, fans and supporters this is for you...Big Truck Keeps on Rollin'"