Deacon Blue have been announced as headliners at next year's Montrose Music Festival.

The band are returning to the event having previously performed therein 2009.

It was earlier confirmed the Beach Boys would be closing the tenth anniversary of the festival at the East Links in the Angus town.

Deacon Blue lead singer Ricky Ross said: "We're having great fun touring right now and are really looking forward to returning to MoFest next year.

"We're going to make it a big show and with a lot of favourites, old and new. Don't expect to go home too early."

Bandmate Lorraine McIntosh said: "We remember our show at MoFest 2009 with great fondness. We're really excited to be heading back to Montrose and being part of its special tenth anniversary celebrations. We promise a great show and hope to see lots of our fans there."

Next year marks 30 years since the release of Deacon Blue's debut album Raintown, which included their hit single Dignity.

David Paton, chairman of Montrose Music Festival, said: "We're delighted to welcome back Deacon Blue as headliners for MoFest 2017.

"They were absolutely superb when they performed at MoFest in 2009 and we were keen to bring back one of our original headliners for this special weekend.

"MoFest 2017 promises to be a special, memorable weekend and we hope that music lovers from across Scotland will come and join us for a weekend of great live music."

He added: "In addition to the headline shows on Friday and Sunday, there will be around 200 bands performing over the course of the weekend, in various locations around the town. There will be a varied genre of music available, so there really is something for everyone."

The Glasgow band will be performing at the festival on Friday, May 26, with the event running over three days until Sunday, May 28.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday.