Newcastle Upon Tyne-based rockers THE WILDHEARTS have issued the following:

"The Wildhearts want you to design a T-shirt for the forthcoming UK tour dates!

The Brief:

• The name of the tour is Chutzpah! but the brief is open and we want your ideas.

• You can design just a front print, or both front and back, it's up to you.

• The colour of the shirt is up to you.

• Please limit your design to as few colours as possible (plus your background shirt colour).

The winner and a friend will receive Backstage Passes to meet the band at the UK tour date of their choice, and shirts bearing their new design.

Designs should be submitted by email, with 'shirt design competition' as the subject line, as an image attachment** no larger than 1MB.

Entries should be sent to the following address only: comp@thewildhearts.com

Your entry image should include your name, email address and phone number somewhere on it.

The closing date for entries is midnight August 23rd, 2009.

Terms & Conditions

• Only one entry per person.

• Image attachments should be in the form of JPEG/PNG/GIF/TIF. Avoid formats that will produce files larger than 1MB and proprietary file formats.

• The winner will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date and judging has taken place. Any, more detailed, image files you may have produced for the design will be collected at this point.

• The name of the winner will be posted on The Wildhearts' website - www.thewildhearts.com

• The Backstage Pass includes entry for the winner and one friend to the winner's chosen date only. You are responsible for getting yourself to and from the venue.

• By submitting your artwork, you acknowledge that your design becomes the property of The Wildhearts and Backstage Alliance.

• The Wildhearts' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

• The Wildhearts reserve the right not to use any design if nothing suitable is entered."

As previously reported, The Wildhearts' Ginger (vocals/guitar) and CJ (guitar) are scheduled to appear on IRON MAIDEN singer BRUCE DICKINSON's BBC 6 Music Friday Rock Show on Friday, August 14th.

According to Sundaysun.co.uk, a spokesman for Dickinson’s show said: “The band has led a fairly chaotic life, blighted by splits, substance abuse and feuds with record companies. Although crude, over the top and eccentric, they continue to wow audiences with their intense energy and crazy stage antics. They tell Bruce about their new album Chutzpah! and their plans for the autumn."

Further show details can be found here.