KT TUNSTALL is to play PJ Molloys in Dunfermline as a part of a campaign to safeguard grassroots music venues.

The Fife singer will lend her support to the Passport: Back to Our Roots initiative which aims to raise money to spare smaller venues from the threat of closure.

She is among a handful of acts to back the idea, including the Pet Shop Boys and Passenger, who will play at separate venues.

The artists involved were able to choose which venues to play with KT opting for the iconic Dunfermline venue and the Windmill in Brixton.

She said: "Without grassroots music venues, there are no big acts. It's as simple as that.

"The incredible eco-system of small venues exists, in the vast majority of cases, as labours of love.

"Constantly up against rapidly rising business rates and big developer interests, these essential community hubs are kept alive by often overworked owners and staff with an unending passion for music and the music lovers and musicians they serve."

She added: "Having worked my way through this amazing network, I chose the Windmill in Brixton as it showcases so many new artists and bands dreaming of playing famous Brixton Academy, just a mile away.

"I also chose PJ Molloys in Dunfermline, very close to where I grew up.

"I remember finding it so hard to find places to play in Fife, so a venue like this is so important to aspiring musicians."

Two further artists will be announced on BBC Radio 6 Music during the station's State of Independents Day on Thursday, September 10.

Dates for the shows are yet to be confirmed, organisers have said.

Entry will be via a prize draw which will run for three weeks from Monday, September 14, until Monday, October 5, via crowdfunder.co.uk/passport-back-to-our-roots

For a £5 minimum donation to the campaign, music fans will be entered into the draw to win passes to the show of their choice for themselves and a guest.

The latest announcement comes as £75,000 was raised from the first prize draw for entry to concerts by Elbow, Public Service Broadcasting, Everything Everything, The Slow Readers Club and Ash.

For more information on the campaign, visit www.passportbacktoourroots.org