THE ECHO can today offer readers the chance to live like a pop star for a day.

To celebrate the opening week of the Summer Pops, the ECHO has teamed up with festival organisers CMP Entertainment to offer an array of money-can’t-buy prizes.

The Pops will see some of the biggest names in music heading to Liverpool.

They opened last night with legendary blues guitarist John Mayall at the 02 Academy, and tonight Pops favourite The Australian Pink Floyd Show kick off the proceedings at the ECHO arena.

During the month-long festival, the acts will be given star treatment – eating in the best restaurants, making the most of the pampering in the city’s salons and shopping until they drop.

Now, thanks to our great new competition, they won’t be the only ones.

For the girls, you and a friend could be going to see The Pussycat Dolls at their ECHO Arena Summer Pops show on Wednesday July 22 and meet the girls on the night of their show.

A chauffeur-driven car, courtesy of Club Class Cars, will pick you and your friend up from home and whisk you into the city for some pampering.

You and your friend will get your hair styled at top salon Voodou on Bold Street, by hairdresser to the stars Phil Gallagher, who has styled Kate Moss, Lily Cole and Dannii Minogue.

Then you can sit back and relax during a sumptuous lunch at the Sir Thomas Street Hotel. Then it’s on to designer store Lollipops in Clayton Square to pick up your designer handbags.