Rocker Slash is to be honored with the 2,473rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Charlie Sheen and movie mogul Robert Evans will be among the celebrities saluting the guitar great when he unveils his pavement plaque on 10 July in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard.

Ana Martinez, the producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies, tells WENN, "We are proud to place his name among the stars on our fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame."

Slash will follow the unveiling ceremony with a private acoustic performance alongside singer Myles Kennedy at the Hard Rock Cafe.

The guitarist becomes the first member of Guns N' Roses ever to be honored on the historic pavement. (KL/WN/MT)