George Ezra has been named among stars set to join Jools Holland as his Annual Hootenanny show returns to Maidstone Studios.

Other stars announced for the show, which is filmed next week and airs on New Year's Eve, include Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, whose album Prioritise Pleasure was nominated or a Mercury Prize, and Cat Burns, whose song Go is one of the best-selling songs of 2022.

There's still time to apply for tickets to attend the show's filming which takes place at the studios on Wednesday December 14, but the ballot closes tonight at 10pm.

Fans who wish to be in the audience are encouraged to enter the ballot for tickets here.

Former Squeeze band member Jools Holland, who lives in Rochester, will also be joined by four further artists whose songs span the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

Joining Jools and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra is Welsh guitarist and singer Andy Fairweather Low who was a founding member and lead singer of 60s pop band Amen Corner.

Fine Young Cannibals lead singer Roland Gift will reprisea couple of his band's big songs with Jools including their second Billboard No.1, Good Thing, while singer-songwriter Gabrielle will also perform her 1993 debut single, Dreams – to marks its 30th anniversary on the turn of midnight.

Representing the 70s are soul group The Real Thing, including original members Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, will perform a a couple of their classic tunes, including You To Me Are Everything.

Also performing are US duo Rachael & Vilray, a singer-songwriter combo who take the jazz pop standard sound of the 30s and 40s and create something new.

Boogie Woogie Queen, Ruby Turner will complete the bill, before a midnight performance from the Pipes & Drums of the 1st Battalion Scot Guards at midnight, and Jools will also be drawing a resolution or two from a famous face.