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Is Jools Hollands' Annual Hootenanny live? Who are the guests for the 2020 show and where is the audience?

Is Jools Hollands Annual Hootenanny live Who are the guests for the 2020 show and where is the audience
The 27th edition of the New Year's Eve music extravaganza is on tonight and gives people a live music treat

Jools Hollands' Hootenanny is one thing we can count on to carry on as normal this New Year's Eve with the presenter and his musical guests back to entertain us as we approach midnight.

But if you're wondering how he hasn't yet grown tired of spending December 31 presenting his annual Hootenanny after 27 years, well, it's because he doesn't.

It turns out Jools Holland, Mr New Year's Eve himself, isn't actually counting down to midnight with us - not live, at least.

The party-time show is pre-recorded earlier in December as the guests and Jools himself probably have other plans on actual NYE.

Jools with the band

This year's Hootenanny will probably be slightly differently set up due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cosy chats with music legends at the piano vetoed and the audience likely not to be belting out Auld Lang Syne at the strike of midnight.

In fact sing-a-longs won't be on the cards at all as there was actually no audience present at the recording due to safety guidelines.

The BBC confirmed today that all the performances and interviews were socially distanced.

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The two-hour and five minute show will air from 11.15pm on BBC Two, tonight - December 31.

Tomorrow (January 1) on BBC Two you can catch up on previous years with Jools' Annual Hootenanny Best Bits Ever at 10.45pm.

What's the line-up for the 2020 Hootenanny?
Celeste (Image: PA)

Joining Jools and his orchestra in the studio this year are Celeste, Sir Tom Jones, Michael Kiwanuka, Roisin Murphy, Rick Wakeman, Ruby Turner, Chris Difford, and the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Batallion Scots Guards.

Winner of the 2020 Mercury Prize Michael Kiwanuka performs a song from his prizewinning self-titled album and takes on a song written by his idol Bill Withers.

Michael Kiwanuka (Image: Getty Images for Hyundai Mercury)

BBC’s Sound of 2020, Celeste, serenades us with her infectious, soulful vocals on a number or two. The legendary Sir Tom Jones returns to the show with his inimitable baritone voice and a good dose of 1950s rock ’n’ roll. Irish singer-songwriter and formerly one half of Moloko, Roisin Murphy, makes a return after her performance on the Millennium Hootenanny two decades ago.

Songwriter, producer and keyboard player Rick Wakeman joins Jools for a piano duet to serve up a good dose of boogie-woogie, and Queen of the Hootenanny Ruby Turner raises the roof.

Jools also takes a look back at some of the incredible Hootenanny performances from the archive, including the likes of Jamiroquai, Rudimental and Ella Eyre, Madness, ABC and Aloe Blacc.

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