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Episode 2

With performances from Franz Ferdinand, Joy Crookes, Billy Nomates, ALT BLK ERA, Cameron Winter and Jackson Dean, and Jools chats to Beverley Knight and Holly Johnson.

Jools welcomes the return of Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand, who were last on the show in 2013, to perform a couple of songs from their sixth album, The Human Fear.

South London artist Joy Crookes returns with her first new music in four years to perform a couple of new songs, including I Know You’d Kill, a
track written about trust and Joy’s path through music.

Bristol singer, songwriter and musician Tor Maries, aka Billy Nomates, performs The Test from her third album, Metalhorse.

And there are three more artists all making their debut on the show. From Nottingham, 2024 MOBO Award winners and sister duo ALT BLK ERA perform My Drummer’s Girlfriend from their debut album, Rave Immortal. From Brooklyn, New York, Cameron Winter performs a track from his first solo offering, entitled Heavy Metal, and from Nashville, new rising star of the American country music scene Jackson Dean performs the song
Heavens to Betsy from his second album, On the Back of My Dreams.

Jools also chats at the piano to powerhouse vocalist-turned-theatre star Beverley Knight, who is currently taking on the role of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the theatre tour of Marie & Rosetta, and 80s icon Holly Johnson, frontman of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who are celebrating over 40 years of their seminal debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome.

Release date:

44 minutes

On TV

Sun 25 May 2025 22:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jools Holland
Series Producer Caroline Cullen
Director Janet Fraser Crook

Broadcast

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