Joining Jools on the third show of the series are Coldplay, the bestselling and world-famous British group who return to the show to debut songs from their much-anticipated sixth album Ghost Stories. US rock duo Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, aka the Black Keys also return to the show to perform a couple of tracks from their upcoming eighth album Turn Blue which sees Danger Mouse return to producing duties. American soul and funk band Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings also perform. Their recent album Give the People What They Want was scheduled for release last August but was delayed when Jones was diagnosed with stage II pancreatic cancer. She has completed her treatment and has bounced back with a vengeance, with the band getting the best reviews of their careers. Making his solo debut on the show after performances with many of his other groups is west London's Damon Albarn. He plays some numbers from his Everyday Robots LP, which has been described as 'without a doubt the most personal album in Albarn's long and incredibly varied career.' Completing the line-up is Sahrawi singer Aziza Brahim, born in 1976 in a refugee camp in the western part of the Sahara desert, where her mother had settled in late 1975, fleeing from the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. At the age of 11, she received scholarships to study in Cuba, like many Sahrawi students at the time. She wanted to study music, but was rejected. She left school and returned to the refugee camps in 1995, pursuing her musical career. She performs a couple of tracks from her Soutak album.

Joining Jools in the studio is Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, also known as Aloe Blacc, who returns to perform on the show following his debut back in 2010. He performs his recent No 1 smash The Man and other tracks from his new album Lift Your Spirit. Originally from Southend-on-Sea, the Horrors are in the studio to play a song or two from their upcoming fourth studio album, Luminous. Also performing on the show and returning with their first album in 16 years are the Afghan Whigs from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rising up around the grunge scene in the late 80s, the band had commercial success in the early 90s but called it a day in 2001. They return to the show to play a couple of numbers from their upcoming Do to the Beast LP. From Gothenburg, Sweden, synth pop quartet Little Dragon drop by to run through a track or two from their new release, Nabuma Rubberband. Plus a solo spot from Sturgill Simpson, the Kentucky-raised, Nashville-based singer-songwriter, putting the authentic twang back into country music on his forthcoming album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which harks back to both Waylon Jennings and Randy Travis. Plus German jazz singer Roger Cicero who will join Jools at the piano for a number.

Joining Jools in the studio are Leicester's stadium rockers and upcoming Glastonbury headliners Kasabian, debuting tracks from their upcoming fifth album '48:13', appropriately named after its running length. Following her collaboration in 2013 with David Byrne, New York singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark aka St. Vincent, returns to perform on the show. She released her fifth and self-titled album to much critical acclaim in early 2014. Former Roxy Music member and producer extraordinaire Brian Eno and front man of long-running dance outfit Underworld Karl Hyde, have joined forces to record an album entitled 'Someday World', which is an organic blend of melody and dance grooves. Also on the show are Ibibio Sound Machine, an eight-piece British-based band who veer between the West African highlife sound mixed with modern post-punk and electro, led by London born Nigerian singer Eno Williams. Completing the line up are New York singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, known for her work with the group 10,000 Maniacs back in the 1980s, she has recorded her first new collection of original material for thirteen years which has been described as 'an alluring mix of the political and the personal', and making his TV debut, from Bristol, is George Ezra who cites Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie as his musical influences.

New York singer and accomplished chef Kelis returns to the show to perform songs from her sixth album, which is appropriately titled Food. Also returning to the show with songs from his sixth album is US singer songwriter Ray Lamontagne, whose Supernova LP has been produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and has been described as 'perfect summer psych-pop'. He made is TV debut on the show back in 2011 and since then Suffolk's Ed Sheeran has achieved global success with just his guitar and collection of pop folk tunes that appeal to all ages. He returns to the show to perform a tune from his upcoming second album x. From Austin, Texas four-piece rock and rollers White Denim make their debut on the show with tunes from their Corsicana Lemonade album. Best known as front woman of The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde performs tracks from her upcoming debut solo album Stockholm, recorded with Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn and John fame. There's street folk with an edge from New Orleans-based Hurray for the Riff Raff, fronted by Alynda Lee Segarra, with a tune from their latest Small Town Heroes LP.

Joining Jools for the final episode of the series are Canada's Arcade Fire, who perform tracks from their disco-tinged, No 1 Reflektor album, ahead of their prestigious headline slot at this 2014's Glastonbury Festival. Dublin's rockabilly queen Imelda May returns to the show with a number or two from her internationally acclaimed Tribal LP, which recently shot to No 3 in the UK album charts. Also in the studio are Kendal's Wild Beasts, performing a track or two from their critically acclaimed fourth album, Present Tense. Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten returns to perform a number from her hugely anticipated upcoming album, Are We There. Born in Ghana and raised in London, former Jazz student Kwabs makes his TV debut. With his rich baritone voice combined with a gospel meets electronica sound, he is making soul music for the 21st century. From Seattle, songwriter and musician Damien Jurado has been putting out records since the mid 1990s and he performs a track from his recent and eleventh album, Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son. Completing the line-up and the series, 54 years since The Shadows' monumental chart debut with Apache, British music icon and legendary guitarist Hank Marvin joins Jools in the studio for a chat at the piano.