| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | 22:00 |
| Programme to include: | ||
| Fitzgerald, Ella (1917-1996) | What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? | |
| Works by Charles, Ray (1930-2004) | ||
| Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles | The Coffee Song | |
| Works by Armstrong, Louis (1901-1971) | ||
| Works by Goodman, Benny (1909-1986) | ||
| Works by Sinatra, Frank (1915-1998) | ||
| Works by Franklin, Aretha (b. 1942) | ||
| Works by James, Etta (1938-2012) |
| RTÉ Concert Orchestra | |
| Guy Barker | Conductor |
| Giacomo Smith | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| Tommy Blaize | Vocals |
| Vanessa Haynes | Vocals |
| Joe Stilgoe | Vocals |
Join us for a sensational New Year’s Eve celebration with RTÉ Concert Orchestra Associate Artist conductor/arranger Guy Barker, following last year’s sold out ‘Swing and Jive’ concert, and 2023’s ‘Gatsby and Beyond’ night.
Sing and dance into 2026 as the RTÉ CO and Barker welcome back vocalists Vanessa Haynes, Joe Stilgoe, Strictly Come Dancing’s Tommy Blaize, and clarinet virtuoso Giacomo Smith, performing classics including Ella Fitzgerald’s “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”, Ray Charles soul favourites, plus Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles’ playful “The Coffee Song” – originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946, and shortly afterward by Louis Prima and His Orchestra.
Expect show-stopping party pieces by Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Percy Mayfield, Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Al Green, Prince, Paloma Faith and more. Early booking advised – join us to mark a century of song, swing and soul.
