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Three Welsh bands will take over Later.. with Jools Holland on Tuesday, May 15 - the first time so many acts from Wales have appeared on the long-running music show.

Cardiff band Boy Azooga will appear alongside former Welsh Music Prize winner Gwenno and Welsh rock legends Manic Street Preachers on the BBC 2 show at 10pm.

Boy Azooga recently signed to Heavenly Records, which also includes Gwenno on its roster.

(Image: Alex Lake)

And to complete the perfect symmetry Manic Street Preachers released two singles – Motown Junk and You Love Us – with the label in the early ‘90s.

Boy Azooga frontman David Newington said: “I cannot wait. At the minute I’m half pure excitement and half terrified as well. It goes in waves. I’m super excited. We’ve very flattered to be asked as we never thought we would ever get to do anything like this.”

David said the appearance came about after a representative of the show came to see the band - who release their debut album 1, 2, Kung Fu! on June 8, playing in London.

“Our manager tricked us,” he said. “We were playing in London and our manger said ‘some guy is coming to see you play’, but he didnt specify who he was, so we were super relaxed.

“After the gig he told us ‘oh yeah that guy was from Later...’, so I’m glad he didn’t tell us beforehand as we probably would have been shaking.”

And it was a special moment when he found out Boy Azooga would be playing, which he shared with his pet guinea pig.

“I found out about a week ago when I got a call saying you’re playing Later... with Jools Holland.

“I remember I was in my kitchen and I was about to feed my guinea pig. There was a definite increase in squeaking when he heard the news!”

As for three Welsh acts appearing together, David added: “It feels great, It definitely makes us feel a lot more relaxed and at home.”

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Later Live...With Jools Holland is on BBC2 on Tuesday, May 15 at 10pm and an extended version airs on Sunday, May 20, at 10.50pm