In addition to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga already announced Rotterdam’s North Sea Jazz Festival, Europe’s biggest annual jazz gathering, is today announcing that Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock (above), Lionel Richie, Kurt Elling, Beth Hart, Alabama Shakes, Paolo Nutini, Hozier, Melody Gardot, Ron Carter’s Foursight, The Stanley Clarke Band, and Benjamin Clementine will appear this year.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015 North Sea takes place between 10 and 12 July. Early bird tickets are available until the end of January. More info