The BBC's annual New Year's Eve concert, this year entrusting the microphone to 1980s pop royalty, Rick Astley will sing along with a number of special guests in 2024

Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve will see the singer perform his biggest hits as he closes out the year in style at the iconic Roundhouse Theatre in London

In other words, Rick will be performing authentic pop bangers like "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Together Forever" as well as selected cover songs and songs from his latest hit album, Are We There Yet, released earlier this year They will be performing songs from their latest hit album, Are We There Yet, released earlier this year We may even hear a Smiths cover at Glastonbury [As is tradition, Astley's set will be the eve of fireworks being launched from central London, and the BBC will leave the Roundhouse to broadcast live the fireworks and Big Ben's first bong of 2024

The BBC has so far been tight-lipped about the special guest stars who will be attending Rick's show, but big names are expected to appear, as last year's Sam Ryder show featured The Darkness and Spice Girl's Melanie C [everything you need to watch Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve online here

In the UK, you can watch this NYE music special on BBC iPlayer Of course, if you have a TV license, viewing is completely free

If you are traveling away from the UK and trying to tune in from abroad, like at home, you can get around the regional restrictions by using a VPN Full information is as follows

If you are lucky enough to live in the UK, you can watch Rick Astley Rocks New Years Eve for free on BBC iPlayer

But what if you are normally based in the UK but are visiting the US right now? Perhaps you are on vacation and don't want to spend money on a paid streaming service in a foreign country when you would normally be able to watch it for free at home

Don't worry - you can watch via VPN instead We'll show you how to do that below Right now, our favorite VPN service is ExpressVPN, but you can find other VPN services in our best VPN services list

Using a VPN is incredibly easy

1 Install the VPN of your choice As we have mentioned, ExpressVPN is our favorite

2 select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app For example, if you are in the US and want to watch BBC iPlayer, select UK from the list

3 Sit back and enjoy the action Access BBC iPlayer and watch a live stream of Rick Astley Rocks New Years Eve