The Voice UK (series 7) will.i.am would be returning as a coach on the show for his seventh series, with ITV stating that they were in "all parties" to have Sir Tom Jones to return as a coach as well. After much speculation regarding his future on the programme, on 6 August 2017, Gavin Rossdale announced his departure from the programme, after just one series as a coach. Following this announcement, Danny Jones became the favourite to replace Rossdale, after impressing show producers in his performance on the junior spin-off programme "The Voice UK", though former coach Ricky Wilson was also in the running, as
The Voice UK (series 2) 14 December 2012 at dock10, MediaCityUK after moving from BBC Television Centre in London. Each coach had the length of the artists' performance to decide if they wanted that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches have wanted the same artist, then the artist chose their coach. Once the coaches picked their team, they pitted them against each other in the battles. The 95-minute first blind audition episode was broadcast on 30 March 2013 and aired from 7.00pm until 8.35pm. Group performance: "The Voice UK" coaches – Medley of "Rip It Up" / "Johnny B. Goode"/ "Shout" /