WET WET WET'S Marti Pellow and Aussie star Jason Donovan will lead an all-star cast in a new production of the War of the Worlds which will hit Glasgow in December.

The show will also feature a 3D hologram of actor Liam Neeson and recordings by Take That's Gary Barlow, plus a live appearance from the Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson.

The tour, which will be at the SECC on December 11, comes as an all new generation of artists guest on a fresh recording of The War of the Worlds album.

Originally released in 1978, Jeff Wayne's musical version of the HG Wells story is still winning over new fans.

On the new recording, Liam Neeson plays the narrator role made famous by the late Richard Burton, while Gary Barlow plays 'The Journalist'.

Gary said: "I've been a huge fan of The War of The Worlds score since I was a kid, so to be asked to work with the legend that is Jeff Wayne was a real privilege."

ewan.fergus@ eveningtimes.co.uk