4BR has been informed that 35 bands will compete at this year's World Music Contest in Kerkrade.

It is the 18th time that the WMC has taken place in the Dutch town, with Manger Musikklag from Norway hoping to successfully defend the title it won four years ago.

Details of all the competing bands will be released in due course, but the organisers have released the names of the adjudicators.

It is the 18th time that the WMC has taken place in the Dutch town, with Manger Musikklag from Norway hoping to successfully defend the title it won four years ago4BR

Adjudicators:

Championship Division:

Test Piece: Rob Goorhuis (NL); Michael Bach (CH); Edward Gregson (UK)
Own Choice programme: Jan de Haan (NL); Edward Gregson (UK) Karl Ole Midtbo (N)

First Division:

Oliver Waespi (CH); Jan de Haan (NL); Karl Ole Midtbo (N)

Second and Third Division:

Kevin Houben (B); Hannes Buchegger (A), to be appointed.