Ricky Martin and Nile Rodgers have been announced to perform charity shows for Autism Rocks later this year.

Martin will headline the London Eventim Apollo on September 23.

Rodgers will perform at the same venue on December 23.

Tickets for the first gig will go on sale from 10am local time on July 22.

All proceeds from sales will go to the Autism Research Trust.

In June Autism Rocks invited CeeLo Green, Mark Ronson, Larry Graham and Morris Day & The Time to perform in London in honour of late star Prince.

Pressparty spoke to the charity's founder Sanjay Shah before the shows to find out more about the organisation and its gigs.

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Watch Martin and Rodgers in action below: