Star-studded line-up for Diamond Jubilee concert
Written by admin on February 7, 2012 – 5:39 pm -| Some of the biggest pop stars from each decade of Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign will perform at a Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4. Stars scheduled to appear include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Elton John, Madness, Annie Lennox, and modern acts such as JLS, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J. |  |
Take That’s Gary Barlow, who is helping to organise the event, said:
| “The Diamond Jubilee concert will celebrate the 60 years of the Queen’s reign with an amazing line-up of world class artists coming together to play at one of the biggest and most exciting live music shows in recent years. |
| “With Buckingham Palace as a backdrop, it’s going to be a fantastic event which transcends multiple decades of music. It’ll be a great, unique, experience for the thousands attending, watching on TV and listening on Radio. I can’t wait.” |
Barlow also said that the Queen’s grandsons, Princes William and Harry, had requested that certain artists appear, but he did not disclose which artists they were.
The concert will take place on a circular stage built around the memorial to Queen Victoria that stands in front of the Buckingham Palace gates. The stars will appear in front of an audience of 10,000, which will include the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family. Tickets will be free and chosen at random through an online and postal ballot. Applications for tickets can be made at www.bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee until March 2. The concert will also be broadcast live on BBC One and Radio 2.
Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne on February 6, 1952 and her coronation took place on June 2, 1953. She is the second longest reigning monarch in British history after Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901.
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