Golden-oldies of British rock n’roll Sir Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger are getting together to form what has been described as “the world’s greatest supergroup” for a special concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee this summer, according to British press reports.
The former Beatle and Rolling Stone frontman will perform for Her Majesty in Buckingham Palace Gardens on June 3, the day after the 50th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation. In what would be their first ever live performance together, Sir Paul and Mick will reportedly be joined by former-Genesis singer Phil Collins on drums.
Among the other stars tipped to take part are Robbie Williams, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. US soul legend Aretha Franklin has already confirmed she would take up her invitation to play. The milestone concert, which we be relayed on big screens set-up across the capital, will be performed before all the senior members of the Royal Family and a reported audience of 14,000 fans.
The star-studded show, which is believed to be the brainchild of Beatles’ producer George Martin, will be “funky yet traditional”, according to a Palace spokesman. Neither Buckingham Palace nor the BBC, who will broadcast the event, would confirm the superstar line-up, saying only that an official announcement would be made on February 12.
“The whole purpose of both concerts, because there’s a classical concert on June 1, is for the Queen to say ‘thank you’ to the people of Britain for their support over the past 50 years. It’s certainly going to be spectacular,” the spokesman said.
This will be the first time the Palace grounds, usually the venue for invitation-only Royal Garden parties, are opened for public concerts. Tickets will be issued through a free ballot open to UK residents.
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