The highly-anticipated Coronation Concert takes place tonight (Sunday May 7), with a stunning line-up of musicians preparing to give the royal performance of their lives.
The likes of Take That, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry will be gracing the Castle's East Lawn for our newly-crowned King and Queen. Some 20,000 members of the public will also be there to experience it all in person, while the night will also be broadcast live on TV.
The concert, hosted by Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville, will see Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Dynasty actress Dame Joan Collins, adventurer Bear Grylls and singer Sir Tom Jones appear by video message. Meanwhile broadcaster Kirsty Young will front the coverage for the BBC, while Radio One's Clara Amfo and Diversity's Jordon Banjo will bring us the latest from backstage.
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The broadcaster also revealed plans for a Union Jack-shaped stage, which will extend out to the audience. It will be lit up in red, white and blue and features a halo-like screen surrounding the roof, which the BBC said will 'symbolise the Crown protecting the nation'.
Here is the full line-up ahead of the gig:
- Take That
- Katy Perry
- Lionel Richie
- Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel
- Freya Ridings and Alexis Ffrench
- Paloma Faith
- Olly Murs
- Pete Tong
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Steve Winwood
- Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
- Tiwa Savage, winner of MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act
- Lucy, winner of Channel 4's The Piano
- The Coronation Choir and the Virtual Choir
- The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art
- A 74-piece classical ensemble formed from the strings of the Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra and woodwind, brass and percussion sections from the Bands of the Household Division
The Coronation Concert airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm tonight.
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