Platinum Jubilee celebrations are well underway as the nation basks in a four-day bank holiday weekend. The festivities kicked off with Trooping of the Colour on Thursday, followed by beacon lighting, while on Friday morning a Service of Thanksgiving was held at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Tonight (Saturday, June 4) the celebrations will be in full swing as the Platinum Party at the Palace takes place outside Buckingham Palace. It’s a live concert with performances from the likes of Queen + Adam Lambert, Nile Rogers and Hans Zimmer.
Twenty-two thousand people will attend the live event, with 10,000 tickets allocated in a public ballot and more than 7,500 tickets going to key workers, members of the Armed Forces, volunteers, and charities. But if you haven’t got a ticket - don’t worry - as you’ll be able to watch the show from the comfort of your own home.
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What time is the Platinum Party at the palace?
The jubilee concert will take place on Saturday June 4 at Buckingham Palace. It will start at 7.30pm and finish at 10.30pm.
Who’s going to perform?
There’s going to be a host of stars performing at the concert. Queen + Adam Lambert are set to open the concert, followed by acts including Alicia Keys, Craig David, Elbow, Duran Duran and George Ezra. Diana Ross will close the show.
Sam Ryder will make an appearance following his success at Eurovision, while there will also be a specially recorded performance by Sir Elton John.
Other legends from the worlds of sport, stage and screen will make an appearance at the event and on film, including Sir David Attenborough, Emma Raducanu, David Beckham, Stephen Fry, Dame Julie Andrews, The Royal Ballet and Ellie Simmonds.
There will also be performances from the casts of the musicals The Phantom Of The Opera, Hamilton, Six, The Lion King and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
How can you watch the concert?
It will be broadcast live on BBC One and coverage will start at 7.30pm, with the event being presented by Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp. Viewers can also see it on BBC iPlayer, and if you miss the event you can catch up later on the streaming service.
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