The BBC has announced details on how to bag a ticket to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert in June.
Some 5,000 members of the public will be selected via a ballot to receive a pair of free tickets to the event, taking place at Buckingham Palace.
To be in the audience on Saturday 4 June, the public must apply online for tickets.
The ballot opened at 7am on Thursday 24 February and won't close until Wednesday 23 March.
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The 10,000 tickets on offer are not being allocated on a first come, first served basis, meaning those who enter the ballot have an equal chance of being selected no matter when they apply.
As part of the celebratory concert, a stage will be erected in front of Buckingham Palace. A variety of musical performances will feature, from global pop and rock stars to opera singers, with a full, live orchestra.
Famous faces from film, TV and the stage will also celebrate some of the most significant cultural moments from the Queen’s reign.
In addition to the tickets available in the ballot, invitations will be sent to a number of charitable organisations including ones which support young people, the military and the environment as well as those who worked with communities during the pandemic.
It comes as George Ezra, 28, was revealed as the first musician to perform at the Platinum Party At The Palace.
Appearing on The One Show live from Buckingham Palace, Capital Breakfast presenter Roman Kemp stood in the music room to announce the news.
In a statement, award-winning musician Ezra, who currently has chicken pox, said: “Hello everyone, I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to be part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert, what an incredible honour to be asked.
“I look forward to seeing you all on June 4 where we can bring pop and roll to the palace.”
The Platinum Party At The Palace will have three stages, 3D-projections across the face of the palace and an in-person audience of 10,000, Kemp announced.
He added: “It is going to be a lot of fun. June 4 so you know the weather is going to be absolutely amazing, live on BBC One and absolutely the coolest party you have ever been too.
“Not only that but we are going to have rock royalty there, your favourite film stars, TV stars, all the musicians you could ever ask for, and then we have also got myself and Clara Amfo will be back in the action seeing how people are going on.
“But the most hi-tech thing we’ve got going on is the whole palace is going to have 3D-projection all around it so its going to look slick.
“It is live on BBC One and iPlayer, whether you are one of the lucky 10,000 that gets a ticket to come down here, but to be totally honest, this is not something you are going to be able to escape.”
The Platinum Party at the Palace will be held on 4 June and will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 2, and supported across the entire BBC network.
The Queen celebrated the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on February 6 2022 and is the first British monarch to reach the milestone.
