King Charles coronation concert: when is it and who is performing?

 

Katy Perry and Tom Cruise are amongst these on the verified line-up. Here's what we can expect from the star-studded event.

The Coronation of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen Consort will take location at Westminster Abbey on Saturday May 6 and, to mark the historic occasion, the Palace has promised a concert with performances from “global track icons” and “contemporary stars”.

The late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace noticed enterprise titans Diana Ross, Queen and Rod Stewart take to the stage – whilst Elton John delivered a pre-recorded rendition of Your Song.

The King's Coronation weekend has an equally star-studded line-up, with pop singer Katy Perry and Britain’s very very own Take That among the acts who have been confirmed.

A-listers Tom Cruise and Dame Joan Collins are billed to make contributions to the evening's enjoyment and even Winnie-the-Pooh will be making a special appearance. The new Time Lord Ncuti Gatwa is taking a break from filming the upcoming series of Doctor Who to participate.

Other highlights encompass the specially-formed Coronation Choir representing “the many voices of the country”. Celebrity coaches Amanda Holden, Motsi Mabuse and Rose Ayling-Ellis are becoming a member of choirmaster Gareth Malone to mentor the singers ahead of the big day in a BBC documentary.

Here’s the full line-up of acts and the whole thing else you want to comprehend about the Coronation concert.

When is it and who can attend?

The concert will be held in the grounds of Windsor Castle on the night of Sunday May 7, the day after the Coronation. Ten thousand contributors of the public who bought tickets via ballot will join volunteers from the King and Queen Consort’s more than a few charities in the audience. The remaining tickets will go to firms helping young people, the military and the environment, as nicely as neighborhood communities and the wider Commonwealth.

The public ballot has now closed and these who have gained free tickets will be notified by way of late-April. Exact timings for the live performance have no longer but been announced.

Who is performing?

While Take That, Paloma Faith, Steve Winwood and Olly Murs are representing the Brits at Windsor Castle, a variety of American superstars have also been booked for the occasion which includes Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Nicole Scherzinger.

For the three closing individuals of Take That – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen – this will be their first live show in 4 years. Barlow organised the Diamond Jubilee live performance for the late Queen in 2012 and led his bandmates in a overall performance at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony so Britain's original boyband definitely have the experience wished for such a ancient event.

Lionel Richie and Katy Perry have extra in frequent than just their positions on the American Idol judging panel. Both have similar relationships with the King and have met him a wide variety of instances over the years. The Dancing on the Ceiling singer grew to become the first international ambassador for the monarch's charity The Prince’s Trust in 2019 whilst the Fireworks songstress is an ambassador for The British Asian Trust – any other of the King's charities – and hopes her performance will shine a mild on its Children’s Protection Fund. One of the world’s best-selling music artists, Perry says she’s “excited” to be taking part.

Veteran guitarist Steve Winwood will carry 60 years of rock'n'roll expertise when he performs with the Virtual Choir, made up of singers from extra than forty Commonwealth countries. The rocker says he was once "humbled and honoured" to be covered in the line-up, adding: "I was alive and just about consider the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and I, collectively with tens of millions and millions of different human beings all around the globe, am a lifelong monarchist."

World-renowned pianist Lang Lang – who lately seemed on our displays as a choose on Channel 4's hit exhibit The Piano – will be a part of the Pussycat Dolls singer and former X Factor choose Nicole Scherzinger in a rendition of a song from Disney's Mulan.

And calls to consist of The Piano's teenage winner Lucy in the Coronation concert line-up have been answered. The 13-year-old, who is blind and neurodiverse, wowed Lang and the kingdom with her rendition of a Chopin piece beforehand this year, bringing many viewers to tears.

In every other nod to the King’s passion for classical music, famend opera singer Andrea Bocelli and bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel will function a duet. North London singer Freya Ridings, whose debut album was streamed over a billion times globally, will be joined onstage by using classical composer Alexis Ffrench playing the piano.

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