Earlier this year London Live announced Blur, The Specials and New Order as the headline bands for the Closing Ceremony concert in the same venue.

The concert on the day of the Opening Ceremony will mark the launch of BT London Live, a partnership between the Mayor of London, The Royal Parks and The London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Throughout the Olympic Games, BT London Live is offering opportunities for the public to watch London 2012 sporting action live on big screens and enjoy a range of entertainment for free.

The July 27 concert will present some of the biggest acts in the UK from all four corners of Great Britain.

Live on stage will be multi-million album selling Snow Patrol from Northern Ireland, BRIT Award-winning Stereophonics from Wales (pictured below), English pop superstars Duran Duran and acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini.

The massive open-air celebration concert will coincide with the key opening moment of the London 2012 Olympic Games, and performances will be timed so that the audience will be able to enjoy live coverage of the ceremony in the Olympic Stadium via big screens, courtesy of the BBC.


At the same time, BT London Live Victoria Park, in Tower Hamlets, will broadcast the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in full on two giant screens. 

BT London Live Victoria Park is free to access with guaranteed entry tickets available soon.

Tickets for the BT London Live Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert go on sale to the general public on Friday May 4 at 9am priced at £60 ($97/€73) plus booking fee.

BT customers will have 24-hour exclusive access for tickets for the Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert held at Hyde Park from 9am on Thursday (May 3).

As previously announced, three iconic open air locations – Hyde Park, Victoria Park and Trafalgar Square – will be transformed this summer to offer hundreds of thousands of Londoners and visitors to the city the chance to join in the excitement of the biggest sporting event on the planet.

As well as giant state-of-the-art screens for crowds to watch live action from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, each location will provide a variety of entertainment and attractions for people of all ages, including live music, outdoor arts and performance, plus opportunities to try out different sports.

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