Beloved British guitarist Brian May has teased that Queen may be performing at Queen Elizabeth II’s forthcoming Platinum Jubilee concert. The highly anticipated event will take place in front of Buckingham Palace to an audience of around 10,000 people and is one of several events intended to celebrate the Queen becoming the first British monarch to reign for 70 years. The Platinum Jubilee will also be broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2.
Brian May dropped a pretty huge hint about Queen performing at the Platinum Jubilee… https://t.co/WTp0devSuh
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In a recent statement, the BBC’s chief content officer, Charlotte Moore, said: “The Platinum Party at the Palace is set to be one of the highlights of Her Majesty The Queen’s landmark Jubilee festivities weekend and one of the biggest concerts in a generation.”
As for tickets, a ballot was opened in February for 5,000 tickets, and some are to be handed out by select charities.
Speaking in a recent interview on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Queen guitarist Brian May teased the band’s potential involvement in the event: “I don’t think I’m allowed to tell you this but I think something might happen…There is talk of something happening. What can I tell you? We may be there, we may actually be there. Of course, it’s hard to follow standing on the roof of Buckingham Palace but you never know it might be possible.”
The event, which will take place on June 4th, has slowly begun to announce and allege an impressive roster of musical talent, including George Ezra, who was the first artist to be named on the line-up. Other speculations include Ed Sheeran, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder. According to Smooth Radio, The Royal Family are said to be looking to attract some of the best and brightest of stars in the music world, such as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Rod Stewart and Sir Cliff Richard.
If Queen are indeed to perform, this will not be Brian May’s first rodeo when it comes to performing at Jubilee events. May famously performed a stunning electric guitar rendition of “God Save The Queen” from the roof of Buckingham Palace at Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.
The event also saw British singer Tom Jones performing “Sex Bomb”, Elton John performing “I Want Love”, Eric Clapton performing “Layla” and Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys joining forces with the Corrs to perform “God Only Knows”. Other performers at the event included Sir Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart celebrated metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, Annie Lennox and Tony Bennett.
