Everything You Need to Know About the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle
A day after the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla, a concert will take place at Windsor Castle. The newly crowned King and Queen will be in attendance, along with other members of the royal family.
Today, the BBC officially announced the first performers for the concert: Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, and more. "The concert will celebrate a new chapter in the nation’s history, with themes of love, respect and optimism, celebrating the four nations, their communities and the Commonwealth," the BBC said in a statement.
Here's everything you need to know about the Coronation Concert:
BBC calls it an "eclectic line-up of artists"
Here are the musicians confirmed so far:
Take That (Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen): "This will be our first live show since the Odyssey Tour, four years ago in 2019, and what a stage to come back on! A huge live band and orchestra, a choir, military drummers, the backdrop of Windsor Castle and the celebration of a new King. We can’t wait," the British pop group said.
Katy Perry, who was appointed an ambassador of The British Asian Trust by then-Prince Charles in 2020: "I am excited to be performing at the Coronation Concert, and helping to shine a further light on the British Asian Trust’s Children’s Protection Fund, whose work includes on-ground initiatives to fundraising, with the aim to find solutions to child trafficking," Perry said.
Lionel Richie: "To share the stage with the other performers at The Coronation Concert is a once-in-a-lifetime event and it will be an honor and a celebration."
Opera star Andrea Bocelli will perform a duet with Sir Bryn Terfel, Welsh bass-baritone. "I have had the great honour of singing for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on several occasions. It is now another great honour to be asked to perform at the Coronation Concert of King Charles III. My joy and excitement is multiplied as I have the chance to duet with my dear friend and superb baritone, Sir Bryn Terfel, performing an iconic song of love and collective solidarity," Bocelli said.
London singer-songwriter Freya Ridings will perform with composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench. "I feel truly overwhelmed and in awe of the opportunity to sing at the Coronation of His Majesty Charles III," Ridings said. "It feels like a 'pinch me' once in a life time moment in history and I’m feeling very honoured to have been asked. Excited to be playing with a wonderful orchestra and alongside the incredible Alexis Ffrench on piano!" Ffrench added, "To have been invited to perform in the Coronation Concert held in celebration of His Majesty King Charles III is an honour of the utmost magnitude. Such moments are unequivocally iconic and exceedingly rare, and I am delighted to share the stage with the wonderfully talented Freya Ridings on this momentous occasion."
The Coronation Choir, from community choirs across the UK, will also perform.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend
The concert will take place on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle, and Charles and Camilla will be among 20,000 guests in attendance. We can also expect other members of the royal family to be in attendance.
It will take place on Sunday, May 7
The concert will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, as well as BBC Radio 2. "We are bringing the nation together for this once in a generation occasion, broadcast exclusively across the BBC live from Windsor Castle. We have a world class line up of performers to look forward to for what promises to be a very special night of celebration and entertainment," Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer, said in a statement.
No specific time for the concert has been announced yet.
We'll update this as soon as we learn more.
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