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Paul McCartney has confirmed he will play the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
The former Beatles star was the headline attraction at the Queen's diamond jubilee concert on Monday night, but it will not be long before audiences can see him play another historic concert in the capital.
McCartney told BBC Radio 5: "I've been booked," adding that he would be "closing the opening". The full lineup for the opening ceremony at the Olympic Park in Stratford on 27 July has yet to be announced, but reports suggest it will have an "Isles of Wonder" theme. It will be staged by Danny Boyle, who is the event's artistic director. A cast of 15,000 will take part in the Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies.
Monday saw McCartney close the diamond jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace, topping a bill that included Madness, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Gary Barlow, Cheryl Cole, Jessie J and will.i.am. Kicking off with Magical Mystery Tour, he went on to perform All My Loving, Let It Be, Live and Let Die and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.
Meanwhile, the Beatles have also been named the UK's most successful singles chart act of the last 60 years, in a poll conducted by Radio 2 to note the biggest chart stars of the Queen's reign.
