tickets on sale today for Olympic Opening Ceremony

see Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Paolo Nutini, in Hyde Park

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 4th May 2012

London Live 2012

Friday 27th July to Sunday 9th September 2012
Hyde Park, Victoria Park and Trafalgar Square in London, England
varies depending upon event main events free

Daily capacity: 50,000

Tickets go on sale from 9am today for the opening ceremony show in Hyde Park this summer to mark the start of the London Olympics.


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The line-up will see acts from all four host nations of the UK, with Duran Duran representing England, Snow Patrol representing Northern Ireland, Stereophonics representing Wales, and Paolo Nutini representing Scotland.

The concert will coincide with the Olympics opening ceremony, which will be broadcast on big screens in the park in between performances. The gig has been organised by BT London Live as part of a series of events to mark the Games and takes place on Friday 27th July. Together with 'Best Of British' coinciding with the closing ceremony it is the only other paid for ticketed event as part of London Live which sees FREE live music from acts from across the world taking to the stage each night until midnight each evening (Trafalgar Square will run until 11pm).

Tickets to the Opening Ceremony Celebration are priced at £60.

To buy tickets, buy here.

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