Elton John, Ray Davies & Elvis Costello for Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park

UPDATE: Sir Elton John forced to cancel his appearance due to appendicitis. Announcement here. He will be well again to play iTunes Festival at London’s Roundhouse in September.

Friday 12th July sees Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park celebrate a great evening of British songwriters as three of the country’s finest take to The Great Oak Stage as AEG Live and The Royal Parks confirm the Grammy Award-winning legend Elton John and his band as the headline act. Added to the bill will be the legendary former-Kinks frontman, Ray Davies and the outstanding Elvis Costello performing full sets.

Tickets for Friday 12th July go on general sale from 9am on Thursday 23rd May at www.bst-hydepark.com. Barclaycard Unwind customers will be able to purchase tickets from the Barclaycard Unwind website from Tuesday 21st May.

Across Hyde Park, the 3 other event stages will see some brilliant singer-songwriter talent play – the cream of established and younger talent from UK and the US. At The Barclaycard Unwind Theatre, fans will hear the unmistakable chords of NICK LOWE – English singer-songwriter, producer and collaborator of Elvis Costello – as well as LUCY ROSE, a former backing singer with Bombay Bicycle Club who released her first solo album to great acclaim last September and founding member of Del Amitri, JUSTIN CURRIE. American singer-songwriter, TIFT MERRIT will feature at The Village Hall alongside British folk/rock band TO KILL A KING. Finally, The Bandstand will see THEA GILMORE as headline act, described by Mojo magazine as “the most coherent, literate and charged British singer-songwriter of her generation”. She is joined by Grammy and Golden Globe nominee and one time Beyonce collaborator, SCOTT McFARNON and OLIVIA SEBASTIANELLI who has recently been heralded as ‘an artist brimming with talent, originality and musical eloquence’.

The music begins on Friday 5th July with Bon Jovi headlining, followed by the world’s biggest rock band, The Rolling Stones on Saturday 6th July and Saturday 13th July. A full line up for each day, across 4 different stages, brings together world-famous and up and coming artists including Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines, Palma Violets, Bush, Tribes and many, many more.

For more information, go to www.bst-hydepark.com

Prices:

£59.50 – £399 plus booking fee.

Backstage Bar upgrade: £25

For VIP Hospitality packages from £325, contact AEG Hospitality Team on 0207 757 7563 or hospitality@aeglive.co.uk.