see Paul Simon headline Sunday night at Hard Rock Calling with Graceland

with Jimmy Cliff & Ladysmith Black Mambazo - tickets on sale

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 23rd Mar 2012

Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Paul Simon (2)
Photo credit: Karen Williams

Hard Rock Calling 2012

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July 2012
Hyde Park, London, W2 2UH, England MAP
£60 for Saturday - sold out, £55 for Sunday, £50 for Friday
Daily capacity: 50,000

Tickets go on sale from 9am today to see Paul Simon headlining Hard Rock Calling on Sunday 15th July in Hyde Park, performing the album 'Graceland' in its entirety, along with some of his greatest hits.

Paul Simon (2)
Paul Simon
He'll be joined on stage by Jimmy Cliff, on songs including 'Harder They Come' and 'Too Many Rivers To Cross', before Ladysmith Black Mambazo take to the stage for a 'Graceland' reunion, to air classic hits including 'Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes' and 'You Can Call Me Al' for the first time in the UK since 1987.

Also confirmed on the bill are Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas.

For the line-up details, and rumours as available please click here.

The established London open air music event showcases well known international acts, and a few legends over three days, has a genuine festival feel to it. The only acts confirmed are Saturday headliner Bruce Springsteen, plus on the same day John Fogerty, and Lady Antebellum. Tickets were priced at £60 for Saturday and have sold out.

The dates for the three days of Hard Rock Calling 2012 are confirmed as from Friday 13th until Sunday 15th July 2012 with gates expected to open at 1pm, the music starting at 3pm, and ending at approximately 10:30pm on all three days.

Tickets for Sunday at Hard Rock Calling will be priced at £55.

To buy tickets from Seetickets, click here.

To buy tickets from Ticketline, click here.

To buy tickets from Gigantic, click here.

To buy tickets from Ticketmaster, buy here.


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