Diamond Jubilee Concert

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The Diamond Jubilee Concert was one of Gary Barlow OBE organized concert evening with more than 50 contributing artists, the 4 June 2012 Google occasion of the Diamond Jubilee (Diamond Jubilee) of Elizabeth II. On the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London was held. The concert was one of the highlights of the Diamond Jubilee Weekend , the main celebrations of the anniversary. Ten years earlier, two concerts on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee had taken place a few hundred meters away in the garden of the palace , the Prom at the Palace and the Party at the Palace . Barlow justified the relocation with the greater involvement of the population. Over half a million spectators attended the concert, and it was broadcast worldwide by the BBC and partner companies.

The concert

The concert was organized by the BBC and Take That singer Gary Barlow , who had already started planning the event two years earlier. 10,000 free admission tickets were available, for which interested parties could apply online or by post between February 7th and March 2nd. After the deadline, the tickets were raffled. A total of 1.2 million applications were received. For hundreds of thousands more standing room was provided in the avenue leading to the palace, this was lined with flags and several large screens for direct broadcast of the concert.

The concert was part of the four-day main festivities between June 2nd and 5th. It took place on Monday, June 4th, which had been declared a day off. The artists performed on a Mark Fisher- designed canopy stage built around the Victoria Memorial in front of the palace. For the Diamond Jubilee, Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the song Sing , which was performed for the first time as part of the concert by a choir with singers from various Commonwealth countries. The composition of the song was the subject of the BBC documentary Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service , which aired on BBC One on June 3rd .

As with the previous anniversary, the ticket holders had the opportunity to have a picnic in the palace garden before the concert. They were given a basket of food put together by Heston Blumenthal and the royal chef, Mark Flanagan. The Queen appeared in the second half of the concert while Prince Charles , his sons and other members of the royal family watched the entire concert; Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , who had to be hospitalized with a bladder infection , was not present .

Contributors

The following artists appeared (sorted in the order of appearance):

transmission

The broadcasting unions had previously announced in April 2012 that they would allow their members to vote on a strike on the day of the concert because of sluggish wage negotiations with the BBC. This led to speculation as to whether BBC coverage of the concert would be affected. After the negotiations were successfully concluded a month later, a possible strike was averted.

The concert was broadcast on BBC One , BBC One HD and BBC Radio 2 . The American broadcaster ABC showed the highlights of the show on the following day and on June 9th. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation aired the concert on June 5th and on June 8th on BBC Entertainment .

In German-speaking countries, the concert was broadcast live on hr1 in the program “Lounge” with Daniella Baumeister and on SWR3 in the program “Club” with Kristian Thees and Matthias Kugler , who commented on the event themselves. The TV stations of the MDR , NDR and WDR broadcast a recording of the concert delayed by two hours, Peter Urban commented here . In Italy, RSI LA 2 secured the rights to broadcast the concert.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sir Paul McCartney to play Queen Diamond Jubilee gig. BBC News , February 7, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  2. ^ Jubilee concert had 240 applicants for every ticket. BBC News , April 17, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  3. ^ Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow write Jubilee song. BBC News , February 24, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Heston Blumenthal plans 'best of British' Jubilee picnic. BBC News , April 18, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  5. ^ Prince Philip in hospital and misses Diamond Jubilee concert. BBC News , June 4, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Gavin Martin: Who were diamonds and who were duds? The Jubilee concert acts rated and reviewed. Daily Mirror , June 5, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Tim Jonze: The Queen's diamond jubilee concert - as it happened. The Guardian , June 4, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  8. ↑ John Plunkett: BBC unions threaten diamond jubilee strike. The Guardian , April 19, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  9. ^ Paul Revoir: Diamond Jubilee strike by BBC staff averted after agreement over new pay deal. Daily Mail , May 23, 2012, accessed September 21, 2013 .
  10. ↑ Superstars congratulate the Queen - The Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert on hr-online.de, as of Monday, June 4, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
  11. ^ Anniversary concert of the Queen live on SWR3 ; online on the Internet: July 4, 2012
  12. ↑ The Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert - Superstars congratulate the Queen on mdr.de; online on the Internet: July 4, 2012
  13. ↑ The Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert: Superstars congratulate the Queen on ndr.de, Monday, June 4, 2012, 10:45 pm to 1:45 am; online on the Internet: July 4, 2012
  14. ^ The Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert WDR television; online on the Internet: July 4, 2012
  15. ↑ The BBC Diamond Jubilee Concert - Il concerto per il Giubileo della Reg… 22:15 to 01:20, duration: 3h 05 '; online on the Internet: July 4, 2012