Michael Ball returns to host Britain's largest outdoor classical music event.
In a new addition for this year the traditional Last Night anthems will be performed live on the Hyde Park stage by Proms in the Park favourites the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe. Forty thousand voices will join them for the mass singalong as the evening brings to a close two months of music-making with a spectacular finale.
Gladys Knight will headline BBC Proms in the Park 2018.
The 73-year-old music icon - who is nicknamed Empress of Soul - will lead the annual event at London's Hyde Park on September 8, with 80s stars Lisa Stansfield and Matt Goss, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, American operatic pop star Josh Groban and the 100-piece Rock Choir also on the bill.
They'll be joined by conductor by Richard Balcombe and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Knight said: "I'm so excited to be performing at this year's BBC Proms in the Park, I love coming to the UK and always receive such a warm welcome. Performing on the Hyde Park stage as part of the Last Night of the Proms event has always been a dream of mine and I think it's a wonderful way to celebrate music in London!"
The seven-time Grammy Award winner had a string of hits from the 1960s onwards as Gladys Knight and the Pips, including 'Every Beat of My Heart', 'Letter Full of Tears' and the smash hit 'Midnight Train to 'Georgia', and has recorded more than 38 albums during her career, spanning over five decades.
Michael Ball - who took over duties from the late great Sir Terry Wogan - will lead the festivities, which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.
Proms in the Park concludes eight weeks of outdoor concerts at venues across the UK as part of the Last Night of the Proms.
Tickets go on sale Friday 27th April. Visit the tickets page for more information.
Tickets will be available online - via links on this page - on the morning of Friday 27th April 2018. Please note, this is the best way to secure tickets. Tickets will also be available over the telephone, full details for this will be made available on this page, as above.
Tickets for this event are £45 (+ £3.20 booking fee, additional transaction fees may apply) 1 ticket required per person. Children under 3 years of age do not require a ticket. Children under 18 are not permitted unless accompanied by an adult aged 18 and above.
In a new addition for this year the traditional Last Night anthems will be performed live on the Hyde Park stage by Proms in the Park favourites the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe. Forty thousand voices will join them for the mass singalong as the evening brings to a close two months of music-making with a spectacular finale.
Gladys Knight will headline BBC Proms in the Park 2018.
The 73-year-old music icon - who is nicknamed Empress of Soul - will lead the annual event at London's Hyde Park on September 8, with 80s stars Lisa Stansfield and Matt Goss, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, American operatic pop star Josh Groban and the 100-piece Rock Choir also on the bill.
They'll be joined by conductor by Richard Balcombe and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Knight said: "I'm so excited to be performing at this year's BBC Proms in the Park, I love coming to the UK and always receive such a warm welcome. Performing on the Hyde Park stage as part of the Last Night of the Proms event has always been a dream of mine and I think it's a wonderful way to celebrate music in London!"
The seven-time Grammy Award winner had a string of hits from the 1960s onwards as Gladys Knight and the Pips, including 'Every Beat of My Heart', 'Letter Full of Tears' and the smash hit 'Midnight Train to 'Georgia', and has recorded more than 38 albums during her career, spanning over five decades.
Michael Ball - who took over duties from the late great Sir Terry Wogan - will lead the festivities, which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.
Proms in the Park concludes eight weeks of outdoor concerts at venues across the UK as part of the Last Night of the Proms.
Tickets go on sale Friday 27th April. Visit the tickets page for more information.
Tickets will be available online - via links on this page - on the morning of Friday 27th April 2018. Please note, this is the best way to secure tickets. Tickets will also be available over the telephone, full details for this will be made available on this page, as above.
Tickets for this event are £45 (+ £3.20 booking fee, additional transaction fees may apply) 1 ticket required per person. Children under 3 years of age do not require a ticket. Children under 18 are not permitted unless accompanied by an adult aged 18 and above.