Paul McCartney will play at the Olympics

Sir Paul McCartney announced today that he will peform at the Olympics Opening Ceremony in London on 27 July 2012. The ceremony promises to be quite spectacular because also Snow Patrol will appear and Danny "Slumdog Millionaire" Boyle is directing. The theme will allegedly be called "Isles of Wonder".

Other musical news from the Olympics comes from Blur and New Order who will play a concert in Hyde Park to mark the end of the Games.