Jimmy Page to headline Show of Peace Concert in Beijing

The London News.Net
Sunday 20th December, 2009 (ANI)

London, December 20 : Former Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page is set to headline the inaugural Show of Peace Concert in Beijing, China in April, it has emerged.

Also, Prince, Green Day, Beyonce, Coldplay and Justin Timberlake, will take the stage at the Bird's Nest stadium.

Page had performed with Leona Lewis during the finale of the last Olympic Games in 2008, at the same venue.

The concert is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the cultural exchange agreement between the U.S. and China, reports the Daily Express.

The concert is scheduled to take place on 17 April.

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