It’s been 70 long years since Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Coronation.
At her royal event, she kept the entertainment light and classical — some of the highlights included performances of standards like “Greensleeves” and an orchestral piece from the 1691 opera “King Arthur.”
King Charles’ 2023 Coronation will be a much more modern affair.
The new King will be bringing in stars from both his native Great Britain as well as North America to get the crowd grooving all night long.
At the time of publication, he’s booked stars like “American Idol” co-hosts Lionel Richie, Katy Perry as well as Andrea Bocelli, Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Winwood and many more.
Want to see them live in person for yourself?
Luckily, you can this year.
Many of the aforementioned acts have tours and residencies scheduled this year.
Best of all, you don’t need to be part of the Royal Family to see them in concert.
Here’s how you can catch the stars of the Coronation IRL these next few months.
Andrea Bocelli
Runs May 9 through Dec. 17
Lionel Richie’s ‘Sing A Song All Night Long Tour’
featuring Earth Wind and Fire
Runs Aug. 4 through Oct. 21
Katy Perry’s ‘Play’ Las Vegas residency
Runs May 12 through Nov. 4
Lang Lang
Runs Sept. 25 through April 16, 2024
All the other artists scheduled to perform — Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Winwood, Take That, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings, Tiwa Savage and Alexis Ffrench — currently do not have tours lined up.
At the time of publication, King Charles is also not set to embark on a concert tour of his own.
Huge concert tours in 2023
While the Coronation is a once-in-a-lifetime event (the Royal YOLO if you will), many huge U.K.-based stars will be playing venues all over North America this year.
Here are just five of our favorite performers we can’t wait to see live these next few months.
• Adele
• Robert Plant with Alison Krauss
Who else is on tour? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here.