Hard Rock Calling
Ladysmith Black Mambazo + Jimmy Cliff + Paul Simon
Friday, 26 June 2009 -
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Saturday - Sunday: 14:30 - 23:00
Saturday - Sunday: 14:30 - 23:00
Hyde Park, Paddington, W2 2UH
Seriously massive festival which has just kept getting bigger...and better. Although Hard Rock Calling is not strictly a hard rock festival, they have secured their reputation by booking stadium rock icons to headline.
Today the festival closes with Paul Simon performing his classic album 'Graceland in it's entirety.
Today the festival closes with Paul Simon performing his classic album 'Graceland in it's entirety.
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