Katherine Jenkins, Tom Jones to play Llangollen eisteddfod

Tom Jones will perform at the beginning of a week of events

Sir Tom Jones will perform a headline concert at the 2024 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

He will kick off six days of evening concerts which will also see mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins and soul and jazz artist Gregory Porter perform at the Denbighshire festival.

Other evening events will feature folk band Calan and royal harpist Alis Huws.

Tickets for the event, which runs from 2 to 7 July, will go on sale from Friday.

Katherine Jenkins will close the week of concerts on Sunday 7 July

Sir Tom, the Pontypridd-born singer who has been a star since the mid-1960s, will turn 84 a month before his appearance.

Choirs, dance groups and young operatic stars will also compete for the eisteddfod's top prizes.

"We've been committed to retaining all of the elements our loyal supporters expect, such as Choir of the World on the Saturday evening, which sits proudly alongside the big-name artists we have coming to perform," the festival's lead programmer and production manager Dave Danford said.

Gregory Porter will perform on Friday 5 July

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