Stars: Paul McCartney, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard, Will Young, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Joe Cocker, The Corrs

Summary: PARTY AT THE PALACE is a live rock & pop concert held in the gardens of the Buckingham Palace in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Musical guests include Annie Lennox, Atomic Kitten, Elton John, Bryan Adams, Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Paul McCartney, Queen, Phil Collins, Tony Bennett, and many more. Proceeds from the BBC Worldwide commercial activity during the Jubilee concerts will go to the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust.

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Party At The Palacestarts with Queen Guitarist Brian May--who looks more than ever like a haircut with a person growing from beneath it--playing "God Save The Queen" on the roof of Buckingham Palace; seemingly missing the point of his obvious inspiration, Jimi Hendrix's apocalyptic subversion of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock. Unbelievably, and theoretically impossibly, it goes downhill from there.

It can only be assumed that the bill for the Queen's Jubilee was assembled by an ardent republican. The concert is a motley assortment of has-beens and time-wasters, a curious number of whom felt it proper to celebrate the monarch's 50 years by singing old Motown songs badly. The concert also features an extended plug for Queen's (that's the Band) risible musical We Will Rock Youand Lenny Henry shouting. Bewilderingly Party At The Palaceis not only redeemed, but made worth owning, by the four-song set by Brian Wilson with his version of "God Only Knows"--accompanied by Andrea Corr—-offering a heartbreakingly earnest performance. The concert ends with a pantomime version of "All You Need Is Love". Party At The Palaceis the night rock &roll gave up.

On the DVD:Party at the Palaceis presented in 16:9 format. Songs can be selected by title or by artist. There are subtitles in French, German and Spanish. Proceeds from the sale of the DVD, "after the deduction of costs and expenses in relation to its production and distribution", will be donated to the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust. --Andrew Muller

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Year:	2002
Release Date:	July 1, 2002
Runtime:	180 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	O A 0857 D
Label:	B B C
Keywords:	Music, Golden, Party, Rock, Pop, Palace, Wide, Screen, Jubilee, Various, Artists, Performing, Arts, Popular, Queen's, Concerts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts