Paul McCartney will play to hundreds of thousands of people in the Ukrainian capital Kiev this summer. The free show, which will be held on the city's Independence Square on 14 Jun, aims to "strengthen the confidence and understanding in the Ukrainian society".
McCartney said of the event: "Me and the band are going to be there and we're going to have to a great evening. ... It's going to be great evening hopefully for the Ukraine. Pull together, groove, rock and roll - all together".
The event's organiser Viktor Pinchuk, who is the son-in-law of the former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, said the event would be "the first time we have the opportunity to hear the songs that changed the world and created a new culture".
The concert is expected to be even more successful than a performance by Elton John in Independence Square last year, which was attended by 200,000 people.