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NewsMay, 30 Diana Ross in Durham - star will bring celebrations north after Platinum Party at the Palace and Glastonbury![]() Music icon Diana Ross will be following up from her upcoming performance in London for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee - and then a slot at Glastonbury - with a show in Durham that promises to wrap up June in style. Proving that at 78 she can party with the best of them, the Motown legend wil be delivering a busy month of shows that are all about celebration. First, Ross - who was lead singer in sixties group The Supremes; one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time - will be first adding glitz to the line-up at the Platinum Party at The Palace on June 4. It was revealed that she will be part of a star-studded line-up including Elton John and Rod Stewart at the Bank Holiday concert to celebrate Her Majesty's 70-year reign. Then on June 26 Ross will be taking to the stage at Glastonbury festival to perform for crowds in the Sunday afternoon Legends slot - before hot-footing it up north. She will be stopping off here on her Thank You Summer 2022 tour to play a special set at the Durham County Cricket Club ground in Chester-le-Street on June 29 and fans are in for a treat. The tour comes on the back of a new album released at last November. Ross, who also had a stint in The Temptations, is one of the most successful recording artists of all time. She shot to the fame in The Supremes, with the the chart-toppers producing such hits as You Keep Me Hangin' On, Baby Love and Stop! In the Name of Love, before embarking upon a hugely successful solo career. Solo number ones have included Chain Reaction and I'm Still Waiting. At the Grammy Awards this year, the singer was honoured with a special gong to mark her 75th birthday and her huge contribution to music. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2012 to mark her successful career, which began when she joined The Primettes at the age of just 15.
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