TOO KOOL for school
The Voice’s Tom Jones revealed as Hampton Court Palace festival headliner alongside 70s and 80s pop legends
SIR Tom Jones has been revealed as the huge name to headline Hampton Court Palace festival this year.
The Voice legend will be in good company alongside a host of 70s and 80s pop legends.
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Sir Tom Jones, 82, will be joined at the festival by soul legends Kool and The Gang.
The Celebration singers' hits include Ladies’ Night, Get It Down and Joanna.
Tom will get everyone up and dancing at Hampton Court Palace stage on 14 June to perform his hits including It’s Not Unusual, Delilah, What’s New Pussycat, She’s a Lady, and Sex Bomb.
It's also been announced Soft Cell will be taking to the stage to perform their fabulous numbers including Tainted Love.
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Hampton Court Palace festival will be one not to be missed with an incredible line-up of legends.
It includes legendary singer Grace Jones, BRIT Award winning indie-rockers Kaiser Chiefs, Björn Again, and legendary pop crooner Rick Astley.
Sir Tom will sure to be a treat for fans of all ages after The Voice judge Anne-Marie left fans stunned when she broke down in tears during show.
Sir Tom Jones left his fellow coach Anne-Marie sobbing after he sang a song on The Voice as a sweet tribute to his late wife.
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The legendary singer brought the house down when he poured his heart out singing Crumble, a song about his beloved late wife, Linda Trenchard.
The heart-felt track was all too much for Anne-Marie to take and she revealed she actually had to walk off afterwards.
Sir Tom bravely explained the meaning of his song to fans.
He said: "Now this song is very important to me. I try to pick songs that mean a lot to me.
"And this song is trying to tell you that people that you love, sometimes they need to be backed up. You need to give them strength and encouragement."
His fellow judges and fans fell silent as Tom sang the song, released as part of his album Surrounded By Time, last year.
He went on to explain that he had written the emotional song in memory of his wife Melinda, who passed away in 2016.
Tom was left heartbroken when Linda passed away aged 75 in Los Angeles after a "short but fierce" battle with lung cancer.
He said: "My wife, you know, she was dying of lung cancer, so I said, you know, I was always able to fix stuff, to do things if she needed me I was always there.
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"She said, 'Don't crumble with me, don't fall now, you've done everything you can, you must carry on and do what you do.' So I put the song, when I heard it, it was like it was written for this situation. It's a lovely song."
Tickets for Soft Cell and Kool & The Gang are on sale now, while tickets for Tom Jones will go on general sale from Wednesday 8th March with an exclusive 24hr pre-sale to email subscribers on Tuesday 7th March via
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