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Carlsberg don't make rock gigs... SUPERSTARS SHINE AT BEST CONCERTS EVER.


Byline: BILLY SLOAN

SUPERSTARS Mick Jagger Noun 1. Mick Jagger - English rock star (born in 1943)
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, Bono and Bruce Springsteen hit the same stage in a spectacular finale to the most star-studded concert in history.

The venue was the legendary Madison Square Garden Coordinates:

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 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in .

Staged over two nights, the sell-out shows featured once-in-alifetime collaborations, tears and surprise reunions.

Hall of Fame inductees U2, Bruce Springsteen, Simon and Garfunkel The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. They met in elementary school in 1953, when they both appeared in the school play Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfunkel as the , Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Metallica and Crosby, Stills and Nash joined forces to play their hits and perform with their own rock heroes.

More than 20,000 fans - paying between pounds 100 and pounds 3000 a ticket - packed the famous Manhattan venue.

Show one was a six-hour marathon hosted by Tom Hanks. He introduced one of rock and roll's founding fathers, Jerry Lee Lewis Noun 1. Jerry Lee Lewis - United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
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, who was followed by Crosby, Stills and Nash,Simonand Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder and Sting . The best was saved for last, though, when Bruce Springsteen led his E Street Band on stage and closed the set with anthem Born To Run. Friday night in the Big Apple launched with Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin - duetting with Annie Lennox for a thrilling Chain Of Fools - before Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Lou Reed rocked the crowd.

Another highlight was Ray Davies of The Kinks performing his group's classics You Really Got Me and All Day and All Of The Night.

"We're not a jamming band. We don't let a lot of people in. But this made perfect sense" said Metallica's James Hetfield as he embraced Ray.

Top of the bill were U2 who opened with the storming Vertigo and Magnificent, bringing the crowd to their feet. The audience couldn't believe it when Springsteen and Patti Smith then walked on to perform Because The Night.

Bono pulled another ace from the pack during Mysterious Ways when he introduced the Black Eyed Peas This article is about the American hip hop group. For the vegetable, see Black-eyed pea.

The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, apl.de.
 to perform their song Where Is The Love.

The Irish supergroup then launched into the Rolling Stones classic Gimme gim·me  
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Contraction of give me.

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Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive: today's gimme society; tired of gimme letters.

n.
 Shelter - with Mick Jagger dancing on to the stage to take lead vocals.

They closed the set with Beautiful Day as the crowd rubbed their eyes wondering if they had imagined it all.

The Garden has played host to greats including Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley but never have so many stars graced its famous stage at the same time.

Fans lucky enough to be there will be raving about the gigs for another 25 years.

b.sloan@sundaymail.co.uk

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. Above, from left, Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sting and Jeff Beck and Aretha Franklin with Annie Lennox
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