Paul McCartney and “The Rolling Stones” are battling to headline the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.

(Kazan, August 10, Tatar-Inform). “The Beatles” legend Paul McCartney and rockers “The Rolling Stones” are battling it out to headline the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.


The Rolling Stones and 68-year-old McCartney, one of the two surviving Beatles, have both played at the American Super Bowl to worldwide audiences of over 100 million but only one of them will be able to jam at the games to be held here, Daily Star reported.

"The 2012 Olympics opening ¬ceremony is going to be ¬spectacular. It has to be to kick off the event in great British style. Everyone wants to be a part of this historical happening and what is great for us is The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney are interested in playing," a source said.

"They both have an outstanding catalogue of hit after hit that everyone across the world knows. The Stones and McCartney can easily carry off something of this magnitude on the world stage," the source added.

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