Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park: 4th - 13th July 2014

Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park, AEG Live and The Royal Parks’ 10-day summer extravaganza in London is back and getting set for 2014 with an enviable line up of artists on 6th July, which also includes: Wheatus, The Vamps, Lawson, FIVE, Neon Jungle, Elyar Fox, Ollie Marland, George Barnett, Joel Baker and Mike Dignam, Scouting For Girls, Young Kato, Hollywood Ending and Diversity.

The rising super pop group joins the killer line up for a world-class live music event for everyone this summer. 

Watch this space – Only The Young is 2014's next big thing in pop. They have just announced that they will be supporting Little Mix on tour and joining the 2014 T-Live line up in August – catch them first in Hyde Park on 6 July.

Formed by the team who brought us Stooshe, these new kids on the block are rapidly turning heads with their bubbly energy and cheeky personalities. The group has a growing social media following that shows no sign of slowing down. OTY's Live Lounge mash up cover of OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars' and Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' has been viewed over 45,000 times. They have performed to roaring crowds at Rochester Castle, Victoria Park and Music On The Hill but now it's time to take it to another level. Don't miss Parisa, Charlie, Mikey and Betsy-Blue when they light up the stage at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park. 

McBusted caused hysteria selling out tickets in a heartbeat for their 2014 dates at The O2 Arena.  McBusted is the coming together of two of the UK's biggest acts - Busted and McFly, who throughout their career have combined their winning, infectious pop and rock songs with their irresistible personalities and humour. 

The Backstreet Boys are one of the biggest selling boy band in the history of pop, rising to power in the mid 1990s and selling a staggering 130 million records around the world. They have enjoyed a career renaissance after reforming in 2012 and releasing a new album this year, whilst they will be touring the UK in March and April 2014.  With the back up of mega hits like 'I Want It that Way', 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)' and  'Everybody' (Backstreet's Back), your summer of pop is in truly safe hands.

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About Hyde Park and The Royal Parks

Every year millions of visitors from London, the UK and across the globe enjoy the iconic Hyde Park, one of the Capital’s eight Royal Parks. Spanning 350 acres of green space in central London, Hyde Park has played host to world-renowned music artists since 1969. The summer concerts are an essential part of income generation for The Royal Parks that provides the necessary funds to maintain and develop the parks for future generations to enjoy.

The Royal Parks are: Bushy Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Richmond Park and St James's Park. The Royal Parks also manages Victoria Tower Gardens, Brompton Cemetery, Grosvenor Square Gardens and the gardens of 10, 11 and 12 Downing Street.

For further information please visit: www.royalparks.org.uk.

For media enquiries contact: 0300 061 2128 or press@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk

About AEG

AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world.

AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns, controls or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world's preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO), Citizen's Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA), The Rose Garden (Portland, OR), O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA), American Airlines Arena (Miami), Best Buy Theater (Times Square, NY), Verizon Theatre (Grand Prairie, TX), Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN), BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX), Allphones Arena (Sydney, AU), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam), Ericsson Globe Arenas (Stockholm), Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg), O2 World (Berlin) and The O2 (London). AEG Merchandising, a multi-faceted merchandising company; and AEG Global Partnerships, responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships naming rights and other strategic partnerships.

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices and owns, operates or exclusively books thirty five state-of-the-art venues. The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Justin Bieber, Leonard Cohen, Wisin & Yandel, Kenny Chesney, P!nk and Paul McCartney. The company is also currently producing productions including Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The division's exhibition portfolio boasts the most successful exhibition of all time, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, which has attracted more than seven million visitors since 2005. AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

About Barclaycard

Barclaycard, part of Barclays Bank PLC, is a leading global payment business that helps consumers, retailers and businesses to make and take payments flexibly, and to access short-term credit and point of sale finance.

The company is a pioneer of new forms of payments and is at the forefront of developing viable contactless and mobile payment schemes for today and cutting edge forms of payment for the future. Barclaycard also partners with a wide range of organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment options and credit.

Key facts published in June 2013:

-       total number of Barclaycard customers: 33.7m

-       total number of Barclaycard clients: 339,200

-       total payments processed (for the six months to the end of June): £124bn

Barclaycard Unwind

Barclaycard Unwind is a free and exclusive perk which opens up a unique world of amazing events and experience. We've got together with one of the UK's biggest ticket agencies to provide you with easy access to tickets for many top events, shows and gigs across the UK. Barclaycard customers have the exclusive opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets via www.barclaycardunwind.com