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Keating, Corrs, & Westlife Party in the Park...

Ronan Keating, The Corrs and Westlife are set to join American singer Christina Aguilera for her her first UK concert at London's third annual Party in the Park, ShowbizIreland.com can reveal.

Pop divas All Saints and Spice Girl Mel C will also be among the other headline acts performing at the one-day festival, in aid of the Prince's Trust. More than 100,000 people are expected to flock to see the 30-plus acts, who also include Brit award-winners Travis and soul queen Gabrielle, at the Hyde Park event on July 9.

It will be a special treat for fans of Grammy award-winning Aguilera, who has not played live in Britain and who had to scrap some recent appearances due to exhaustion caused by her grueling schedule. Attending the official launch of the charity event today in central London, Irish heart-throb Keating, one of the first 12 acts to be announced, inadvertently caused speculation his chart-topping band was about to split.

The singer, who has performed at each of the first two festivals, said: "It's exhilarating. It's one of the best. It's one of the biggest live shows that Boyzone ever got to do in the six years that we were together. This year, it's an even bigger challenge, because I'm coming back with an album myself, and the single actually comes out the following day." Quizzed afterwards about his use of the past tense, Keating quickly moved to quash fears of a break-up, saying the band had already "penciled in" concert dates for a stadium tour next year. They were also set to produce a four-track EP incorporating both group and solo material later this year.

Tickets for the annual festival, organised by an English radio station should go on sale on Thursday morning. Last year, all 100,000 had sold out in 48 hours. The event, to be broadcast live on commercial radio and Channel 4, is expected to raise a record total as fans flock to see the stars.

Other acts taking part include Texas, Savage Garden, Destiny's Child and 18-year-old Craig David, whose first single shot to number one.

Last year's event featured show-stopping performances by acts including Ricky Martin, Shania Twain, Tom Jones, Eighties combo Madness and Mel C's former Spice Girls colleague Geri Halliwell.

Tickets cost £20.