Fatboy Slim has become the first DJ to "play" at the Houses of Parliament.
Alexandra Burke, the Freemasons and Fatboy Slim will headline the festival in the park.
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Judge Jules, Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris and Example are supporting the club.
The parade was followed by a ticket-only party in Preston Park featuring a set by DJ Fatboy Slim.
The poppy, techno score is laced with Byrne's radio-friendly style and features additional beats provided by collaborator Fatboy Slim.
Fatboy Slim has previously played at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the Great Wall of China and in an igloo.
It includes access to a specially built 60 meter beach and nightclub where DJ Fatboy Slim is expected to perform.
Two-time Brit award winner Fatboy Slim, whose real name is Norman Cook, has had a DJing career spanning nearly 20 years including headline sets at major festivals including Glastonbury and Bestival.
Besides Sting and Lauper, stars such as Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Edie Brickell, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello and The Flaming Lips are making musicals.
However, the Bee Gees revival is set to be put in the shade by dance supremo Fatboy Slim, whose song Praise You is outselling its nearest rival by around two to one.
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On the other hand, ex-Talking Head singer Byrne and Fatboy Slim teamed up downtown to create "Here Lies Love, " a well-received musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines.
Mr Cook began his career with The Housemartins in the 1980s and as Fatboy Slim enjoyed a string of hit records - including number one single Praise You - in the 1990s and early noughties.
He collaborated with English DJ and beat architect Fatboy Slim on 22 songs that look at the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, as well as the tragic journey of her childhood maid, Estrella Cumpos.
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Playing in front of thousands of people and sharing the bill with Fatboy Slim, The Killers and Lady GaGa has its own substantial merits, but Underline the Sky hope the festival will act as a springboard for further delights.
"I've played some exciting and unique places around the world from Bondi Beach to The Great Wall of China to an igloo but playing in the House of Commons might be the most unique to date, " Fatboy Slim said.
The commercial failure of the latest albums by Britain's two biggest dance acts - Fatboy Slim's Palookaville and The Prodigy's Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned - has been coupled with the closure of many "superclubs, " and the folding of three dance music magazines.
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As well as the Buena Vista veterans headlining the One World (formerly Jazz) stage, gems from the outer fields include Cerys Matthews and Beth Gibbons on the acoustic stage, Fatboy Slim and The Streets in the dance tent and, for some reason, former Velvet Underground bassist John Cale, 61, headlining the new bands tent.
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