Clapton and Police head Hyde Park concerts

Eric Clapton and The Police are to headline a star-studded concert in Hyde Park this summer.

The rock legends will perform at the two-day Hard Rock Calling event in June along with a number of special guests.

The concert will be Clapton's first in Hyde Park for more than 10 years, with the newly-reformed The Police appearing following their lucrative world tour.

Other artists on the line-up include Sheryl Crow, KT Tunstall and singer/songwriter John Mayer. Last year Roger Waters, The Who and Peter Gabriel headlined the event. The concert takes place on 28 and 29 June.

Clapton has not performed in Britain since he reunited with his former Cream bandmates for a series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005.

His autobiography, released in time for last year's Christmas market, became one of the best-selling rock memoirs in recent years.

The Police's reunion tour - which saw Sting playing live with Andy Summer and Stewart Copeland for the first time since a bitter break-up in 1983 - is currently in Australia, after becoming one of the most successful tours of last year.

The Hard Rock Calling festival is part of the company's annual Ambassadors Of Rock Tour, a series of concerts around the world which has seen top names including Aerosmith, Blondie and P!nk appearing.