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Beatles vs. Rolling Stones for Olympic Gig

According to the Daily Mail, it’s the biggest contest of the 2012 Olympics – The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones to headline the opening ceremony.

Sirs Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney are battling to be the top name at the launch of the London Games.

The Rolling Stones and Macca, one of the two surviving Beatles, have both played at the American Super Bowl to worldwide ­audiences of over 100million.

But they know Games chiefs will only pick one of them.

An Olympics source revealed: “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.

“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. 

“We’re looking at the American Super Bowl’s half-time show – which they have played at – as the kind of thing we’re going for with the opening ceremony. It would be great to have both but there can only be one headliner.”