Patti LaBelle, Jordin Sparks set for July 4 show

Patti LaBelle, Jordin Sparks, Michael McDonald and others will join headliner Frankie Valli at A Capitol Fourth concert.

Organisers say the July 4 celebration at the National Mall will be hosted by Tom Bergeron of Dancing with the Stars.

Other performers will include Sara Evans, Kendall Schmidt and Kelli O’Hara. Composer John Williams will conduct a new arrangement for orchestra and chorus of the Star Spangled Banner” to mark its 200th anniversary.

A Capitol Fourth will be broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the US Capitol.