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EmailNeil Diamond is making a return trip to Boston. The "Sweet Caroline" singer, who serenaded fans at Fenway Park last summer, will perform with Keith Lockhart and the Pops at their annual July 4th extravaganza on the Esplanade. Weirdly, Liberty Mutual was the first to tell us today. The insurance giant is the official sponsor of the show. CBS, which broadcasts the bash, subsequently issued a press release confirming that Diamond will join host Craig Ferguson. (The Pops must still be spell-checking their press release.) CBS will carry the show live from 10:00-11:00 p.m., with the final 21 minutes of the broadcast, including the fireworks display, presented commercial free thanks to Liberty Mutual.
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will neil diamond be at the dress rehearsal on the 3rd of july as well?
I wish Boston was closer to Akron! (Or, vice versa)! You wonderful people of Boston are incredibly lucky to have such a great individual Like Mr. Diamond to sing at your baseball games. Singing "Sweet Caroline" at the seventh inning makes you the most fortunate people in the world! There is nothing wrong with Take Me out to the Ballgame, but you can go to any ballpark and hear that -- but Boston is the only place that you can hear Neil Diamond. Have fun on the fourth and always remember that we root for the Red Sox, and that we love Alison!
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