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Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins attend secret Stone Roses gig

Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins were among the fans at a secret Stone Roses gig in London on Monday night. The Olympic gold medal winners watched the band at a small secret show at the Village Underground in Hoxton. Frontman Ian Brown told the crowd: " We've got the Queen of England in here tonight: Jessica Ennis – and the King: Bradley Wiggins. " Joining them were rower Pete Reed, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, the Clash's Mick Jones, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, and Boy George. According to reports, heptathlete Ennis said of the Stone Roses: "I had to come tonight. I think they're brilliant. " Wiggins was also able to achieve another amibiton: the 32-year-old cyclist and self-avowed mod partied with Paul Weller at the gig, staged by Adidas. Announced earlier in the day, it was a free show for fans who had attended the Roses' Heaton Park shows in Manchester earlier this summer. Gold medal winner Jessica Ennis at The Stone Roses gig - # london2012 # TeamGB # adidasunderground twitter.com/KCMANC/status/… — Kevin Cummins (@KCMANC) August 6, 2012 .

Source: The Guardian ↗

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