Simpsons' Cypress Hill London Symphony Orchestra gag comes true

A Simpsons gag has come to life as hip-hop group Cypress Hill and London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) announced they will perform a concert together.

The group will perform with the orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall this summer.

They were featured together in the animated US comedy programme's 1996 episode, Homerpalooza.

Cypress Hill said: "It's a dream come true, a collaboration only The Simpsons could have predicted."

In the 1996 episode, Homer takes his children to a music festival and a staff member asks who has "ordered" the LSO "possibly while high" before adding: "Cypress Hill I'm looking in your direction."

The hip-hop group, known for songs including I Wanna Get High, asks the ensemble if they know their song Insane In The Brain before they perform the hit track together.

In July, the Californian trio of B-Real, Sen Dog and Eric Bobo will be joined by the LSO and conductor Troy Miller, who will provide arrangements of the band's songs, including hits from their 1993 album Black Sunday.

Cypress Hill said: "We are thrilled to be performing with the London Symphony Orchestra in such a prestigious venue as the Royal Albert Hall."

Kathryn McDowell, the LSO's managing director said: "After years of social media teasing it, many fans may have started to believe it would only be a pipedream.

"Many thanks to the creators of The Simpsons for the idea."

Lucy Noble, artistic director at entertainment company AEG Presents, said: "It's been a long time since these two legendary acts paired up in Springfield, but we know that the real thing will be worth the wait."

Writers of The Simpsons have gained a reputation for appearing to predict events in the real world, most notably hinting in an episode from 2000 that Donald Trump would one day be president.

Last year Cypress Hill, who released their eponymous debut album in 1991, performed three symphonic shows in the US.

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