HAMPSHIRE’S ’60s pop legends The Troggs are to appear at the Rock Against Cancer concert which is being backed by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney.

The Andover-based band’s lead singer and songwriter Reg Presley died last year aged 71 at his Hampshire home after losing his battle against cancer.

But The Troggs, including original member Chris Britton, vowed to carry on Reg’s rich musical legacy which made the band one of the super groups of the ’60s.

Bass guitarist Peter Lucas first joined the band in 1974 and drummer Dave Maggs has been with The Troggs for more than 25 years.

Presley founded The Troggs in the early sixties.

In 1967 he penned Love Is All Around which became a hit 27 years’ later when a cover version by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet remained at number one in the UK for 15 weeks.

The success of the Wet Wet Wet single which featured on the film blockbuster Four Weddings and a Funeral allowed Presley to pursue his interest in crop circles and UFOs.

Other hits for the band were With a Girl Like You and I Can’t Control Myself.

And they will be included in the playlist when The Troggs open the Rock Against Cancer gig, which is being staged at The Kings Arms in the Wiltshire hamlet of All Cannings, near Devizes on Saturday May 31.

The Troggs will be joined by those other rock legends The Boomtown Rats.

Their leader Sir Bob Geldof has been one of the leading showbiz figures promoting the event which is now in its third year.

Sir Paul McCartney, whose first wife Linda died of cancer at the age of 56, has lent his support to a social media campaign highlighting the one-day charity concert, along with another member of rock royalty, Queen legend Brian May.

Also on the main stage bill are The Straits, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Los Pacaminos with Funkin Skunks headlining a second stage.