It's exactly a year since Take That brought their Progress Tour to Villa Park - but did you know they visited this great old ground many moons before?

Tom Hanks has assured us he'll be visiting Villa Park in the not-too-distant future - but did you know we've already had a world-famous Hollywood megastar take in a game here?

All part of Villa Park's worldly appeal!

Mention the name Villa Park to anyone and football is the first thing that comes to mind.

The terrific old ground has long been one of the country's most impressive stadiums.

But in reality the B6 icon has been about much more than the beautiful game over the years.

It's fair to say a wide range of musical and religious events have taken place at the historic venue and a glut of famous stars from the worlds of film and music have set foot inside Villa Park.

Kevin Costner watched Villa v Arsenal here, Take That saw Villa thump Port Vale in a cup game, Barry White and Bruce Springsteen performed on stage while Billy Graham gave one of his famous roadshows.

Enjoy our pictorial look-back at some of the special guests who have both performed and visited.

Click here for the photo gallery.