FIFA 2010 - The Kick-Off Celebration Concert

Nic
By Nic

The first FIFA World Cup™ on the African continent may be scheduled to kick off on 11 June 2010 but the event begins in earnest the night before with the inaugural FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Celebration Concert.

Billed as the greatest entertainment event to date in Africa, the concert will be staged at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg and feature musical performances by international superstars in collaboration with major African artists, as well as football legends from the past and the present, as well as celebrities from other fields.

This three-hour celebratory extravaganza, which will bring together the two universal passions of football and music before a capacity stadium audience of 30,000, will be broadcast to millions more worldwide. It is scheduled to begin at 8.00pm local time (GMT+2) on 10 June 2010.

Read more here: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/concert/about.html

World Cup 2010 - The Kick-Off Celebration Concert
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Thursday 10 June 2010 at 21:00 H (Doha time)

The Artists

Alicia Keys
Angelique Kidjo
Amadou & Mariam
Black Eyed Peas
Blk Jks
Freshlyground
Hugh Masekela
John Legend
Juanes
K'Naan
Mzansi Youth Choir
Shakira
Soweto Gospel Choir
The Parlotones
Tinariwen
Vieux Farka Toure
Vusi Mahlasela

Siphiwo Ntshebe (28 June 1974–25 May 2010) was a South African tenor opera singer. Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela personally selected Ntshebe to perform at the opening ceremony for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg. Ntshebe died of meningitis on 25 May 2010, days before he was due to perform at the opening ceremonies on 11 June 2010. Keith Lister, chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment, the parent of Ntshebe's record label, described his death as "a sad, tragic story."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/26/siphiwo-ntshebe-dies

By anonymous• 10 Jun 2010 13:31
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Uk it will be on Star World most probably, will go home and check the listings. Espnstar has been playing the World Cup anthem every 5 minutes for the past one month and have the rights to the WC so will surely be showing this as well or India's national TV will be showing it. One of the two. If all else fails then will watch live streaming.

By GodFather.• 10 Jun 2010 13:17
GodFather.

Wk where will you watch this?

By GodFather.• 10 Jun 2010 12:38
GodFather.

Which channel is showing this..Al Jazeera?

By anonymous• 10 Jun 2010 12:34
anonymous

TFS, I know what I will be doing tonight :)

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