Concert for Diana

Concert for Diana (The People's Princess) is a concert currently being held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of the late Diana, Princess of Wales on July 1, 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday. 2007 is also the 10th anniversary of her death. The concert is being hosted by Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry who helped to organise for many of the world's most famous entertainers and singers to perform at the concert.

The concert is being broadcast in 140 different countries across the world with an estimated audience of 500 million. 22,500 tickets were made available for purchase in December for the concert and sold out in just 17 minutes. 63,000 people have turned out to the Wembley Stadium to watch the performances to commemorate Diana.

Performers and Speakers

Order of Performances

1. Sir Elton John - "Your Song"
2. Duran Duran - "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise", "Wild Boys" and "Rio"
3. James Morrison - "You Give Me Something" and "Wonderful World"
4. Lily Allen - "LDN" and "Smile"
5. Fergie - "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry"
6. The Feeling - "Fill My Little World" and "Love It When You Call"
7. N*E*R*D - "Drop It Like It's Hot" and " She Wants To Move (Remix)"
8. Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right", "I'm Like a Bird" and "Maneater"
9. English National Ballet - "Swan Lake" (Act IV)
10. Status Quo - "Rockin' All Over The World"
11. Joss Stone - "You Had Me" and "Under Pressure" (Queen)
12. Roger Hodgson - Supertramp Medley "Dreamer", "The Logical Song" and "Breakfast in America" and "Give a Little Bit"
13. Orson - "Happiness" and "No Tomorrow"
14. Sir Tom Jones and Joe Perry - "Kiss", "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" and "Ain't That A Lot of Love?" (with Joss Stone)
15. Will Young - "Switch It On"
16. Natasha Bedingfield - "Unwritten"
17. Bryan Ferry - "Slave to Love", "Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) and "Let's Stick Together"
18. Anastacia - "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar
19. Connie Fisher and Andrea Ross - "Memory" from Cats
20. Andrea Bocelli - "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera
21. Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman - "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera
22. Donny Osmond, Jason Donovan and Lee Mead - "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
23. Rod Stewart - "Maggie May", "Baby Jane" and "Sailing"
24. Kanye West - "Gold Digger", " Touch the Sky", "Stronger", "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" and "Jesus Walks"
25. P. Diddy - "I'll Be Missing You"
26. Take That - "Shine", "Patience" and "Back For Good"
27. Ricky Gervais and Mackenzie Crook - "Free Love Freeway"
28. Sir Elton John - "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", "Tiny Dancer" and "Are You Ready For Love?"

Order of Speakers

1. Prince William of Wales and Prince Harry of Wales
2. Sienna Miller and Dennis Hopper
3. Kiefer Sutherland
4. Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson
5. Natasha Kaplinsky
6. Dennis Hopper
7. Fearne Cotton
8. Gillian Anderson
9. Boris Becker and John McEnroe
10. Cat Deeley
11. Kiefer Sutherland
12. Patsy Kensit
13. Jamie Oliver
14. David Beckham
15. Ben Stiller (via Communications satellite¦Satellite)
16. Ricky Gervais

Planning

• Meat Loaf and Keane have apparently been invited to the concert, though no further news has been offered on these musicians. Keane did attend.
• Soccer star, David Beckham has been invited to the concert to introduce Take That.
• According to media interviews Paul McCartney has confirmed he will appear although the concert organisers are yet to announce this. McCartney announced in a recent New York concert that his keyboardist Wix Wickens was not present because he was 'doing a thing for the queen' where they would all be involved. Wickens it turns out is one of the events musical directors. Roger Hodgson's saxophonist recently said in an interview that McCartney would appear although he is yet to be announced.
• Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were set to play at the concert, however these acts were lost to the upcoming Live Earth concert. The concert organizers are apparently trying to secure their top acts, and are also being pressured into rethinking their lineup to appeal to younger people, and compare to Live Earth.
• It has been announced that Kate Middleton, the former girlfriend of Prince William, and Chelsy Davy, the current girlfriend of Prince Harry, will attend the concert. It has also been said that they have been involved in helping to plan the event.

Broadcasting

The concert is being broadcast in 140 countries. It is being broadcast on BBC One, BBC HD and BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom (from 4 p.m. BST), VH1 (or Vh1.com from 11 a.m. EDT) and NBC taped summary 8PM-9PM EDT in the United States and Latin America, VH1 in the Caribbean and Central America, M-Net in Africa, Foxtel in Australia, and CTV in Canada, as well as Star TV throughout Asia.

Jamie Theakston, Fearne Cotton and Claudia Winkleman will be interviewing acts backstage for the BBC and many other television channels across the world whereas Aamer Haleem of VH1 will bring be interviewing performers backstage, with special guests Kate Thornton and Dave Berry.

Charities

The money from the concert will go to a number of charities such as Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Centrepoint and Sentebale, a charity founded in April 2006, by Prince Harry and Lesotho's Prince Seeiso. It helps vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho - particularly those orphaned as a result of AIDS.

During the airing of the concert, Princess Diana was hailed for her generous charity work with the Chain of Hope, Luton Indoor Bowling Club, and British Deaf Association charities. She was also celebrated for her work with the British Red Cross in helping get the word out on land mines in Angola.

External links

• Concert for Diana official news and information site
• Wembley Stadium Chat for Concert for Diana event