Concert for Diana

Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana
Dates	July 1, 2007
Location(s)	Wembley Stadium, England
Years active	2007
Founders	Prince William and Prince Harry
Website	www.concertfordiana.com

Concert for Diana is a concert currently being held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, 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. The concert is being aired in 140 countries. It is being televised on BBC One and BBC HD in the United Kingdom (from 4pm BST), VH1 (or Vh1.com from 11am. EST) in the United States and Latin America, Foxtel in Australia, and CTV in Canada.

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.

Performers

The following performers were announced to play at the concert. Below is a list, first in alphabetical order, then in order of appearance:

Anastacia, Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Jason Donovan, Connie Fisher, Josh Groban, Andrea Ross, Lee Mead and Donny Osmond will perform in a musical medley arranged by Lloyd Webber^[1] Mead had recorded "Any Dream Will Do" to raise funds for the BBC's Children in Need annual charity appeal.

Katie Price and Peter Andre have pulled out of their commitment to the event.
David Bowie was approached to perform.
Meat Loaf and Keane have apparently been invited to the concert, though no further news has been offered on these musicians.^[2]
Football star, David Beckham has been invited to the concert to introduce one of the acts, although it has not been confirmed which particular one.^[3]
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.

The money from the concert will go to a number of charities:

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
Centrepoint
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.^[4]

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.^[5]
Jamie Theakston, Fearne Cotton and Kate Middleton 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.^[6]
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.^[7]
Lily Allen did not censor her first song of the day, which was broadcast at 16.40 even though the watershed was 4 hours later, and children were watching.