Concert for Diana ( Russian Concert for Diana ) - a memory concert, organized in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales . It took place at the new Wembley Stadium (which was commissioned March 9, 2007 ) in London , July 1, 2007 . On this day, the princess would have turned 46 years old. In addition, a memorial date dedicated to the 10th anniversary of her death (August 31) also passed in 2007. The event was organized by the sons of Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry , who helped organize the performances of many world famous singers and artists.
| Concert for diana | |
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| Genre | |
| Theme | Commemorating Princess Diana |
| Tongue | English |
| Dates | 2007 |
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| City of | London |
| A country | Great Britain |
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The concert was broadcast in 140 different countries of the world [1] , with a potential audience of 500 million people [2] [3] . In December 2006, 22,500 tickets went on sale, they were all sold out in just 17 minutes [1] , a total of 63,000 people came to Wembley Stadium to watch the show and commemorate Diana [1] [4] [5] . At the end of the show, a mounted video with shots of little Diana was shown, it was broadcast to the accompaniment of Queen 's song “ These Are the Days of Our Lives ” [6] .
The concert began at 16:00 ( British Daylight Saving Time ) and ended at about 22:15 - during the concert there were two short pauses.
The 2-disc edition, containing the full version of the concert, was released on DVD on November 5, 2007 . The Blu-ray concert edition , featuring the full version of the show and the documentary, went on sale in November 2008 .
Content
Performers and Announcers
List of performers (in order of performance)
- Sir Elton John (First Performance) - “ Your Song ”
- Duran Duran - " (Reach Up for the) Sunrise ", " Wild Boys " and " Rio "
- James Morrison - “ You Give Me Something ” and “ Wonderful World ”
- Lily Allen - “ LDN ” and “ Smile ”
- Fergie - “ Glamorous ” and “ Big Girls Don't Cry ”
- The Feeling - “ Fill My Little World ” and “ Love It When You Call ”
- Farrell Williams - “ Drop It Like It's Hot ” and “ She Wants To Move (Remix) ”
- Nelly Furtado - “ Say It Right ”, “ I'm Like a Bird ” and “ Maneater ”
- English National Ballet - Swan Lake (Act Four)
- Status Quo - “ Rockin 'All Over the World ”
- Joss Stone - “ You Had Me ” and “ Under Pressure ”
- Roger Hodgson - Supertramp Medley (“ Dreamer ”, “ The Logical Song ” and “ Breakfast in America ”) and “ Give a Little Bit ”
- Orson - “ Happiness ” and “ No Tomorrow ”
- Sir Tom Jones and Joe Perry - Kiss , I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor , and Ain't That A Lot of Love? (Along with Joss Stone )
- Will Young - “ Switch It On ”
- Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
- Brian Ferry - “Slave to Love”, “ Make You Feel My Love ” and “ Let's Stick Together (extended version) ”
- Anastacia - “ Superstar ” from the musical Jesus Christ - Superstar
- Connie Fisher and Andrea Ross - “ Memory ” from the musical Cats
- Andrea Bocelli - “ The Music of the Night ” from the musical The Phantom of the Opera
- Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman - “ All I Ask of You ” from the Phantom of the Opera musical
- Donny Osmond , Jason Donovan and Lee Mead together with the Chicken Shed Theater Company - “ Any Dream Will Do ” from the musical Joseph and his amazing, colorful dreamcoat
- Rod Stewart - Maggie May , Baby Jane , and Sailing
- Kanye West - Gold Digger , Touch the Sky , Stronger , Diamonds from Sierra Leone and Jesus Walks
- P. Diddy - “ I'll Be Missing You ”
- Take That - “ Shine ”, “ Patience ” and “ Back for Good ”
- Ricky Gervais - “ Freelove Freeway ” (with Mackenzie Crook ), “ Chubby Little Loser ” (sung unplanned due to Ricky having to unexpectedly fill time)
- Sir Elton John (second performance) - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting , Tiny Dancer , Are You Ready For Love
List of announcers (in order of entry to the stage)
- Prince William and Prince Harry
- Sienna Miller and Dennis Hopper
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Ryan Seacrest , Simon Covell and Randy Jackson
- Natasha Kaplinski
- Dennis Hopper
- Firn cotton
- Gillian anderson
- Boris Becker and John McEnroe
- Kat Dili
- Patsy Kensit
- Jamie Oliver
- David beckham
- Ben Stiller (appeal broadcast on screen)
- Prince William and Prince Harry
- Ricky Gervais
- Nelson Mandela (appeal broadcast on screen)
- Bill Clinton (appeal broadcast on screen)
- Tony Blair (appeal broadcast on screen)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 " Kanye West, Rod Stewart to perform at Diana concert ." ABC News . Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ " Pop stars pay tribute to Princess Diana ." Yahoo News . Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ " Chelsy and Harry get close at the Diana concert ... but Kate and William keep their distance ." Daily Mail . Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ " Sir Elton launches Diana concert ." BBC News . Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ " The sons & the stars ". The Telegraph . Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ Old and new stars celebrate Diana BBC. Retrieved 16 July 2011