FIFA World Cup 2010 Concert!

On June 11 of 2010 people throughout the world will experience an amazing combination of my two personal biggest passions: Soccer and music!

The Kick-off Celebration Concert will be held the night before the official start of the cup on the Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg at 8:00 p.m, local time. It will count with great national and international performers, as well as several legendary soccer players.

It also makes me really proud to inform that 2 out of the 12 artists are colombian! Yes, I'm talking about Shakira and Juanes, who will share the stage with 10 other amazing bands:

Alicia Keys
Amadou & Mariam
Angelique Kidjo
Black Eyed Peas
BLK JKS
John Legend
The Parlotones
Tinariwen
Vieux Farka Touré
Vusi Mahlasela 

The concert will be organizd by Kevin Wall (Emmy winner producer) and his company "Control Room"  who had also participated in the world's biggest concert "Live Earth" 2007, which included 150 performers on all the continents through 24 hours.

When asked about the KCC, Wall said:

“We believe sports and music transcend cultural, language and geographic barriers, and through the official FIFA World Cup Kick–off Celebration Concert, Control Room will present the sights and sounds of unity and celebration for an unforgettable, must-see experience,”

 And offcourse this concert has a good purpose. It is a fund-raising concert to help the "20 Centres for 2010" campaign, which intends to build 20 helthcare, education and soccer centers across Africa.

I am looking foward for this event and the cup itself.  Only 45 days to go...

Video: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/concert/index.html