| 2010 World Cup Opening Ceremony Information | | | | It is believed that this Kickoff Concert will be the |
| | | | | biggest entrainment event in Africa to date and |
| First ever Fifa World Cup is going to be held in | | | | that is some saying. The opening ceremony is to |
| South Africa this June and For the biggest | | | | be produced by Control Room in collaboration with |
| Footballing event in the World there will be a | | | | Vevo which would provide exclusive streaming |
| Opening Ceremony to match the actual event. As | | | | service on |
| many big Music Stars will be performing in the | | | | 2010 World Cup Opening Ceremony Information |
| Official Kickoff Celebration Concert. | | | | Announced performers for the world cup 2010 |
| The Stars that will be performing in the Concert | | | | opening ceremony are American artists Alicia |
| are : Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, | | | | Keys, Black Eyed Peas and John Legend. From |
| Angélique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, | | | | Colombia there are Juanes and Shakira. African |
| John Legend, Juanes, Shakira, The Parlotones, | | | | performers include Angelique Kidjo, Amadou and |
| Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Touré and Vusi | | | | Mariam, Tinariwen, and Vieux Farka Touré. |
| Mahlasela. Best part of the concert is that all the | | | | South African musician Vusi Mahlasela will also |
| money raised from this event will be donated to | | | | perform as will Johannesburg bands BLK JKS and |
| the Charity in South Africa and some other | | | | The Parlotones. |
| african nations. | | | | Kevin Wall an Emmy award winning producer and |
| Official Kickoff Celebration ConcertOrlando | | | | his company control room will organise and |
| Stadium, Soweto | | | | produce the opening ceremony. Control room |
| Thursday 10 June 2010 | | | | have similar experience and delivered Live Earth |
| All the Action from the Official Kickoff Celebration | | | | 2007. Wall commented "We believe sports and |
| Concert Will be available here Live for absolutely | | | | music transcend cultural, language and geographic |
| free, Live streaming links and player will be placed | | | | barriers, and through the official FIFA World Cup |
| here just before the Concert gets under way. | | | | Kickoff Celebration Concert, we will present the |
| Many other sites including Vevo are showing it live | | | | sights and sounds of unity and celebration for an |
| in HD. | | | | unforgettable, must-see experience. |