RonJonSurfer Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Elton John Performing at Princess Diana Concert A concert celebrating the Princess of Wales' life will take place next year in London. A celebrity concert celebrating British royal Diana, Princess of Wales has been officially announced by her sons Prince William and Prince Harry. The princes, who are organizing the concert, have revealed the event will take place next year at London's Wembley Stadium - 10 years after she was killed in a car crash in Paris - on what would have been her 46th birthday. Elton John, Duran Duran, Joss Stone, Bryan Ferry and Pharrell Williams will perform at the event, with more artists to be confirmed. There will also be a memorial service. Prince William says, "We (Prince Harry) both wanted to put our stamp on it. We want it to represent exactly what our mother would have wanted. "So therefore the church service alone isn't enough. We wanted to have this big concert full of energy, full of the sort of fun and happiness, which I know she would have wanted." Elton John, who performed his song "Candle in the Wind" at Diana's funeral, says, "I applaud Princes William and Harry for choosing to honor their mother with this concert. I am absolutely thrilled to be performing at this great event. "Diana was a personal friend and someone I greatly admired for her tireless and enthusiastic work for charity." The tickets will go on sale Wednesday. Copyright World Entertainment News Network 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Diana concert tickets sell out in minutes LONDON (Reuters) - Tickets for a pop concert to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death sold out in minutes on Wednesday, organizers said. The concert, organized by Diana's sons Princes Harry and William, will take place at the new Wembley stadium in London next July and feature acts including Elton John, Duran Duran and Pharrell Williams. "The initial allocation of tickets has now been sold and we hope more tickets will be available at a later date," said a spokeswoman for the princes. She added that around 22,500 tickets were sold in 20 minutes on Wednesday, and that the capacity for the event was likely to be about 60,000. More tickets may go on sale at a later date via the concert's Web site www.concertfordiana.com. The face value of tickets is 45 pounds ($89) each, although they attracted bids of up to 500 pounds each on the online auction site www.ebay.co.uk early on Wednesday. EBay, which has been criticized in the past when tickets to charity concerts have appeared on its site, later promised to remove them as soon as possible "as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Diana." There is speculation that John may repeat his performance of the modified version of "Candle In the Wind" which he sang at Diana's funeral in 1997. He had vowed he would never play it again unless asked by the princes. The record went on to become the fastest selling single of all time and the proceeds went to charity. As well as the concert, there will be a church memorial service for Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowza52 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 sir elton is an amazing pianist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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