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Concert for Diana

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Not to be confused withDiana, Princess of Wales Tribute Concert.
Concert for Diana
GenreBenefit concert
Dates1 July 2007
Location(s)Wembley Stadium,London,United Kingdom
FoundersPrince William
Prince Harry
Websiteconcertfordiana(Archived)

Concert for Dianawas abenefit concertheld at the then newly builtWembley StadiuminLondon,United Kingdomin honour ofDiana, Princess of Wales,on 1 July 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday. 31 August that year brought the 10th anniversary ofher death.The concert was hosted by Diana's sons,Prince WilliamandPrince Harry,who helped to organise many of the world's most famous entertainers and singers to perform. Proceeds from the concert went to Diana's charities, as well as to charities of which William and Harry are patrons.[1]

The concert was broadcast in 140 different countries across the world[2]with an estimated potential audience of 500 million.[3]In December 2006, 22,500 tickets were made available for purchase for the concert, selling out in just 17 minutes.[2]63,000 people turned out to Wembley Stadium to watch the performances to commemorate Diana.[2][4][5]At the end of the performances, a video montage of Diana as a child was presented, accompanied by theQueensong "These Are the Days of Our Lives".[6]

The concert started at 16:00BSTand finished at approximately 22:15 BST – there were two short intermissions during the concert.[7]A 2-Disc DVD set of the full concert was released on 5 November 2007. A Blu-ray high definition release of the full concert and documentary was released in November 2008.

Planning[edit]

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In pre-concert interview, Prince William listedMichael Jacksonas one of Diana's most favourite music acts, but Jackson did not appear on the show.

In one of the many tabloid stories that surfaced relating to the concert and the following week'sLive Earthevent, it was alleged thatMadonna,theRed Hot Chili Peppers,Keane,and other acts were set to play at the concert but were lost to Live Earth. The concert organisers were 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.[8]

Catherine Middleton,now Prince William's wife, andChelsy Davy,the now ex-girlfriend of Prince Harry, attended the concert. It has been rumoured that they were involved in helping to plan the event.[9]

QueenguitaristBrian Maywas expected to perform alongsideJoss Stonein her version of "Under Pressure",but pulled out of accompanying after finding the new arrangement of his band's song" different... from the original ".[10]

Timeline[edit]

  • Order of performances[7]
Take That performing
Elton John's second performance
  1. Elton John– "Your Song"
  2. Duran Duran– "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise","The Wild Boys"and"Rio"
  3. James Morrison– "You Give Me Something"and"Wonderful World"
  4. Lily Allen– "LDN"and"Smile"
  5. Fergie– "Glamorous"and"Big Girls Don't Cry"
  6. The Feeling– "Fill My Little World"and"Love It When You Call"
  7. Pharrell Williams– "Drop It Like It's Hot"and"She Wants To Move (Remix)"
  8. Nelly Furtado– "Say It Right","I'm Like a Bird"and"Maneater"
  9. English National Ballet– "Swan Lake"(Act IV)
  10. Status Quo– "Rockin' All Over the World"
  11. Joss Stone– "You Had Me"and"Under Pressure"
  12. Roger Hodgson–SupertrampMedley ( "Dreamer","The Logical Song"and"Breakfast in America") and"Give a Little Bit"
  13. Orson– "Happiness" and "No Tomorrow"
  14. Tom Jones– "Kiss","I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"and" Ain't That A Lot of Love? "(withJoss Stone)
  15. Will Young– "Switch It On"
  16. Natasha Bedingfield– "Unwritten"
  17. Bryan Ferry– "Slave to Love", "Make You Feel My Love"and"Let's Stick Together"
  18. Anastacia– "Superstar"
  19. Connie FisherandAndrea Ross– "Memory"
  20. Andrea Bocelli– "The Music of the Night"
  21. Josh GrobanandSarah Brightman– "All I Ask of You"
  22. Donny Osmond,Jason Donovan,Lee MeadandChickenshed– "Any Dream Will Do"
  23. Rod Stewart– "Maggie May","Baby Jane"and"Sailing"
  24. Kanye West– "Gold Digger","Touch the Sky","Stronger","Diamonds from Sierra Leone"and"Jesus Walks"
  25. P. Diddy– "I'll Be Missing You"
  26. Take That– "Shine","Patience"and"Back for Good"
  27. Ricky Gervais– "Freelove Freeway"(withMackenzie Crook), "Chubby Little Loser"
  28. Elton John– "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting""Tiny Dancer""Are You Ready For Love"
  • Order of speakers[7]
  1. Prince WilliamandPrince Harry
  2. Sienna MillerandDennis Hopper
  3. Kiefer Sutherland
  4. Ryan Seacrest,Simon CowellandRandy Jackson
  5. Natasha Kaplinsky
  6. Dennis Hopper
  7. Fearne Cotton
  8. Gillian Anderson
  9. Boris BeckerandJohn McEnroe
  10. Tony Blair
  11. Cat Deeley
  12. Patsy Kensit
  13. Jamie Oliver
  14. David Beckham
  15. Ben Stiller
  16. Ricky Gervais
  17. Prince WilliamandPrince Harry
  18. Nelson Mandela

Attendees[edit]

Diana's former husbandKing Charles III(then Prince of Wales) was not among the spectators. Together with the Queen, thenPrime MinisterGordon Brownand his predecessorTony Blair,he was among the guests at the memorial service on 31 August 2007 in theGuards Chapel.[12]

Broadcasting[edit]

The concert was broadcast in 140 countries.Jamie Theakston,Fearne CottonandClaudia Winklemanpresented for theBBCand many other television channels across the world. In the United States,VH1's coverage was presented byAamer Haleem,Kate ThorntonandDave Berry.

Australia[edit]

FoxtelonFOX8in Australia, which was hosted byMolly Meldrum(with a highlights package broadcast by theNine Network).

Canada[edit]

In Canada, the concert was broadcast live onCTVwith a two-hour primetime special highlighting the best performances. The concert reached 2.8 million viewers and the primetime recap peaked at nearly 1 million viewers.[13]

Italy[edit]

Unlike other international events, the Concert for Diana wasn't broadcast byRAI.The live feed was aired by satellite broadcasterSky Italiaon its Sky Vivo channel from 17:00 to 23:00. The concert was also broadcast on commercial radio byRTL 102.5.

United Kingdom[edit]

In the United Kingdom the concert was broadcast onBBC One,BBC HDandBBC Radio 2.[14]

The concert was watched by an average of 8.9 million viewers, and peaked with 14.8 million. Over the 8-hour period it had a 44% viewing share.[15]It received considerably more viewers than theLive Earthconcert which was broadcast a week later.[16]

United States[edit]

In the US,MTV LiveandVH1broadcast the concert live from 11 am (EDT). The concert drew near double the viewing figures for the 2005Live 8concert with 1.4 million average over the 8 hours.[17]

NBCbroadcast a highlights show between 8 pm-11 pm EDT. The NBC showing was the US most watched programme, averaging 8.7 million viewers.[18]

Other countries[edit]

VH1 Latin Americabroadcast the concert in Latin America, theCaribbeanand Central America.

DStvcarried it in Africa by showing it on a dedicated channel for the event. Prior to the concert there were television specials on the channel.Star TVthroughout Asia, except Japan where it was shown byWOWOW.

A number of broadcasters showed the concert in Europe. Some countries saw the entire show live, others had only highlights. In Germany the broadcasterRTL IIshowed the highlights from 8.15 pm- 12.15 am CEST

Ricky Gervais[edit]

As with many live televised events, the Concert for Diana had a few technical problems, the most infamous of which occurred during comedianRicky Gervais's monologue, beforeElton John's musical finale. As a planned seven-minute routine became twelve minutes, viewers saw a nervous Gervais being forced to fill time, as a stagehand held up signs saying 'two minutes', then 'one minute'. Gervais performed a rendition of a song thatDavid Bowieperformed on his showExtrasbefore finally being told to 'throw to theBBC' and presentersClaudia WinklemanandJamie Theakston.During the extended piece, he performed his iconic "dance"fromThe Office.

Charities[edit]

All net proceeds from the Concert went to the charities chosen by Princes William and Harry.[19]These charities includeDiana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund,CentrepointandSentebale,a charity founded in April 2006, by Prince Harry and Lesotho'sPrince Seeiso.It helps vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho – particularly those orphaned as a result of AIDS.[20]

During the airing of the concert, Diana was hailed for her generous charity work with the Chain of Hope, Luton Indoor Bowling Club, andBritish Deaf Associationcharities. She was also celebrated for her work with theBritish Red Crossin helping get the word out onland minesin Angola.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^abc"Kanye West, Rod Stewart to perform at Diana concertArchived11 May 2007 at theWayback Machine".ABC News.Retrieved 1 July 2007.
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  5. ^"The sons & the stars".The Telegraph.Retrieved 1 July 2007.
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  11. ^abcdefgh"Princes open Wembley Diana concert with joke".The Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on 23 February 2015.Retrieved18 May2015.
  12. ^"Princes lead Diana memorial service tributes".The Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on 19 May 2015.Retrieved18 May2015.
  13. ^"Concert for Diana reaches 3million CanadiansArchived27 September 2007 at theWayback Machine".Channel Canada.Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  14. ^"Concert for Diana".BBC.Archivedfrom the original on 30 March 2015.Retrieved18 May2015.
  15. ^"Live Earth no match for Diana or VenusArchived11 July 2007 at theWayback Machine".Digital Spy.Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  16. ^"The Earth didn't move for BBC1Archived27 September 2007 at theWayback Machine".Broadcast Now.Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  17. ^"Diana Boosts VH1 ratings[permanent dead link]".Yahoo!.Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  18. ^"Diana Concert attracts most viewersArchived7 July 2007 at theWayback Machine".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  19. ^"CharityArchived17 July 2007 at theWayback Machine".Charity.
  20. ^"SentebaleArchived17 June 2007 at theWayback Machine".Sentebale.

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