Concert to kick off 2010 World Cup

Next year’s World Cup Finals in South Africa will begin with a spectacular celebration concert.

Wed, 07 Oct, 2009 - 12:27

Next year’s World Cup Finals in South Africa will begin with a spectacular celebration concert.

The sport’s governing body, FIFA, today announced the three-hour event on June 10, which will highlight the “music, sport and visual pageantry of South Africa”, at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.

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