Thousands attend free concert in Jordan ahead of royal wedding

Jordanian men dance and sing during the concert in Amman (Nasser Nasser/AP)

Several thousand cheering and flag-waving Jordanians packed a sports stadium for a free concert in the capital Amman as part of celebrations leading up the kingdom’s first major royal wedding in years.

Crown Prince Hussein, 28, will marry Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, on Thursday at Zahran Palace, the same venue chosen by the prince’s father, King Abdullah II, and his grandfather, the late King Hussein.