July 1, 200719 yr Stars make music at Diana concert Duran Duran were the second act to perform, with a trio of hit tracks Concert clips Sir Elton John has brought the memorial concert for Diana, Princess of Wales to a euphoric close, followed by an emotional tribute from Nelson Mandela. Up to 63,000 fans joined hosts Princes William and Harry at the gig, intended to celebrate Diana's life, on what would have been her 46th birthday. Sir Tom Jones, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran and Joss Stone also joined the eclectic line-up at London's Wembley Stadium. It is 10 years since the princess died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997. Prince William and Prince Harry returned to the stage at the end of Sir Elton's final set, praising the artists for an "incredible evening". William, 25, called it "the most perfect way of remembering her", adding that he hoped the concert had raised "enough money to make a difference". Sir Elton opened the six-hour concert with Your Song In a televised tribute, ex-South African president Mandela praised Diana's "energy, courage and selfless commitment" as he urged the crowd to "support the work that continues in her name". Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were also among those who paid tribute to Diana in video clips during the show, along with members of a host of charitable organisations. "I think that in William and Harry the qualities that made Diana special live on," said Mr Blair. Tight security The event was broadcast to 140 countries, with proceeds from ticket sales going to charitable causes favoured by the princess. Earlier in the concert Prince Harry paid tribute to fellow soldiers serving in Iraq. The 22-year-old had been due to be deployed in Basra this year, but military commanders decided against sending him there, deeming it too dangerous. The princes announced plans to put on a concert last Christmas "I wish I was there with you. I'm sorry I can't be. But to you and everybody else on operations at the moment, we would both like to say, stay safe," he said. Tight security greeted concert-goers attending the six-hour show, following recent attacks in London and Glasgow. Sir Elton, 60, who famously performed a reworked version of Candle In The Wind at Diana's funeral, opened the concert with a rendition of Your Song, performed in front of a giant photograph of Diana by Mario Testino. He was followed by 80s stars Duran Duran played a trio of songs including Wild Boys - which they dedicated to the princes - and Rio, a favourite track of the late princess. Ballet stars Film legend Dennis Hopper, 71, introduced Lily Allen who brought the crowd to their feet performing LDN and her number one hit Smile. And Canadian singer Nelly Furtado also went down a storm with the crowd, including the princes, dancing throughout her three-song set. The English National Ballet - of which Princess Diana was a patron - brought a change of pace to the day. Their performance from Swan Lake reminded everyone of the princess's love of the ballet. Introducing the second part of the show, Status Quo had the crowd jumping with classic track Rockin' All Over the World, recalling their iconic performance in front of the late princess at Live Aid in 1985. Another rock veteran, Sir Tom Jones, thrilled the crowd with his version of Arctic Monkey's I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor before duetting with Joss Stone on Ain't That A Lot of Love. Ballet stars performed an extract from Swan Lake Will Young made a theatrical entrance. Dressed head-to-toe in white with a troupe of dancers, he sang Switch It On, before giving up the stage to Natasha Bedingfield. The theatrical theme continued with a medley of hits from composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Rod Stewart launched the third part of the day, as dusk fell on Wembley stadium. A personal favourite of the late Princess, he sang Maggie May, Baby Jane - which he dedicated to Diana - and Sailing. Joss Stone duetted with Sir Tom Jones to the crowd's delight Some of Princes William and Harry's favourites followed, including a poignant moment when P Diddy dedicated his hit track I'll Be Missing You to the Princess. "Ten years ago, Princess Diana went to a better place," he said. "Today we celebrate her life and I dedicate this song to her," he said. Take That, who had been eagerly anticipated, did not disappoint, with their number one hit Patience, although rumours that Robbie Williams might join them on stage proved unfounded. The evening wrapped up with entertainment from Ricky Gervais, who was forced to improvise when technical problems caused a minor delay to Sir Elton's closing set.
July 1, 200719 yr Author Anyone else see it? It was pretty good overall, I thought. However, Roger Hodgson sounded awful and Joss Stone was mega over-the-top, as usual............................... Duran Duran, The Feeling, James Morrison, Lily Allen, Take That and Bryan Ferry all sounded great, but I thought Nelly Furtado and Fergie both sucked.
July 2, 200719 yr ^ Yes I thought Duran Duran were really good. I thought maybe Coldplay would be on, but I guess not.
July 2, 200719 yr ^ Yes I thought Duran Duran were really good. I thought maybe Coldplay would be on, but I guess not. Same reason I was watching it.. hahaha:laugh3: but watching the princes was fun anyway:D
July 2, 200719 yr Same reason I was watching it.. hahaha:laugh3: but watching the princes was fun anyway:D Yeah. I thought Diddy's thing was kinda a little too much.
July 2, 200719 yr Author It was pretty good.... but I didn't like Fergie at all! She's dreadful. All image and no substance.;)
July 2, 200719 yr Author I thought Nelly did much better than Fergie.. ha! Duran Duran were AWESOME! Nelly is far more talented than Fergie, I just don't like her new musical style. I find it rather annoying.
July 2, 200719 yr Author Same reason I was watching it.. hahaha:laugh3: but watching the princes was fun anyway:D Although Harry doesn't seem to have a very good sense of rhythm!:P
July 2, 200719 yr Author Yeah. I thought Diddy's thing was kinda a little too much. I like that particular song, but I found the rappy stuff in general a turn-off. I much preferred the show songs. The bit with Donny and Jason worked well.
July 2, 200719 yr Yup, watched it, well some bits and it was pretty cool indeed. Didn't like all of the acts but that office guy was hilarious :lol:
July 2, 200719 yr Author Yup, watched it, well some bits and it was pretty cool indeed. Didn't like all of the acts but that office guy was hilarious :lol: Ricky Gervais certainly is!;)
July 2, 200719 yr Yeah. I thought Diddy's thing was kinda a little too much. I didn't get to watch Diddy or the rest of it. The last perfomers that I watched were the ballerinas. So pretty! I want to be a ballerina too or a fake one too:laugh3: :embarassed:
July 2, 200719 yr Nelly is far more talented than Fergie, I just don't like her new musical style. I find it rather annoying. well I like it. It makes me wanna :dance:
July 2, 200719 yr Gervais plainly was losing it at the end :P And, Kanye West was the best all night, no doubt. He was 7 mins of greatness.
July 2, 200719 yr i quite enjoyed it. Take That and Rod Stewart were my favourites. Elton was good as well and the ballet was just lovely! The Andrew Lloyds Webber medley was great, esp the Joseph bit! I had such the crush on Jason Donovan back in the day! lol THe worst was Fergie. Totally POINTLESS and a really crap performance. To her credit though I didn't think the sound did her any favours!
July 3, 200719 yr Author i quite enjoyed it. Take That and Rod Stewart were my favourites. Elton was good as well and the ballet was just lovely! The Andrew Lloyds Webber medley was great, esp the Joseph bit! I had such the crush on Jason Donovan back in the day! lol THe worst was Fergie. Totally POINTLESS and a really crap performance. To her credit though I didn't think the sound did her any favours! Yes, I just don't get it with either her or Gwen Stefani. It's all image, image, image.:dozey: I can't understand all the fuss about Natasha Bedingfield either, for that matter.:confused: Maybe you should keep that JD bit to yourself, btw!!:P I didn't think the sound did her any favours! Whilst Roger Hodgson's voice didn't do him any favours!!:rolleyes:
July 3, 200719 yr Author Sir Elton rages as princes' security guard makes him walk to post-gig party By RICHARD SIMPSON - More by this author » Last updated at 01:04am on 3rd July 2007 Comments As a member of rock 'n' roll royalty, Sir Elton John does not take kindly to being outranked. Not even by Princes William and Harry. So when his chauffeur-driven people carrier was stopped because of royal security around the Concert for Diana, the veteran singer flew into one of the rages for which he is renowned. "Get out of my ****ing way," he screamed at a policeman. "Don't you know who I am? I've been working all ****ing day and I need to get to my ****ing dressing room." Scroll down for more... Sir Elton rolls down the window to berate the police officer The officer, however, remained unmoved and eventually the 60-yearold star, in tail suit with an extravagant lily motif on the sleeve, was forced to get out and trudge the 50 yards to the VIP backstage area. The incident happened late on Sunday night following Sir Elton's performance in the grand finale of the concert at the new Wembley Stadium. He was upset because his act was delayed by technical problems, meaning he had to cut it short. And matters took a turn for the worse when he climbed into his people carrier to be taken to the Wembley Arena 200 yards away, where the stars had their dressing rooms and the after-concert party was being held. By the time he arrived, police had sealed off the area ready for the princes' arrival. For security reasons, all vehicles were barred from within a 50-yard radius of the arena. Other performers including Lord Lloyd-Webber and members of Take That were happy to get out of their cars and walk the short distance to the party. But not Sir Elton. Our man among the crowd of 100 who were watching said: "The princes were due at any time and the police were getting pretty jittery. "Elton pulled up in the back of a people carrier. A policeman stepped into the middle of the road to stop the car and he said to the driver, "Sorry you can't come in here at this point. "You'll have to drive round the back or park up and wait five minutes". The driver then said, "I have an important artist in the back who needs to get to his dressing room". "The policeman said, 'I don't care who's in the car, you cannot drive down this road right now". "At that point, Elton wound down the window and screamed at him. "The policeman calmly said to him, 'Sorry but you are not going in this road. You have to get out and walk from here or take a drive around the block. We're waiting for the princes, who are coming through here any minute'. "Elton started ranting and swearing again. He just lost it and instructed his driver to drive around the policeman. "The driver started to move and at that point, the policeman stood in front of the car gesturing to put his hands on the bonnet. The policeman was saying to the driver, 'Stop there or you'll be arrested'. "Sir Elton wound his window back up as he realised photographers were starting to congregate. "His security guard started reasoning with the policeman, saying they needed to get him in there right away but the policeman would not budge. "Then at that point, Elton jumps out of the back of the car, stomps round to the front and barges through to get into the backstage compound. He stomped down the road shouting at people to 'get out of my way'." Sir Elton, who had opened and closed the concert seen by an international TV audience of 500million, left in a limousine before the party started, although his partner David Furnish was later spotted there chatting to Prince William. A source close to Sir Elton said: "It had been the end of a very long day. He had been meeting and greeting people for hours before he even opened the show at 2pm. "And his was the last performance at 10pm. Sound difficulties meant his finale was delayed and Crocodile Rock had to be cut off the end, which he wasn't happy about." The singer was forced to walk to the party - and he wasn't happy about it
July 3, 200719 yr My favorites were Duran Duran, Kanye West and Lily Allen. The ballerinas were lovely too.
July 3, 200719 yr Author I didn't get to watch Diddy or the rest of it. The last perfomers that I watched were the ballerinas. So pretty! I want to be a ballerina too or a fake one too:laugh3: :embarassed: How on earth can you fake being a ballerina?:confused:
July 3, 200719 yr How on earth can you fake being a ballerina?:confused: Yeah, how would you go about doing that??? ;)
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