FIFA promised Wednesday to stage free concert events with worldwide stars for guests to the official Fan Festival in Qatar in the course of the World Cup.
FIFA stated the Al Bidda Park in central Doha will host “concerts starring top global and local music acts and live works by internationally acclaimed performance artists” in the course of the 29 days of World Cup video games. The match begins on Nov. 20. The pageant website subsequent to the Corniche waterfront and near the West Bay neighborhood would be the official viewing space for followers to look at the 64 video games on large screens. A coverage on alcohol consumption was confirmed Saturday that can permit sponsor Budweiser to serve beer after 6:30 p.m.
FIFA stated it additionally plans to carry soccer video games on the venue that includes former World Cup stars who’re a part of its Legends program.
More than 1 million guests are anticipated on the first World Cup hosted within the Middle East. FIFA stated official fan festivals are additionally deliberate in different cities worldwide in the course of the match. No music acts have but been confirmed for the Doha venue.
Since the 2006 World Cup in Germany, FIFA has run fan zone viewing areas with native organizers in host nations. The first version included a pre-tournament present in Berlin that includes Nelly Furtado and Simple Minds.
At the 2012 European Championship co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, Elton John gave a free live performance on the official Kyiv fan zone in the future earlier than the ultimate. The live performance was additionally an AIDS charity profit .
