Other acts include Colombian superstars Juanes and Shakira, Mali's acclaimed duo Amadou & Mariam, desert blue's outfit Tinariwen, Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Tour i, and Benin's Angelique Kidjo.Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Alicia Keys will be joined by a host of South American and African music stars for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert.
So far, host country South Africa has seven acts in the lineup: rock acts BLK JKS and the Parlotones, and folk singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela. It is the first time the tournament has been staged in Africa.
The concert takes place June 10 at the newly-renovated Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg's Soweto township on the day before the 2010 tournament gets underway. It is the first time FIFA has staged a multi-artist "kick-off" concert of this nature, with more acts expected to be added to the lineup in the coming weeks.
Tickets priced from $62 to $158 went on sale Wednesday. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000.
The last FIFA World Cup, in Spain in 2006, attracted a global cumulative tv audience of 26.29 billion for the tournament, according to FIFA.
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