posted by Alex on Mar 10
Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday concert will be hosted at the Hyde Park in London this June. The Hollywood actor Will Smith is invited as the master of ceremonies for this event. Will Smith is a big fan of this greatest personality, who was the former President of South Africa and was very happy to take up the job as host .The organizers for this concert, is 46664, the organization of Mandela to campaign against AIDS. The name of charity organization “four double six six four” is derived from the combination of prison number 466 Mandela was holding, while he was in Robben Island and his year of imprisonment, 1964 .
The event will see the performances by leading musical bands like Spice Girls, U2, Queen and artists like Annie Lennox. The 2008 concert on June 28th is expected to be one of the biggest concert shows in U.K and ticket registration for the concert has already started. The organizers of this concert is trying to bring Eminem , the artist who created controversy by referring black women as “dumb chicks” in one of his track. He was made to apologize in 2003 about his blunt lyrics. The fund raised will be used for global campaigning against AIDS.
