2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert

Published: Friday 11th Jun 2010 by Trent

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration was held yesterday to launch the most viewed sporting even on Earth. The show, which was held in Soweto, South Africa, featured performances from the Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Alicia Keys, John Legend and K’naan. Check out the performances below:

Black Eyed Peas

Shakira

Alicia Keys

John Legend

K’naan

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  1. 2010 WORLD CUP ON AFRICAN SOIL June 11, 2010

    YEEEEEEEESS AM SO EXCITED ‘BOUT THE WORLD CUP BEING IN AFRICA YESS!! BUT AM DISAPPOINTED MS KELLY WAS NOT GIVEN A CHANCE TO PERFORM ON SUCH A BIG EVENT.

  2. ADE June 11, 2010

    YES I’m so proud right now!! I’m watching the opening Ceremony live and it’s f****** amazing, almost bringing a tear to my eye. I LOVE Africa! I wish I was there 🙁

  3. 2010 WORLD CUP ON AFRICAN SOIL June 11, 2010

    @ ADE I feel your pain, I wish I was there too!!

  4. bbdakar June 11, 2010

    It was sooo beautiful and brought tears to my eyes. I am goin’ to dakar (senegal) for the summer and I’ll be watching even though senegal won’t participate. But I’m sooo happy ! Go Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, South Africa and Cameroun !!!

  5. ico June 11, 2010

    Shakira was great! Alicia!

  6. Wack June 11, 2010

    I was there, it was amazing!! Alicia killed it,shakira was the ish, blackeyed peas where cool, it was incredible

  7. jonstrax June 11, 2010

    IT WAS A GREAT SHOW BUT IT’S SAD THAT NELSON MANDELA’S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF 13 PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN RESULT OF DRUNK FANS 🙁

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  8. Hajitzo June 11, 2010

    K’naan & will.i.am was 4 suuure the best maaain :))) K’naan with the real somalian flag!! soo prooud :)))

    Ey trent, please post more K’naan news.. that kid is oooon fíre 😛

  9. annon June 11, 2010

    LOL shakira isnt your formula of turning a dance song into a ballad at the front is so used by lady gaga. i loved it though!

  10. bbdakar June 11, 2010

    @jonstrax : yeah, I wish Mandela was there. It would have been great. RIP Zenani 🙁

  11. stan June 11, 2010

    i love how alicia keys changed up the lyrics to “empire state of mind”

  12. jeremy June 11, 2010

    alicia kill it thats wats up

  13. GangsterA June 12, 2010

    What a great show i am so proud

  14. MIMMY June 12, 2010

    @ADE…I understand it brought tears to my eyes too…i knew it was going to happen,but i wasn’t expecting it so soon…the opening was lovely…

  15. BENJAMIN June 12, 2010

    Alicia and Shakira were pretty good.

  16. ciara sexiest woman alive June 12, 2010

    ciara should have been there

  17. saahil June 13, 2010

    All in all what a celebration anyway our young somalis was the best MR K’NAN

  18. saahil June 13, 2010

    it was amazing night once in a live time but remember our young somalis was the 4 all MR K’NAN

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