Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas To Play World Cup 2010 Concert

Alicia Keys and Black Eyed Peas are among the acts set to perform at a concert to mark the start of this summer's football World Cup in South Africa.

John Legend, Shakira and The Parlotones will also perform at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on June 10.

Dubbed the “kick-off celebration”, the concert will also feature performances from African artists, including Tinariwen and Amadou & Mariam.

FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke said: “We are thrilled to have a concert of such magnitude and performing talent raise the curtain on the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.

“It is testament to the universal and unifying power of football and music, and will start the competition off on the right note – of celebration.”

The 19th FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place from June 11 - July 11 and will mark the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation.

Tickets for the concert are on sale from today (March 17). For more information, check out www.fifa.com/concert.