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Celebrities including James Bond star Daniel Craig, US pop singer
Will.i.am and national treasures Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry
amongst others, have already pledged their commitment to the games
with recorded messages of support.
The concert will take place in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in
front of a 26,000 crowd. Highlights of the evening will be shown on
the BBC.
There will be an array of celebrities present including television
presenter Ben Fogle, wrestler Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton; Olympic
silver medallist Iwan Thomas; ex-SAS soldier and writer Andy McNab
as well as classical soprano singer Laura Wright.
Prince Harry is the driving force behind the games and
in an interview with the BBC, he admitted it had been a “struggle”
at times.
Speaking of the closing ceremony concert, the prince said “I am
hugely grateful to all the artists and organisers for coming
together in September to put on what will be a truly awesome
concert.”
“It will be a celebration of everything the competitors will have
achieved over the four days of the Invictus Games, not to mention
the efforts of the hundreds of other athletes we couldn’t fit into
the teams this year. And for those who didn’t make it back from
operations, this is also for you.”
The Jaguar Land Rover Invictus Games Closing Concert, will mark the
end of four days of sporting competition in which over 400 injured
servicemen from 14 nations will compete in the first event of its
kind in the United Kingdom.
Sporting events will include athletics, wheelchair basketball, road
cycling, powerlifting, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, swimming
and sitting volleyball.
One of the headline acts to perform on the night, the Foo Fighters,
said: “Thanks for having us, it is truly an honor to come play for
these incredible men and women. Can’t wait to do our thing for
you.”
Alongside the Foo Fighters, other performers include the Kaiser
Chiefs, James Blunt, Ellie Goulding, The Vamps, Ryan Adams, Rizzle
Kicks, Diversity and Military Wives Choirs.
Tickets for the concert are now sold out.
Photo Courtesy of Invictus Games 2014]]>
