Big party, but who’s coming? Top international stars have been canceled ahead of the opening ceremony. It must be “revolutionary”.
Legend:
A small preview?
A scene from the opening ceremony of the Arab Cup a year ago in Doha.
Photo by Imago / Lacey Perini
Dua Lipa? I do not feel. Rod Stewart? canceled! The fact that the opening ceremony of the first World Cup on Arab soil is being avoided by the top European stars cannot dampen the anticipation of the World Cup hosts. The filmmakers promise a nearly 30-minute celebration ahead of Qatar’s opening match against Ecuador on Sunday.
“The opening ceremony will be revolutionary,” assures director Marco Palisch, who has already staged and organized the ceremonies of 14 Olympic Games. To date, even the Italian is in conversation with Gazzetta dello SportHowever, these overtures “only held”: “this time there is a will to give the overture a central role”.
Neither Dua Lipa nor Rod Stewart
About 800 dancers and extras work in the seven-part celebration, the team coming from 15 different countries. The presence of a famous star in this country, such as Robbie Williams in Russia in 2018, Jennifer Lopez in Brazil in 2014 or Shakira in South Africa in 2010, has not been confirmed.
The values represented in the celebration will count more than the stars.
British pop singer Dua Lipa, who only wants to visit Qatar “when the country has fulfilled all its obligations in the field of human rights,” turned it down, as did Rod Stewart, who said he turned down a high-paying offer.
“Come on, come on” is the official song of the World Cup
Instead, popular South Korean group BTS and American rapper Lil Baby are scheduled to perform. Qatari singer Aisha, Nigerian-American singer Davido and American artist Trinidad Cardona will perform “Come on, Come on”, the official song of the 2022 World Cup.
“The approach will be future-oriented, based on Super Bowl halftime shows,” Balich says. The main theme is implication: “The values represented in the celebration will count more than the stars, which will in no way be missing.”
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