2022 World Cup: FIFA to offer free concerts for fans in Qatar

FIFA has promised to stage free concerts with international stars for visitors to the official Fan Festival in Qatar during the World Cup later this year.FIFA said on Wednesday that the Al Bidda Park in central Doha will host concerts starring top global and local music acts and live works by internationally acclaimed performance artists during the World Cup tournament.The festival site will be the official viewing area for fans to watch the 64 games on giant screens for the 29 days beginning November 20, 2022.The hosts Qatar will play Ecuador in the opening match of the Mundial on November 20.A policy on alcohol consumption was confirmed last Saturday that will allow sponsor Budweiser to serve beer after 6:30 p.m.FIFA said it also plans to hold soccer games at the venue featuring former World Cup stars who are part of its Legends program.More than 1 million visitors are expected at the first World Cup hosted in the Middle East and in an Arab country.FIFA said official fan festivals are also planned in other cities worldwide during the tournament.FIFA has run fan zone viewing areas with local organizers in host nations since the 2006 edition in Germany.The first edition included a pre-tournament show in Berlin featuring Nelly Furtado and Simple Minds. Read Full Story