Lloyd Webber will perform a medley of his songs. Other performers will include Elton John, Joss Stone, Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry, Pharrell Williams and the English National Ballet. The concert was announced by Diana's sons, Princes William and Harry. The date of the benefit concert would have been Diana's 46th birthday. A separate church memorial service will be held Aug. 31, the tenth anniversary of her fatal car crash in Paris.
Lloyd Webber is the world-renowned composer of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard, among other shows, and is a producer and theatre owner via his company The Really Useful Group.