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BBC News entertainment reporter Genevieve Hassan is in the crowd.
She is providing regular updates on the acts, the atmosphere - and the prospect of surprise guests.
You can also follow the updates on our new Twitter feed.
FRIDAY, 27 JUNE - 1605 LOCAL TIME (1505 GMT)
The gates have opened and the first of the 46,664 ticket-holders have started to pile into Hyde Park.
They are in for a four-hour extravaganza of stars taking to the stage.
I've heard a rumour that Will Smith may be singing a song or two as well. It's already known that he'll be hosting the show, but apparently it's never been on the cards that he was going to get jiggy with it too...
My spies have also told me that Amy Winehouse will be singing the finale with Jerry Dammers - a version of the Special AKA's 1984 anthem Free Nelson Mandela.
Plus Bono and The Edge from U2 have recorded a version of Happy Birthday - this will be shown on big screens during the show.
If you don't want to wait until the highlights are screened on TV later, you can watch the concert live here.
(BBC)
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