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Australian Pop Princess, Kylie Minogue has become the latest in a long line of stars to sign up for the Diana Memorial concert this summer.

It is not yet known if she will be singing at, or presenting, the Wembley Stadium event.

Bon Jovi are to be the first band to perform in the all new O2 Arena, situated in the former Milenium Dome.

The tickets for their ONLY UK concert this year sold out in only half an hour as fans rushed to secure themselves a place at the bands first indoor gig in 15 years.

The O2 arena will also host concerts by Justin Timberlake, the Scissor Sisters and The Rolling Stones later this year.

Amy Winehouse, Ash, Billy Bragg, Babyshambles, The Charlatans and Travis will all be appearing at London’s music marathon, The Camden Crawl.

The crawl will consist of more than 90 gigs, at 15 venues in 48 hours. That will be tiring!

Lisa Paulon, co-founder of the Camden Crawl, said: “This year’s event is nearly treble the size. We wanted more of a festival atmosphere, with competitions, daytime tours, exhibitions and surprise elements.

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Tickets have gone on sale this week, for a show marking the anniversary of Joe Strummer’s last ever show.

Strummer, front man of The Clash, performed a concert five years ago, in aid of striking firefighters. He died shortly afterwards and to mark this anniversary, Billy Bragg and former Clash bandmates Mick Jones and Topper Headon, will perofmr at the benefit show in London’s Acton Town Hall in November.

Geoff Martin, director of the Left Field section at the Glastonbury Festival, said: “I was the compere at the Acton Joe Strummer show for the Fire Brigades Union five years ago.

“It was an incredible night, with Joe and Mick Jones joining forces on stage for the first time in nearly 20 years.

“The shock news of Joe’s death just a few weeks later came as a real blow to all of us fighting for social justice, but this show give us a chance to come together and recharge the batteries.”

Registration for the UK Live Earth concert officially opens at 1200 BST. The show at London’s Wembley Stadium on 7 July is one of seven worldwide concerts and will feature Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.

Fans have 72 hours to register for the show, which highlights climate change. The £55 tickets - limited to two per person - will be allocated by ballot.

“At the moment we have no firm idea about what the demand will be like,” a spokesman said.

“With this sort of line-up and the nature of the event we expect a lot of demand, but until the registration opens it’s difficult to be sure,” he added.

Global concerts spanning seven continents will be broadcast on the BBC this summer, it was announced on BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show today.

Created by former United States Vice-President Al Gore and Live 8’s organiser Kevin Wall to raise awareness of environmental issues, the Live Earth concerts will take place simultaneously in seven countries across the world on 7 July 2007.

Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision, said: “The BBC is proud to be the host broadcaster of this important event which organisers hope will raise awareness about climate change.

“On 7 July audiences across the UK will be able to enjoy performances from some of top names from the world of music on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Radio.”

Artists performing live on stage at the Wembley concert include the Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Madonna, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.

Additional performers will be announced at a future date.

Live Earth spokesman and founder Kevin Wall, who was also behind Live 8, said: “Live Earth will not only span all seven continents but the musicians who have answered our call span all genres and generations.”

The 24 hours of live music will include concerts in Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Tokyo and the United States. The BBC will feature highlights from around the world.

The concerts will be shown on more than 120 networks across the globe.