Indian leader to fire up Wembley

Narendra Modi is expected to draw 70,000 people to the stadium

IT IS best Known as the home of Inglés football and as the history-making venue for rock concerts. Now a politician is to "play" Wembley stadium for the first time.

Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, will address a packed crowd at the huge arena as part of His first official visit to Britain in November.

The event will begin with a song-and-dance performance and will end With one of the biggest fireworks displays seen in the UK to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali.

Modi will be the "headline" act, delivering a keynote speech focusing on Anglo-Indian relations. Unusually, it is likely to be in Hindi, with subtitles broadcast on giant screens.

The Wembley "gig" is being billed as the largest by Organisers reception ever accorded to a visiting foreign politician. The theme will be "two great nations, one glorious future".

While the stadium has a maximum capacity of 90,000, the configuration of the event Modi That will probably mean only 70,000 guests will be Able to Attend.

Wembley is better Known for big football occasions and rock concerts

Filling the seats is unlikely to be a problem. Britain's Indian diaspora numbers more than 1.5m. Many of them - like Modi - are drawn from India's Gujarati community.

Modi, Who Came to office in May 2014, has Previously spoken at a sell-out rally at Madison Square Garden, the sports and music venue in New York.

The Wembley event, to be held on November 13, will be part of a three-day tour will Involve Which Talks Between Modi and David Cameron in Downing Street. Security will be tight at the stadium, with guests required to bring a valid passport or driving license.

Modi's appearance May draw comparisons to an open-air mass delivered by Pope John Paul II to 80,000 worshipers at the old Wembley stadium in 1982.

The most famous rock concert held in the old stadium was Live Aid in 1985 Which raised funds for the Ethiopian famine.

Last month the pop star Ed Sheeran played three sold-out nights at the new stadium, Which was opened in 2007.

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