Charlotte
Church and Atomic Kitten were among the stars who wowed
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium to raise money for charities.
Steps,
A1 and S Club 7 completed the chart contingent with Petula
Clark and tenor Russell Watson also taking the stage.
Girl
group Atomic Kitten entertained the younger
members of the audience
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The
ShowTime @ the Stadium concert on Saturday night was
fund-raising for Red Hot Aids Charitable Trust and Children
in Need.
Much of
the music came from hit West End shows.
S Club
7 started the night with their song Have You Ever before
members Jo O'Meara and Paul Cattermole, holding hands,
launched into Bring Him Home from Les Miserables.
Atomic
Kitten proved they can more than turn their hands to musical
theatre, with a rendition of Macavity from Cats.
Huge
applause
And
15-year-old Charlotte Church took to the stage in her home
town, wearing black trousers and a strapless top.
She
performed two numbers, including Don't Rain On My Parade
from Funny Girl, to huge applause.
The
show, organised by former Ultravox front man Midge Ure, was
supported by an orchestra, choir and dancing troops.
Ure,
who joined Bob Geldof for Live Aid, was not to be outdone by
his performers.
He took
to the stage with Bermuda-born singer Heather Nova for
Phantom of the Opera's signature tune.
Mammoth
stage
Others
to perform in the half-empty 72,000-seater stadium included
Ruthie Henshall, dubbed the queen of musical theatre, and
Damage.
Each
was introduced by host H from Steps. The organisers had
earlier admitted that some of the acts would be miming.
The
centrepiece of the show was the mammoth 15,000 square feet
stage, purported to be the biggest built inside any stadium
ever.
The
show is the first time that most of the pitch has remained
in the stadium for a full-scale concert.
It was
broadcast on Radio Wales, and on BBC Radio 2, and has been
recorded for a TV appearance in the future.
