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South Korean singer Jung Kook of BTS performs during the opening ceremony of the World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City, Qatar, Nov. 20, 2022.Yomiuri Shimbun via AP  by [Chad de Guzman](https://time.com/author/chad-de-guzman/)  ## Chad de Guzman Reporter Nov 21, 2022 9:00 AM UTC Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been mired in controversy since it was first announced in 2010. Concerns over the country’s bleak human rights record, particularly its [exploitation of migrant workers](https://time.com/6227277/qatar-extreme-heat-world-cup-2022/) and [persecution of LGBTQ people](https://time.com/6234323/naser-mohamed-interview-qatar-lgbt-rights/), have cast a shadow over the quadrennial soccer tournament, held for the first time in a Muslim-majority nation. Allegations of corruption and bribery surrounding Qatar’s bid to host—as well as the massive climate ramifications of staging the event in a desert country—have also dogged the tournament. **Read More:** [_The Most Controversial World Cup Yet Kicks Off With a Defeat for Host Qatar_](https://time.com/6235113/qatar-world-cup-2022-kick-off/) In protest, several athletes, celebrities, and fans around the world have vowed to [boycott the World Cup](https://time.com/6234015/celebrities-boycotting-qatar-world-cup/), which will run from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18\. Those who have said they will stay away from the tournament include British music icons Dua Lipa and Rod Stewart. But the issues surrounding this World Cup have not stopped other entertainment personalities from showing up in Qatar, and some have already received criticism for their participation in the tournament. Before the first kickoff on Sunday at Qatar’s Al Bayt Stadium, Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman made a surprise appearance, narrating the opening ceremony alongside FIFA World Cup Ambassador and Qatari YouTube star Ghanim Al Muftah. “We gather here as one big tribe,” Freeman said.  Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman performs during the World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar, Nov. 20, 2022. Robert Michael—picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images South Korean pop singer Jung Kook of K-pop boyband BTS also headlined the ceremony. He sang “Dreamers,” his contribution to the 2022 World Cup soundtrack, before an estimated 60,000 fans in the stadium and likely a fair share of the upwards of 5 billion people who are expected to watch the tournament on TV or online. (BTS has advocated for LGBTQ rights—most notably at the United Nations General Assembly in 2018.) **Read More:** [_BTS Is TIME’s 2020 Entertainer of the Year_](https://time.com/entertainer-of-the-year-2020-bts/) Former soccer star David Beckham, a paid “ambassador” for Qatar 2022, watched the opening ceremony and first match [from the stands](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11449943/David-Beckham-watches-stands-opening-ceremony.html). He’s [come under fire](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/world-cup/fifa-world-cup-2022-david-beckham-working-for-qatar-sportswashing-price-gay-icon-homosexuality-illegal-wants-to-be-a-billionaire/news-story/6cbcf8db23918e211c685b3e55d23d9c) for promoting the country in the run-up to the tournament. Some took to Twitter to express their dismay over the participation of these celebrities. One user [questioned](https://twitter.com/2hobisobi/status/1592068531889344512) how artists can “perform for a nation that is so explicitly violating human rights.” Others called the appearances “disappointing” and “wrong.” > [](https://twitter.com/RealGaryWebster/status/1594398222419898368) > [](https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1594406226531856384) More entertainers are scheduled to perform throughout Qatar’s festivities surrounding the month-long World Cup. At the [FIFA Fan Festival](https://www.qatar2022.qa/en/fifa-fan-festival/artists) in Al Bidda Park in the capital Doha, among those lined up to perform in the next few weeks are American music producers Diplo and Calvin Harris, Jamaican rapper Sean Paul, and British electronic band Clean Bandit. Other artists reported to appear in Qatar for state-sponsored concerts during the World Cup include American hip-hop group the [Black Eyed Peas](https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/events-calendar/black-eyed-peas), Colombian reggaeton star [J Balvin](https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/events-calendar/j-balvin), and English singer [Robbie Williams](https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/events-calendar/robbie-williams-live), among many others. Williams has defended his decision to perform at the Doha Golf Club on Dec. 8, telling Italian magazine [_Il Venerdì_](https://www.repubblica.it/venerdi/2022/11/18/news/robbie%5Fwilliams%5Fsings%5Fin%5Fqatar%5Fit%5Fwould%5Fbe%5Fhypocritical%5Fof%5Fme%5Fnot%5Fto%5Fgo-375122247/) last week that it would be “hypocritical” of him not to go. “I don’t condone any abuses of human rights anywhere,” he said. “But, that being said, if we’re not condoning human rights abuses anywhere, then it would be the shortest tour the world has ever known: I wouldn’t even be able to perform in my own kitchen.” These Celebrities Are Performing at the Qatar World Cup ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6235483/celebrities-performing-qatar-world-cup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6235483/celebrities-performing-qatar-world-cup/"},"headline":"Despite Boycott by Others, These Celebrities Are Performing at the World Cup in Qatar","datePublished":"2022-11-21T09:00:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:53:43.423Z","description":"Morgan Freeman and Jung Kook of BTS performed at the opening ceremony, while David Beckham looked on from the stands.","url":"https://time.com/6235483/celebrities-performing-qatar-world-cup/","keywords":["2022 world cup","celebrities","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bc649820d8b9897/698a381cd0753358e0e6d827/AP22324557594289.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chad de Guzman","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/chad-de-guzman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bc649820d8b9897/698a381cd0753358e0e6d827/AP22324557594289.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Football/ 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar","caption":"Football/ 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar","creditText":"Yomiuri Shimbun via AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2022-world-cup/","name":"2022 world cup"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6235483/celebrities-performing-qatar-world-cup/","name":"Despite Boycott by Others, These Celebrities Are Performing at the World Cup in Qatar"}}]}] ```