Elton John has confirmed he will perform a gig in Philadelphia in Jul to raise fund for AIDS charities, including his own **Elton
John AIDS Foundation**. Commenting on the concert Elton told reporters:
"Having recently spent time in South Africa I saw first hand how the programmes of the Elton John AIDS Foundation are really assisting in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It will be a long fight, and one that must be met with strength and compassion, but we can all make a difference. I met with vulnerable and orphaned children who have been left destitute. There are three quarters of a million such children in South Africa alone and eleven million on the continent".