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By Ray Richmond

                   HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - HBO has landed the exclusive U.S. 
television rights to the
                   Concert for the Prince's Trust, a rock benefit show that 
will tape June 29 in London's Hyde
                   Park and debut July 14 at 8 p.m. on the cable network.

                   The concert is slated to feature performances by Bob 
Dylan, Eric Clapton and Alanis
                   Morissette, as well as a reunion of surviving Who members 
Pete Townshend, Roger
                   Daltrey and John Entwistle, who will perform the music 
from their 1970s rock opera
                   "Quadrophenia" alongside a performing cast.

                   It's thought to be the first time the Who (minus the late 
Keith Moon) has played
                   "Quadrophenia" live.

                   HBO expects to pare the show down to between two and 
three hours for its taped telecast,
                   produced using 14 cameras (including an aerial unit in a 
blimp hovering over the site).

                   The Prince's Trust show is the first rock concert to take 
place in Hyde Park since 1976. All
                   150,000 tickets for the event reportedly sold out within 
48 hours.

                   Reuters/Variety