And while that will be at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, the weekend's other big concert will be at the MCC Grounds.
But as we've been reporting for several days now, the Football Federation of Belize is unhappy that the MCC Grounds is being used as the venue.
Well, social activist Yaya Marin-Coleman has taken up the cause and from 6 p.m. this evening, she began a one-woman protest against the concert.
15 minutes later, she was joined by FFB president, Ruperto Vicente, who, along with the FFB have aligned themselves with the protest.
We caught up with them and they told us that even though they are only 2, they have followers who are with them in spirit:
Yaya Marin-Coleman
"It's not the first time I know of where Belizean people are making it known that they are not happy, they are not pleased, they are not satisfy with the MCC field is getting used for anything other than sports. I just take the responsibility that I will demonstrate and the way things worked out is that I did get a permit after all so that other people could have joined me. there are stipulations of course about how you conduct yourself out here."
"The intent is to bring public pressure to make Belize get the sense that MCC belongs to the people of Belize. The people of Belize are the Government of Belize. The people at Belmopan - you all are our employees, we are the employers. A lot of us may not be use to this concept - but I have faith. As the days go by might not be in my lifetime but change will come."
Daniel Ortiz
"You are out here, what is your plan? Are you going to be demonstrating the entire through this entire performance?"
Yaya Marin-Coleman
"6pm this evening - 6pm Saturday evening, that's 24 hours."
Daniel Ortiz
"There is chance that it may rain as well."
Yaya Marin-Coleman
"Do you know what our ancestors went through?"
Ruperto Vicente - President, FFB
"I always believe is what the bible says; where two or three are gathered - he is in their midst. God is with us; both of us and God we are a majority, so I am not scared and I am not afraid of what is to happen but I believe that more people will be out here between today and tomorrow evening."
This is the second function at the MCC that the FFB has vehemently resisted in the last few months.
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