CEREMONY BEGINS: 9pm
ENDS: Midnight
COST: ÂĢ20 million. The artists are being paid a token ÂĢ1 to appear, for contractual purposes
TICKETS: ÂĢ20.12 to ÂĢ1,500
CAST: 4,100 performers, including 3,880 adult volunteers and 380 schoolchildren from the six London Olympic boroughs
WORLDWIDE TV AUDIENCE (ESTIMATED): One billion
DIRECTOR: Kim Gavin (producer for Take That, Robbie Williams tours)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours)
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: David Arnold (five Bond films, BjÃķrk, Shirley Bassey)
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Mark Fisher (stage design for Pink Floydâs The Wall, the Rolling Stones, U2)
DESIGNER: Es Devlin (Lady Gaga, Royal Opera House)
SOUNDTRACK: Following the ceremony the soundtrack will be released for sale as an iTunes download.