Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)

06/11/1988 (GB) • Music

Overview

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on June 11, 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London and broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. It was also referred to as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert and Mandela Day. In the US, the Fox television network heavily censored the political aspects of the concert.

Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)

06/11/1988 (GB)

Music

Overview

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on June 11, 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London and broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. It was also referred to as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert and Mandela Day. In the US, the Fox television network heavily censored the political aspects of the concert.

Top Billed Cast

Mark Knopfler

vocals, guitar

John Illsley

bass

Jack Sonni

guitar

Alan Clark

keyboards

Eric Clapton

guitar

Guy Fletcher

keyboards

Terry Williams

drums

Chris White

saxophone

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Keywords

nelson mandela

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