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

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

1988-06-11 United Kingdom 0 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Mark Knopfler is vocals, guitar
vocals, guitar
Jack Sonni is guitar
Alan Clark is keyboards
keyboards
Eric Clapton is guitar
Guy Fletcher is keyboards
keyboards
Chris White is saxophone
saxophone