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

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

1988
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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Elephant House
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Keywords

nelson mandela

Quick Facts

Release Date June 11, 1988
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler

vocals, guitar

John Illsley
John Illsley

bass

Jack Sonni
Jack Sonni

guitar

Alan Clark
Alan Clark

keyboards

Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton

guitar

Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher

keyboards

Terry Williams
Terry Williams

drums

Chris White
Chris White

saxophone

Key Crew

Ken O'Neill
Director