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

Ken O'Neill
1988-06-11


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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

Name Character Team
Mark Knopfler vocals, guitar Unowned
John Illsley bass Unowned
Jack Sonni guitar Unowned
Alan Clark keyboards Unowned
Eric Clapton guitar Unowned
Guy Fletcher keyboards Unowned
Terry Williams drums Unowned
Chris White saxophone Unowned