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

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

70% | Jun 11, 1988 | Music

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.

Featured Cast

Ken O'Neill
Director

Cast

vocals, guitar
Mark Knopfler
vocals, guitar
guitar
Jack Sonni
guitar
keyboards
Alan Clark
keyboards

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