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

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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

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

Crew

Ken O'Neill
Director

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