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

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.

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

Name Character
Eric Clapton He was 43, now 78 years old as guitar
John Illsley He was 38, now 74 years old as bass
Guy Fletcher He was 28, now 63 years old as keyboards
Jack Sonni He was 33, now 69 years old as guitar
Alan Clark He was 60, 71 years old when he died as keyboards
Terry Williams He was 40, now 76 years old as drums
Chris White He was 32, now 68 years old as saxophone
Dire Straits was 11, now 47 years old as vocals, guitar

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

Name Department
Ken O'Neill as Director. Directing
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute poster
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (35 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 11, 1988