Catalogue Number
NMLH.2026.4
Object Name
programme
Title
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute with Artists Against Apartheid in Support of the Anti Appartheid Movement Wembley Stadium Saturday 11 June
Place
South Africa, Wembley Stadium, London
People
Nelson Mandela, Jerry Dammers, Billy Connolly, Harry Belafonte, Whoopi Goldberg, Bee Gees, Bryan Adams, Chrissie Hynde, Chubby Checker, Curt Smith, Derek B, Eurythmics, Fish, Freddie Jackson, George Michael, Hugh Masekela, Maxi Priest, Midge Ure, Miriam Makeba, Natalie Cole, Paul Carrack, Paul Young, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins, Salt-n-Pepa, Simple Minds, Sting, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, UB40, Wet Wet Wet, Whitney Houston
Events
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert
Date
1988
Description
Programme from the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, with Artists Against Apartheid in Support of the Anti Appartheid Movement. Held at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 11 June 1988.
The front cover of the programme has a faded black and white photograph showing a close up of Nelson Mandela's face. Designs on the cover match the colours of the South African flag. On the left hand side are black, green and yellow repeating squres. On the right hand side is a red zig-zag with yellow, green and black shapes. The cover is signed in black biro 'Best Wishes To Barbara Jerry Dammers'. Dammers wrote the song "Free Nelson Mandela".
Inside the programme is information about Nelson Mandela, who is described as the world's most famous political prisoner. The programme describes Mandela's anti-apartheid work and the international campaigns to have him released. The programme then lists the acts due to perform at the concert, including information about each act. There is information about Artists Against Apartheid, the Nelson Mandela Freedom March, and official merchandise.
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994-1999. His anti-apartheid work saw him serve 27 years in prison, before his release in 1990.
