The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

Jun 11, 1988 (36 years ago)

Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom

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Band Line-up

Jessye Norman

The Fat Boys

Chubby Checker

Stevie Wonder

Derek B

Salt-N-Pepa

Amampondo

Simple Minds

Jerry Dammers

Peter Gabriel

Johnny Marr

Courtney Pine

Miriam Makeba

Hugh Masekela

Tracey Chapman

UB40

Chrissie Hynde

Whoopi Goldberg

Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens

Sly & Robbie

Aswad

Jackson Browne

Youssou N'Dour

Salif Keita

Jonas Gwangwa

Bee Gees

Bryan Adams

Curt Smith

Fish

Paul Carrack

Midge Ure

Phil Collins

Mark Brzezicki

Joan Armatrading

Tony Hadley

Wet Wet Wet

The Phantom Horns

Al Green

Joe Cocker

Jonathan Butler

Ashford And Simpson

Natalie Cole

Eurythmics

George Michael

Sting

The Farafina Drummers

Dire Straits

Whitney Houston

Meat Loaf

Paul Young

freddie jackson

Concert Details

Date:: Saturday, June 11, 1988
Venue:: Wembley Stadium
Location:: London, England, United Kingdom

Band Genres

Pop	22 bands
Pop: Chubby Checker Stevie Wonder Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Tracey Chapman UB40 Chrissie Hynde Bee Gees Bryan Adams Paul Carrack Midge Ure Phil Collins Joan Armatrading Tony Hadley Wet Wet Wet Joe Cocker Natalie Cole Eurythmics George Michael Sting Whitney Houston Paul Young
Rock	22 bands
Rock: Chubby Checker Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Johnny Marr Tracey Chapman Chrissie Hynde Jackson Browne Bee Gees Bryan Adams Curt Smith Fish Paul Carrack Midge Ure Phil Collins Mark Brzezicki Joan Armatrading Wet Wet Wet Joe Cocker Eurythmics Sting Dire Straits Meat Loaf
Soft Rock	16 bands
Soft Rock: Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Jackson Browne Bee Gees Bryan Adams Paul Carrack Phil Collins Wet Wet Wet Joe Cocker Natalie Cole Eurythmics George Michael Sting Dire Straits Meat Loaf Paul Young
Pop Rock	15 bands
Pop Rock: Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Jackson Browne Bee Gees Bryan Adams Paul Carrack Midge Ure Phil Collins Tony Hadley Wet Wet Wet Joe Cocker Eurythmics George Michael Sting Dire Straits
Mellow Gold	15 bands
Mellow Gold: Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Jackson Browne Bee Gees Bryan Adams Paul Carrack Phil Collins Joan Armatrading Wet Wet Wet Joe Cocker Natalie Cole Eurythmics Dire Straits Meat Loaf Paul Young
British	13 bands
British: Derek B Johnny Marr UB40 Aswad Bee Gees Phil Collins Tony Hadley Joe Cocker Eurythmics George Michael Sting Dire Straits Paul Young
Singer-Songwriter	11 bands
Singer-Songwriter: Peter Gabriel Tracey Chapman Jackson Browne Bryan Adams Paul Carrack Midge Ure Joan Armatrading Joe Cocker Jonathan Butler Eurythmics Sting
New Wave	10 bands
New Wave: Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Bryan Adams Curt Smith Midge Ure Tony Hadley Eurythmics George Michael Sting Paul Young
Classic Rock	9 bands
Classic Rock: Peter Gabriel Jackson Browne Bee Gees Bryan Adams Phil Collins Joe Cocker Sting Dire Straits Meat Loaf
Jazz	9 bands
Jazz: Jerry Dammers Courtney Pine Hugh Masekela Jonas Gwangwa Tony Hadley Jonathan Butler Natalie Cole George Michael Sting
Soul	9 bands
Soul: Stevie Wonder Wet Wet Wet Al Green Joe Cocker Ashford And Simpson Natalie Cole George Michael Whitney Houston freddie jackson
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	9 bands
Album Oriented Rock (AOR): Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Jackson Browne Bryan Adams Phil Collins Joe Cocker Eurythmics Dire Straits Meat Loaf
New Wave Pop	9 bands
New Wave Pop: Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Paul Carrack Midge Ure Joan Armatrading Wet Wet Wet Eurythmics George Michael Paul Young
Female Vocalists	8 bands
Female Vocalists: Jessye Norman Salt-N-Pepa Miriam Makeba Chrissie Hynde Joan Armatrading Natalie Cole Eurythmics Whitney Houston
New Romantic	7 bands
New Romantic: Simple Minds Peter Gabriel Midge Ure Wet Wet Wet Eurythmics George Michael Paul Young
Quiet Storm	7 bands
Quiet Storm: Stevie Wonder Al Green Jonathan Butler Ashford And Simpson Natalie Cole Whitney Houston freddie jackson
Sophisti-Pop	7 bands
Sophisti-Pop: Phil Collins Tony Hadley Wet Wet Wet Eurythmics George Michael Sting Dire Straits
R&B	7 bands
R&B: Stevie Wonder Wet Wet Wet Al Green Natalie Cole George Michael Whitney Houston freddie jackson
World	7 bands
World: Amampondo Miriam Makeba Hugh Masekela Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens Youssou N'Dour Salif Keita Jonas Gwangwa
African	7 bands
African: Miriam Makeba Hugh Masekela Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens Youssou N'Dour Salif Keita Jonas Gwangwa Jonathan Butler