![]() The 2nd concert called “Free South Africa” also took place at Wembley Stadium, London on 16 April 1990, only 2 months after Nelson Mandela’s release from 27 years in jail and was broadcast to more than 60 countries. > Read More about the 1988 show (including Tracy Chapman recalling that day) NELSON MANDELA: AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE FOR A FREE SOUTH AFRICA – LONDON – 1990 Here’s some of Tracy’s most memorable songs performed that day: From 250,000 copies sold before the show, Tracy Chapman sold 2 millions records of ther Debut Album in the month that followed. The Nelson Mandela Concert made Tracy Chapman a world star almost overnight. ![]() By the time she had finished, the slow build that had been accompanying the release of her album at the beginning of April had turned into a torrent. ![]() Tracy Chapman walked out alone on to the sidestage at Wembley Stadium at 3.05 in the afternoon, performed three songs (Why?, Behind The Wall, Talkin’Bout A Revolution) later, at 5.41, after someone had made off with a computer element from Stevie Wonder’s synclavier, she was importuned to go out again and perform a further couple of songs (Fast Car and Across The Lines). The concert drew top performers and transformed the careers of emerging stars such a Tracy Chapman. It was hailed the international profile and respectability of ANC, increasing pressure on the apartheid government to release Mandela. The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday tribute concert, held at London Wembley Stadium in June 1988, was broadcast live to more than 600 million people in sixty-seven countries. ![]() THE NELSON MANDELA 70TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE CONCERT – LONDON – 1988 When Nelson Mandela attended the Free South Africa show in 1990, he really wanted to see Tracy performed as he recalls in his book “Conversation with myself” (2010): Nelson Mandela and Tracy Chapman (and Judy Collins) in New York in June 1990 ![]()
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