There was a time when the biggest names in pop music believed they could change the world for the better. Faced with the intolerance and excesses of the established authorities, music celebrities decided to use their prestige to draw attention to the problems that less favoured people in the world faced. Wembley Stadium, London, 1988: thousands of English people fill one of the most famous football arenas in the world to celebrate an unforgettable pop music festival, with a lofty goal above entertainment - the celebration of the seventieth birthday of African leader Nelson Mandela.
Harry Belafonte
Sting
George Michael
Al Green
Whoopi Goldberg
Tracy Chapman
Peter Gabriel
Miriam Makeba
Hugh Masekela
Chrissie Hynde
Steven Van Zandt
Jerry Dammers
Whitney Houston
Chubby Checker
Stevie Wonder
Eric Clapton
Jessye Norman
Tony Hollingsworth