Amnesty International Concert - 1986-06-15 - East Rutherford, NJ (FM)
Concert for Amnesty International1986-06-15Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJFM Broadcast320 kbpsArtwork Included
Third World01. Now That We Found Love02. 96 Degrees in the Shade03. Planting Us Too Close04. Try Jah LoveThe Hooters01. Day By Day02. Blood From A Stone03. Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds04. Where Do The Children Go?05. All You Zombies06. And We DancedPeter, Paul & Mary01. El Salvador02. No Easy Walk to Freedom03. Blowing in the WindBob Geldorf with Little Steven & Paul Schaeffer01. Walk On By02. Redemption SongJoan Armatrading01. Stepping Down02. Turn Out the Light03. I Can Lie to Myself04. Love and AffectionYoko Ono01. Walking on Thin Ice02. ImagineHoward Jones01. No One is to BlameLou Reed01. Rock and Roll02. I Love You Suzanne03. No Money Down04. Turn to Me05. Walk On the Wild Side06. Video ViolencePeter Gabriel01. Red Rain02. Shock the Monkey03. Family Snapshot04. Sledgehammer05. San Jacinto06. BikoU201. MLK02. Pride03. Bad04. Sunday Bloody Sunday05. Maggie's Farm/Cold Turkey06. Help!07. Sun City (with Little Steven, Nona Hendryx, Ruben Blades and Lou Reed)The Police01. Message in a Bottle02. King of Pain03. Driven to Tears04. Every Breath You Take05. Roxanne06. Invisible Sun (with Bono)Finale (all Performers)01. I Shall Be Released
Speedy says:
In 1986, Amnesty International celebrated its 25th anniversary of fighting for human rights across the globe. To help raise awareness of the agency’s work, artists as diverse as U2, The Police, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Bryan Adams, Joan Baez and thr Neville Brothers, banded together for a series of 6 concerts in June of that year. To provide some perspective on how important these shows were to the performers involved, The Police reunited for the last 3 shows of the tour after not playing live in over 2 years, then wouldn’t tour again until 2007! This FM broadcast captures the final show at Giants Stadium show on July 15, 1986, 39 years ago today, a sold-out, all-day festival, running from noon until 11 pm. In addition to the 6 featured acts, the Giant Stadium show included such performers as Third World, Jackson Browne, Max Weinberg, Peter Paul & Mary, The Hooters, Stanley Jordan, Miles Davis, Little Steven, Howard Jones, and Joni Mitchell. The performers featured songs about politics, freedom and courage, including anthems such as Sun City, Invisible Sun, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and I Shall Be released. MTv televised the entire concert, while Westwood One handled the national radio broadcast. Of course, while the concert was a spectacular musical event, the question remained as to whether it had achieved its intended purpose. The answer appeared to be a solid yes, as about after tour concluded, US membership in Amnesty International increased by 45,000, while letters written by concert goers led to the release of 2 political prisoners of conscience.
We all need Amnesty now . . . more than ever
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