Human rights activists and former prisoners from around the world, led by Sonny Venkatrathnam from South Africa, participated in the tour. At each location, the artists and Amnesty leaders held a press conference to discuss human rights, and concert-goers were provided with copies of the Universal Declaration in their language and opportunities to sign the Declaration themselves and join the worldwide human rights movement. The tour featured big concerts at big stadiums such as Camp Nou (90,000 people), Népstadion (80,000), JFK Stadium (78,000), River Plate Stadium (75,000), and Harare (75,000). Only Paris and Toronto got arena shows. The Paris concert was originally going to be held at a big racing track that could accommodate 72,000 people, but the promoters changed their minds and it was moved indoors. More than one million people attended concerts over a six-week period, volunteers distributed 1.2 million copies of the Declaration, and hundreds of thousands of concertgoers signed a petition urging governments to ratify international human rights treaties and defend advocates for human rights.[1]
The tour was made possible in part by a grant from the Reebok Foundation. The twenty concerts were the second stage of what subsequently became known collectively as the Human Rights Concerts - a series of music events and tours staged by the US Section of Amnesty International between 1986 and 1998.
Opening stages of the 19 September show at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium.Human Rights Now! Tour booklet.
The tour was originally conceived by the Executive Director of Amnesty International's U.S. section, Jack Healey after a suggestion from former Executive Director David Hawk, with some limited input from producer Martin Lewis, who had first recruited rock musicians to perform for Amnesty years before for the Secret Policeman's Ball series of benefits.[2][3] Healey developed the concept with famed rock promoter Bill Graham, who had worked with Healey on Amnesty's shorter, United States-only tour in 1986, titled A Conspiracy of Hope, and who acted as tour director. Healey served as executive producer, leading the team of three producers: Mary Daly, Jessica Neuwirth, and James Radner, father of George Radner. The media strategies for the tour, based on concepts originated by Healey and Lewis,[4] were developed by Healey and Daly and executed by tour media director Magdeleno Rose-Avila and Charles Fulwood, Communications Director for Amnesty International USA.[4]
^"Rockin' to Free the World?: Amnesty International's Benefit Concert Tours, 1986–88". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
^Gundersen, Edna, "Big show, big impact? Live Earth hopes so" USAToday.com, 4 July 2007
^"Benchmark benefits through the years" USAToday.com, 4 July 2007
^ abHenke, James, "Human Rights Now!: Official Book of the Amnesty International World Concert Tour", Bloomsbury Publishing, 1 December 1988 (ISBN0747503184)
^"Billboard Boxscore" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 41. 8 October 1988. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.
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Human Rights Now was a worldwide tour of twenty benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988 Held not to raise funds but to increase awareness of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its 40th anniversary and the work of Amnesty International the shows featured Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Sting Peter Gabriel Tracy Chapman and Youssou N Dour plus guest artists from each of the countries where concerts were held Human Rights Now Tour by Amnesty InternationalStart date2 September 1988End date15 October 1988Legs6No of shows20Amnesty International benefit events chronologyA Conspiracy of Hope 1986 Human Rights Now 1988 An Embrace of Hope 1990 Bruce Springsteen tour chronologyTunnel of Love Express Tour 1988 Human Rights Now 1988 Bruce Springsteen 1992 1993 World Tour 1992 93 Human rights activists and former prisoners from around the world led by Sonny Venkatrathnam from South Africa participated in the tour At each location the artists and Amnesty leaders held a press conference to discuss human rights and concert goers were provided with copies of the Universal Declaration in their language and opportunities to sign the Declaration themselves and join the worldwide human rights movement The tour featured big concerts at big stadiums such as Camp Nou 90 000 people Nepstadion 80 000 JFK Stadium 78 000 River Plate Stadium 75 000 and Harare 75 000 Only Paris and Toronto got arena shows The Paris concert was originally going to be held at a big racing track that could accommodate 72 000 people but the promoters changed their minds and it was moved indoors More than one million people attended concerts over a six week period volunteers distributed 1 2 million copies of the Declaration and hundreds of thousands of concertgoers signed a petition urging governments to ratify international human rights treaties and defend advocates for human rights 1 The tour was made possible in part by a grant from the Reebok Foundation The twenty concerts were the second stage of what subsequently became known collectively as the Human Rights Concerts a series of music events and tours staged by the US Section of Amnesty International between 1986 and 1998 Contents 1 Background 2 Performances 2 1 Box office score data 3 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp Opening stages of the 19 September show at Philadelphia s JFK Stadium nbsp Human Rights Now Tour booklet The tour was originally conceived by the Executive Director of Amnesty International s U S section Jack Healey after a suggestion from former Executive Director David Hawk with some limited input from producer Martin Lewis who had first recruited rock musicians to perform for Amnesty years before for the Secret Policeman s Ball series of benefits 2 3 Healey developed the concept with famed rock promoter Bill Graham who had worked with Healey on Amnesty s shorter United States only tour in 1986 titled A Conspiracy of Hope and who acted as tour director Healey served as executive producer leading the team of three producers Mary Daly Jessica Neuwirth and James Radner father of George Radner The media strategies for the tour based on concepts originated by Healey and Lewis 4 were developed by Healey and Daly and executed by tour media director Magdeleno Rose Avila and Charles Fulwood Communications Director for Amnesty International USA 4 Performances edit nbsp Lighters came out for songs such as Peter Gabriel s Biko that amplified the themes of the tour List of tour dates showing date city country venue guest artists Date 1988 City Country Venue Guest artistsEurope2 September London England Wembley Stadium 4 September Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy Michel Jonasz5 September6 September Budapest Hungary Nepstadion Hobo Blues BandJanos Brody8 September Turin Italy Stadio Comunale Claudio Baglioni10 September Barcelona Spain Camp Nou El Ultimo de la FilaNorth America13 September San Jose Costa Rica Estadio Nacional Guadalupe Urbina15 September Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens k d lang17 September Montreal Olympic Stadium k d langMichel RivardDaniel Lavoie19 September Philadelphia United States John F Kennedy Stadium Joan Baez21 September Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Joan BaezBonoThe Edge23 September Oakland Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joan BaezRoy OrbisonAsia27 September Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome Kodō30 September New Delhi India Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium L ShankarZakir HussainEurope3 October Athens Greece Olympic Stadium George DalarasAfrica7 October Harare Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium Oliver MtukudziIlangaCde Chinx9 October Abidjan Ivory Coast Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny Ismael IsaacJohnny CleggSouth America12 October Sao Paulo Brazil Parque Antartica Milton NascimentoPat Metheny14 October Mendoza Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Los PrisionerosMarkamaInti Illimani15 October Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate Leon GiecoCharly GarciaBox office score data edit List of box office score data with date city venue attendance gross 5 Date 1988 City Venue Attendance Gross17 September Montreal Canada Olympic Stadium 58 679 60 199 1 807 95619 September Philadelphia United States John F Kennedy Stadium 75 892 75 892 2 621 22021 September Los Angeles United States Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 56 547 64 000 1 973 79023 September Oakland United States Oakland Alameda County Coliseum 58 500 58 500 1 462 500TOTAL 248 618 257 591 97 7 865 466References edit Rockin to Free the World Amnesty International s Benefit Concert Tours 1986 88 academic oup com Retrieved 2023 05 02 Gundersen Edna Big show big impact Live Earth hopes so USAToday com 4 July 2007 Benchmark benefits through the years USAToday com 4 July 2007 a b Henke James Human Rights Now Official Book of the Amnesty International World Concert Tour Bloomsbury Publishing 1 December 1988 ISBN 0747503184 Billboard Boxscore PDF Billboard Vol 100 no 41 8 October 1988 p 34 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved from https en 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