POP/ROCK - March 6, 1990
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Mandela Tribute a Sell-Out: A London rock concert to celebrate the freedom of Nelson Mandela has sold out in just two days, its organizers said Monday. Mandela and his wife, Winnie, have accepted an invitation to attend the concert at London’s Wembley Stadium on April 16. All 72,000 tickets sold at a rate of more than one per second as the box office clocked up a record $815,000 in one day. Peter Gabriel, Neil Young and Tracy Chapman will appear at the event, which will be broadcast live on TV.
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