London's Wembley Stadium hosted a massive concert on April 16, 1990. The concert was held to celebrate the release of black South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela was the leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and was sentenced to life in prison in 1964 for sabotage and plotting to overthrow the South African government.
Among the artists who participated in the event were; Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Bonnie Raitt, Simple Minds, the Neville Brothers, Tracy Chapman, and Aswad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_G7vzJwcYM
Other notable events for April 16:
-The first album by the Rolling Stones was released on April 16, 1964 in Britain, two weeks later it had broken the album chart stranglehold by the Beatles which had lasted 51 weeks
-Stock, Aitken, and Waterman won the Ivor Novello Award on April 16, 1988 as top songwriters of the year
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