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Setlist History: 1988 Human Rights Now Tour Kickoff In London

Setlist History: 1988 Human Rights Now Tour Kickoff In London

Amnesty International’s Human Rights Now! Tour, a star-studded world tour intended to inspire nations to obey human rights agreements, kicked off on September 2, 1988, in London.

Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssou N’Dour were the core of the traveling lineup. Others such as Joni Mitchell and kd lang appeared at later dates.

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