Jerry Sadowitz - Total Abuse Show

There was a time when the biggest names in pop music believed they could change the world for the better. Faced with the intolerance and excesses of the established authorities, music celebrities decided to use their prestige to draw attention to the problems that less favoured people in the world faced. Wembley Stadium, London, 1988: thousands of English people fill one of the most famous football arenas in the world to celebrate an unforgettable pop music festival, with a lofty goal above entertainment - the celebration of the seventieth birthday of African leader Nelson Mandela.

Four of the greatest legends of country music join together. Johnny Cash sings Folsom Prison Blues, Willie Nelson performs Always on my Mind, Kris Kristofferson solos in Help me Make it Through the Night, and Waylon Jennings sings Luckenbach, Texas. Also includes Highwayman, Good Hearted Woman, Theme from Dukes of Hazzard, Loving Her Was Easy, Mamas Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up to be Cowboys, Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way, Me and Bobby McGhee, Get Rhythm, Crazy, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground, Big River, On the Road Again...

A global television broadcast of the event in which former Pink Floyd leader singer and composer Roger Waters led an all-star cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed concept album, The Wall. Set in Berlin, Germany less than a year after the destruction of the hated Berlin Wall, Waters was accompanied by disparate talents such as Cyndi Lauper, James Galway, Joni Mitchell and Albert Finney in the classic dark musical tale of a rock star's descent into madness and back.

When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the growing number of rock musicians supporting Amnesty. Instead of the live show being primarily a comedy show with a few musical cameos, the event made a point of giving equal emphasis to the comedy and the music.

Thin Lizzy in concert during their "Live and Dangerous" tour of 1976 in London.

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on June 11, 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London and broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. It was also referred to as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert and Mandela Day. In the US, the Fox television network heavily censored the political aspects of the concert.

Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.

Outstanding comedian and musician Dudley Moore regales his spellbound audience in typical fashion with his hilarious edition of the long-running An Audience With series. Backed by a full orchestra - and interrupted by both Peter Cook and the Dagenham Girl Pipers - Dudley entertains his audience of celebrities (including Stanley Baxter, Martin Shaw, Clive James, Lulu and Rolf Harris) and duets with singer-songwriter Christopher Cross on the award-winning 'Arthur's Theme'.

A young English football player is transferred to a top Spanish team and finds that life there is not as easy as he expected.

On December 16, 1990, Dr. Feelgood performed at Cheltenham Town Hall. The line-up that night was Lee Brilleaux (Lead Vocals), Steve Walwyn (Lead Guitar), Kevin Morris (Drums), and Phil Mitchell (Bass). Originally a TV special, this concert is available on DVD for the first time.

Recording of a 1991 Frankie Howerd stage show, previously released on VHS.

Promotional music video for album of the same name.

Gary Numan rose to prominence with his heavily stylized synthesizer music and unique personal style. Gary is still recognized as one of the pioneers of electronic music, still creating challenge work some 25 years after enjoying early success with Are Friends Electric? This 10 song live concert includes all of his hits including "Cars," "America," "Hunger," and more.

Recorded live on 12 February 1990 at Birmingham Town Hall, this archive film showcases Fairport Convention at their very best. Setlist: 'The Eynsham Poacher', 'On the Floor', 'Honour and Praise', 'Bird from the Mountain', 'Portmeirion', 'Red and Gold', 'London River', 'From a Distance', 'Matty / The Rutland Reel / Sack the Juggler', and 'Meet On the Ledge'.

The Grammy Award winning Herbie Hancock and the Rockit Band take you to the center of the break dancing, scratch music phenomena in this explosive presentation live in 1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon and Camden Palace in London, England.

Join the original Tea Pot Pixies for a stroll through the ethereal mindbendy airwaves of Radio Gnome - Beamed straight to the heart of you from the planet invisible... Yes you can't kill me... because I've been stoned before. Recorded 1990 in Nottingham for Central TV.