1998: The Struggle Continues Amnesty Festival is Held in Paris

On this day in 1998, a concert organised to raise funds and awareness for charity organisation Amnesty International took place

Titled “The Struggle Continues”, the concert was one in a series of shows organised by the US Section of Amnesty for the charity that ran from 1968 to 1998.

“The Struggle Continues” was held on December 10, the exact 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and was held in Paris, France, where the original declaration was signed. The concert featured Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman, Alanis Morrissette, Shania Twain as well as Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.

Originally the concert was only able to be heard on a live BBC broadcast and later on a pay-per-view special in 1999 until the concerts were released on CD, iTunes and DVD in 2013.

LED ZEPPELIN
LED to GOLD

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