This production, mounted December 10, 1998, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone underscored with between-songs informational segments that succinctly promote the beneficiary's themes of tolerance and social responsibility. Filmed and live cameos mix celebrities with sage comments from the Dalai Lama (whose impish "thumbs up" to the crowd elevates the entire affair) and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. An underlying fervor also sparks much of the music, particularly from Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, and a solo Bruce Springsteen, whose songs all allude to the human rights agenda. Alanis Morissette's brief set likewise takes on a spiritual glow consistent with both her second solo album and the context at hand, while jubilant sets from Kassav and the Asian Dub Foundation serve as potent multicultural celebrations.
Bruce Springsteen
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Tracy Chapman
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Youssou N'Dour
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Alanis Morissette
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Shania Twain
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Jimmy Page
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Robert Plant
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Peter Gabriel
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Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour76%
That's Entertainment!73%
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration80%
Hounddog64%
Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour81%
Coyote Ugly62%
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping65%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Twenty One Pilots: Livestream Experience91%
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert75%
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert82%
David Byrne's American Utopia74%
Danny Collins67%
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection87%
Roger Waters: The Wall79%
Black Is King71%
Jersey Boys67%
Grace Unplugged60%
Stop Making Sense83%
Battle of the Year67%
