46664 (concerts)

46664 is a series of AIDS charity concerts played in honour of Nelson Mandela by South African and foreign musicians between 2003 and 2008.

The second time that Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island was in 1964, and he was the 466th prisoner that year. His prison number remained 466/64 until 1982, when he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison and given the prison number 220/82. "Prisoner 46664" continues to be used as a reverential title for him. Shortly before Joe Strummer's death, he and U2's Bono co-wrote the song "46664" for Mandela as part of the campaign against AIDS in Africa.

On 29 November 2003, an event called the 46664 Concert was held at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town. It was hosted by Mandela and its goal was to raise awareness of the spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The following artists performed:

Following the concert, three live CDs and a DVD titled "46664: The Event" were released.

On 19 March 2005, another "annual" 46664 Concert was held at Fancourt Country Club and Golfing Estate, in George, South Africa with people like Katie Melua, Prime Circle, Annie Lennox, and Queen + Paul Rodgers. Will Smith was the host.

The first 46664 event to be staged in Europe took place from 29 April 2005 through to 1 May 2005 in Madrid, Spain. The concerts named "46664 Festival Madrid" focused on Spanish-speaking artists, as shown in the following list:

("Roots night", 29 April 2005)

("Pop night", 30 April 2005)

("Singer-songwriter's night", 1 May 2005)

On 11 June 2005, the 46664 Arctic Concert was held in Tromsø, Norway. The following artists performed:

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