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For the number 46664, see 46664 (number)

46664 is the prisoner number of Nelson Mandela from his imprisonment in 1964 to his release in 1990, and the title used for a series of AIDS charity concerts (the motto: "Aids is not a disease it is a human rights issue"). Mandela is sometimes referred to, reverently, as prisoner 46664; the Nelson Mandela Foundation is located at the website address 46664.com. The number was assigned because Mandela was the 466th prisoner to come to Robben Island in 1964.

Shortly before his death Joe Strummer and U2's Bono co-wrote the song 46664 for Mandela as part of the campaign against AIDS in Africa. Strummer had been scheduled to play at Mandela's SOS fundraising concert in 2003, but died on December 22, 2002 at his home in Broomfield, Somerset, the victim of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.

Contents 1 46664 Concerts 1.1 Cape Town, South Africa 1.2 George, South Africa 1.3 Madrid, Spain 1.4 Tromsø, Norway 1.5 Johannesburg, South Africa 1.6 London, United Kingdom 2 External links

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:

• Anastacia
• Beyoncé Knowles
• Robert Plant
• Bob Geldof
• Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor)
• Dave Stewart
• Paul Oakenfold with Shifty Shellshock and TC
• Amampondo Drummers
• Baaba Maal
• Youssou N'Dour
• Yusuf Islam (previously known as Cat Stevens)
• Peter Gabriel
• Angelique Kidjo
• Bono and The Edge from U2
• Abdel Wright
• Chris Thompson, Zoe Nicholas, Treana Morris
• Yvonne Chaka Chaka
• Bongo Maffin
• Johnny Clegg
• Jimmy Cliff
• The Corrs
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Eurythmics
• Danny K
• Watershed
• Zucchero
• Ms. Dynamite
• Andrew Bonsu
• Soweto Gospel Choir

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, 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:

"Noche de Raices" ("Roots night", 29 April 2005) Falete Valderrama Diana Navarro José Mercé Queco La Tana Diego El Cigala Josemi Carmona Pepe Habichuela Pasión Vega Alberto Cortez Niña Pastori

"Noche de Pop" ("Pop night", 30 April 2005) Taxi No se lo digas a Mamá Beatriz Luengo Fábula Modestia Aparte Sybel La sonrisa de Julia El sueño de Morfeo El canto del Loco Jarabe de Palo Mikel Erentxun Nacho García Vega Miguel Ríos Los Anónimos Danza Invisible Presuntos Implicados Loquillo y Trogloditas Iguana Tango Pereza Javier Gurruchaga

"Noche de Solistas"  ("Singer songwriter's night", 1 May 2005) Elena Bujedo Pedro Javier Hermosilla Carmen Paris Jorge Drexler Carlos Nuñez Ismael Serrano Manolo García Sergio Dalma Zucchero

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

• Anneli Drecker and Jane Kelly (NO)
• Adjagas and Lawra Somby
• Razorlight (UK)
• Kaizers Orchestra (NO)
• Bongo Maffin (ZA)
• Samsaya
• Earth Affair (IS)
• Noora Noor (NO)
• Thomas Dybdahl (NO)
• Saybia (DK)
• Peter Gabriel
• Robert Plant (with Strange Sensation)
• Mafikizolo (ZA)
• Madrugada (NO)
• Ane Brun (NO)
• Jivan Gasparyan
• House band with:
  • Annie Lennox
  • Brian May
  • Sharon Corr
• Sami (choir)
• Johnny Clegg (UK/ZA)

The show started at 19:00 on 11 June 2005, and ended at about 01:15 the next day.

On 1 October 2007, Nelson Mandela announced a third concert in South Africa scheduled for 1 December 2007, the international World AIDS Day. The concert will be hosted at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Goo Goo Dolls, Razorlight, and Jamelia have already pledged their support to perform for Nelson Mandela on the day. A further announcement of international and South African artists will be made when the former South African president announces the final line-up at a press conference on October 29. This event was streamed live on iclips.net A replay is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th at 14:00 GMT or 8:00 AM CST

On the occasion of unveiling a Nelson Mandela statue on 29 August 2007, another concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday has been announced to take place in London's Hyde Park on 27 June 2008. Brian May and Roger Taylor, the remaining members of Queen have said that they will perform at the concert. More details about the concert and participating artists are to be announced later.

• 46664.com - 46664 campaign website
• nelsonmandela.org - Nelson Mandela Foundation
• southafrica.info - Article about the initial concert