Free Tibet! — On the Tibetan Freedom Concerts and how musicians joined the Free Tibet movement

1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert poster

For many people who grew up in the 90s and 2000s, the Tibetan Freedom Concerts were a moment when the whole world seemed to know something terrible was happening, as information of how Tibetan people were being oppressed by China became known.

The first Tibetan Freedom Concert was held in 1996, and Tibet and their spiritual leader the Dali Lama become topics widely known thanks to greater media coverage.

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