Genre Reggae, rock, etc. Years active 1975 | Dates October 4, 1975 | |
Location(s) National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica | ||
The Wonder Dream Concert was an historic concert held on October 4, 1975, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The concert was headlined by Stevie Wonder who was joined on the bill by Bob Marley & The Wailers and his former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. The concert is sometimes known as the Wailers Reunion Show, as it was the first time the original Wailers had performed together since 1973 and the last time they ever would.
The concert was a benefit concert for the Jamaican Institute for the Blind and was opened by Third World. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes were scheduled to play but did not show
For Stevie Wonder's encore, Stevie called for Bob to join him on stage and they played "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Superstition" together. Another notable moment was the last performance of the original Wailers' first hit "Simmer Down", originally from 1964.
The tracks the Wailers played were (in this order):
Stevie Wonder then sang with his band:
Then the aforementioned "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Superstition" were performed as Wonder's encore.