The World Liberty Concert was a concert that took place on 8 May, 1995 next to the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem in the Netherlands. The concert was held in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Europe and is the largest memorial concert ever held in the Netherlands and was thought of by Arno Geul. Preparations lasted for about a year. Performances were provided by:
- Alan Parsons,
- Art Garfunkel,
- Joe Cocker,
- Cyndi Lauper,
- Wet Wet Wet,
- Candy Dulfer,
- UB40
- René Froger.
Also present was the Metropole Orkest consisting of 80 men and the Gelders Opera and Operetta Gezelschap choir. The event-specific configuration of The Alan Parsons Project went under the name of Alan Parsons Band. The musical performances were accompanied by historical readings by Walter Cronkite and an illustrative performance by the Royal Netherlands Army. The broadcast portion of the concert lasted about 2 hours, was attended by 85,000 people and was broadcast in 45 countries, of which 31 were live. The entire concert lasted over 12 hours... and can be seen now in 2 hours...
