Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

PROMO VIDEOS: 1. Come On 2. Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City 3. Bloody Mary 4. Steal Away 5. Day Tripper 6. Long Way From Home 7. Fool For Your Loving 8. Don’t Break My Heart Again 9. Would I Lie To You 10. Here I Go Again (1982) BBC: OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 11. Lie Down (A Modern Love Song) 12. Trouble BBC: TOP OF THE POPS 13. Bloody Mary 14. Here I Go Again LIVE AT THE CAPITAL CENTRE, WASHINGTON, USA 1980 15. Come On 16. Sweet Talker 17. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues 18. Ain’t Gonna Cry No More 19. Love Hunter 20. Belgian Tom’s Hat Trick 21. Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City 22. Fool For Your Loving

The concert gave fans a chance to relive Jon Lord's remarkable and extensive musical career, remembering music from Paice, Ashton Lord, Deep Purple, his later classical compositions and everything in between – all in aid for the charity organization The Sunflower Jam. The 83-piece Orion Orchestra performed, conducted by Paul Mann and accompanied by bands and artists such as Deep Purple, Paul Weller, Glenn Hughes, Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman, Joe Brown, Miller Anderson, Steve Balsamo and many, many more.

British rock legends Whitesnake, recorded live at the Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington Park on August 20th 1983. Featuring: Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues, Rough N`Ready, Ready An` Willing, Guilty Of Love, Here I Go Again, Love Hunter, Mistreated, Soldier Of Fortune, Ain`t No Love In The Heart Of The City, Fool For Your Loving

An early Whitesnake concert, filmed at the Capital Center, Maryland on October 5, 1980 The show was released officially for the first time (on DVD) on 2nd November 2011 as part of the "Box 'O' Snakes" collection.