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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20, 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium, televised live worldwide to an estimated audience of one billion viewers. Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a Holiday in some largely Christian cultures especially Roman Catholic Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with all proceeds going to AIDS research. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead The show marked bassist John Deacon's final concert with Queen (save one live appearance with Brian May, Roger Taylor and Elton John in 1997). John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. Brian Harold May, CBE Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer The profits from the concert were used to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust AIDS charity organization. The Mercury Phoenix Trust is a charity organisation that fights AIDS worldwide

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History

Following Freddie Mercury's death on November 24, 1991 from AIDS, the remaining members of Queen (John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor) came together with Queen Manager Jim Beach to organize an open air concert to celebrate the life and legacy of Mercury, as well as raise money for AIDS research, and spread awareness about this disease. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. Brian Harold May, CBE Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Jim Beach MA LLB (1942 -) is the long-time manager of the English Rock band Queen and its individual members

In February 1992, at the annual BRIT Awards ceremony, Brian May and Roger Taylor announced plans for the concert. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards When tickets finally went on sale, all 72,000 tickets sold out in just two hours, even though no performers were announced apart from remaining members of Queen. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist

Concert

The concert began with short sets from bands that were influenced by the music of Queen, including Metallica, Extreme (playing a Queen medley), Def Leppard (who brought Brian May onstage for a faithful version of Now I'm Here), and Guns N' Roses. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Extreme is an American rock band that achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Between bands, several video clips honouring Freddie were shown, while the roadies changed the stage for the following act's performance.

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members John Deacon (on bass), Brian May (on guitar) and Roger Taylor (on drums), along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey (of The Who), Tony Iommi (of Black Sabbath), David Bowie, Mick Ronson (of Spiders from Mars), James Hetfield (of Metallica), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson (of AC/DC), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Axl Rose and Slash (of Guns N' Roses), Liza Minnelli, and others. John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. Brian Harold May, CBE Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Frank Anthony "Iommi (born February 19 1948, in Aston, Birmingham England) is an English Guitarist and Songwriter Black Sabbath are an David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Mick Ronson (26 May 1946 &ndash 29 April 1993 was an English Guitarist, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Arranger and producer James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Led Zeppelin were Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955 is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-founder of the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6 1953) is an Australian Guitarist, best known as a founding member Rhythm guitarist Backing Brian Johnson (born October 5 1947) is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August, 1959, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and educated at King Edward VII School) is the Philip Kenneth Collen (born December 8, 1957 in Hackney, East London England) is the lead guitarist for English rock band Def W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer

When the concert aired on MTV, dubbed "A Concert For Life", U2 dedicated a live performance via satellite from Washington of "Until the End of the World" to Freddie. " Until the End of the World " is the fourth track from U2 's 1991 album Achtung Baby.

Home releases

The concert was originally released in VHS form (usually in two tape releases worldwide) and Laserdisc in the US and Japan in 1993, with a UK release in 1997, but due to time limitations, the last two songs by Extreme, the first two by Def Leppard, and the only Spinal Tap number were left off (along with Robert Plant's "Innuendo") in the original release. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium The US release also omitted Bob Geldof's performance of "Too Late God" and Zucchero's performance of "Las Palabras De Amor. Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love is a song by English Rock band Queen. "

In April 2002, for the 10th anniversary of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, the concert was released on DVD and entered the UK charts at number 1. The DVD release garnered strong criticism, however, because the whole first half was not included. "Innuendo" was also not included on the DVD, at the request of Robert Plant, explaining that his voice was in very poor condition and he could not remember the words and consequently could not sing the song correctly at the time. " Innuendo " is a song by English Rock band Queen. It is the opening track on the album of the same name. Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the In addition, the original 4:3 footage had been cropped down to widescreen, losing a large amount of the original picture.

Performances

Without Queen

With Queen

Backing musicians

Queen were backed by the following musicians:

Trivia

Reviews

External links

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