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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, 20 April 1992 at London"s Wembley Stadium, for an audience of 72,000. The concert was produced for tv by Ray Burdis and broadcast live on television and radio to 76 countries around the world.[1] The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with all proceeds going to AIDS research. 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). The profits from the concert were used to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust AIDS charity organisation.

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Freddie Mercury

Real Name: Farookh Bulsara
Birthday: September 5, 1946
Birthplace: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Died: November 24, 1991 
Height: 5? 9? (175.2 cm)
Instruments:Vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards
Favorite singer: Aretha Franklin
Favorite actress: Marilyn Monroe
Favorite drink: Champagne, iced Vodka
Favorite food: Indian 

While in Bombay at St Peters Boarding School Fred joined his first band The Hectics in 1959. They only performed at the school, but young Freddie would be sitting at the piano totally enjoying being a performer and on stage.
After moving to London he started making friends ? who happened to be in various bands. He eventually worked with one of these friends Roger Taylor and they set up a stall in Kensington Market.
During August of 1969 Freddie joined the group called Ibex as their lead singer. Concerts had been arranged in the North West of England and Freddie travelled out of London to perform in his new band. August 23rd their first show at Bolton Octagon Theatre gave Freddie the chance to show his skills.
At one of the shows on September 9th history was in the making at Liverpool The Sink. Brian and Roger travelled to see him play and before the end of the show both guys joined him on stage! For the first time anywhere Liverpool was the city where Freddie, Brian and Roger played together on a stage. One week later Freddie played his last show with Ibex at St Helens College of Technology.
No band again and he found that his two best friends Brian and Roger had split from their band ? this was his chance now to join them ? he was keen to do so and attended many of Smiles shows and wanted to be on stage with the two of them.

He asked them to join him to form a new band who would be majestic and go on to big things?Brian and Roger had nothing to lose and agreed!
Queen was born.

Freddie tragically died on November 24th, 1991 at the age of 45, of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia.

DVD

De popwereld herdacht op 20 april 1992 op indrukwekkende wijze de aan AIDS overleden Queen zanger Freddie Mercury. Iets meer dan 10 jaar na dato is het "Freddie Mercury Tribute ? Concert for AIDS awareness" op DVD verschenen. 

De volgende klassiekers worden in wisselende Queen-samenstelling voor het enthousiaste publiek gespeeld:

1. Tie Your Mother Down - Queen & Joe Elliott
2. I Want It All - Queen & Roger Daltrey
3. Las Palabras De Amor - Queen & Zucchero
4. Hammer To Fall - Queen and Gary Cherone
5. Stone Cold Crazy - Queen and James Hetfield
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen & Robert Plant
7. Too Much Love Will Kill You - Brian May
8. Radio Ga Ga - Queen and Paul Young
9. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen & Seal
10. I Want To Break Free - Queen & Lisa Stansfield
11. Under Pressure - Queen/David Bowie/Annie Lennox
12. All The Young Dudes - Queen & David Bowie
13. Heroes - Queen & David Bowie
14. "39 - George Michael & Queen
15. These Are The Days Of Our Lives - George Michael & Queen
16. Somebody To Love - George Michael & Queen
17. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen/Elton John/Axl Rose
18. The Show Must Go On: Queen/Elton John/Toni Iommi
19. We Will Rock You - Queen & Axl Rose
20. We Are The Champions - Queen & Liza Minelli