The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)

• 72,000 people attended this concert at the Wembley Stadium in England on April 20th 1992

• Concert was to celebrate Freddie Mercury's life, to mourn his passing, to increase public awareness of the uncompromising disease that prematurely ended his life, and to raise much needed funds to help AIDS sufferers worldwide.

• All profits where donated to the Mercury Phoenix Trust to AIDS charities

• Broadcasted live in 76 countries

Freddie Mercury Tribute
concert (1992) -DVD

According to Amazon.com, both these concerts are the same. One is in DVD format, the other is in VHS format.

On April 20th, 1992, some of the greatest musical talent in the world gathered at London's Wembley Stadium to pay tribute to Freddie Mercury who died of AIDS on 24th November 1991. The aim of the concert was to celebrate his life, to mourn his passing, to increase public awareness of the disease that prematurely ended his life, and to raise much needed funds to help AIDS sufferers worldwide. The concert was broadcasted live on television and radio in 76 countries around the world.

The 72,000 people who were fortunate enough to see the concert live, did so in glorious spring weather in front of a stage 370 ft wide and 90 ft deep. The stage was flanked by scaffolding towers over 80 ft tall, and a giant phoenix - the symbol of the charity formed to distribute the money from the event - crowned the centre of the proscenium arch.

At 6pm, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor, the remaining three members of Queen, took stage to announce the start of one of the biggest events in rock history and to pay tribute to their former colleague - the incomparable Freddie Mercury. The atmosphere of emotion, mixed joy and sadness, shared by stadium audience, worldwide television viewers, and performers alike, was an experience that will never be forgotten. The event is now captured here on video, a lasting tribute to be shared by all. ALL profits from this video will be donated by the Mercury Phoenix Trust to AIDS charities worldwide.

Cat #: MVB491062 3
Released by: Picture Music International
Release date: 23 November 1993
Recorded at: The Wembley Stadium, London, England
on April 20th 1992

"I can honestly say that the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was the biggest musical event of the 90's (and perhaps -and to my own judgment-, the greatest concert in music history). Besides, where else were you able to find artists like Metallica, Roger Daltrey (The Who), Def Leppard, George Michael, David Bowie, Guns N' Roses, Robert Plant(Led Zeppelin), Elton John, and of course Queen. All in one bill!!"
-Daniel Aldana, Amazon Review

CONCERT SETLIST:
METALLICA
Enter Sandman
Sad But True
Nothing Else Matters
Extreme
Queen Medley
Love Of My Life
More Than Words
DEF LEPPARD
Animal
Let's Get Rocked
Now I'm Here
Bob Geldof
Too Late God
Spinal Tap
Majesty Of Rock
U2 (video)
Until The End Of The World
Guns N Roses
Paradise City
Knockin'On Heaven's Door
Elizabeth Taylor
Speech
Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) with Slash (Guns'N'Roses)
Tie Your Mother Down
Roger Daltrey (The Who) with Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
I Want It All
Zucchero
Las Palabras De Amor
Gary Cherone (Extreme) with Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Hammer To Fall
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Stone Cold Crazy
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Innuendo (With Kashmir intro in the middle)
Thank You Intro
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Brian May (Queen)
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Paul Young
Radio Ga Ga
Seal
Who Wants To Live Forever
Lisa Stansfield
I Want To Break Free
David Bowie/Annie Lennox
Under Pressure
Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople)/David Bowie/Mick Ronson/Joe Elliott/Phil Collen
All The Young Dudes
David Bowie/Mick Ronson
Heroes
George Michael
'39
George Michael/Lisa Stansfield
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
George Michael
Somebody To Love
Elton John/Axl Rose (Guns N'Roses)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Elton John with Tonny Iommi (Black Sabbath)
The Show Must Go On
Axl Rose (Guns N Roses)
We Will Rock You
Lisa Minelli
We Are The Champions