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Tracklisting & More Information
Woodstock, Live Aid, Live 8 and of course The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. A handful of concerts that will always be remembered. Whether it be for the line-up or the cause involved, of all the multi-artist concerts that take place every year, all over the world only a few remain in our memory long after the day has passed.
Televised to an estimated one billion people worldwide, The Freddie Mercury Tribute concert took place on April 20th 1992, just 5 months after the death of one of the most flamboyant frontmen of all time. Announced in February '92 at the annual BRITS show, all 72,000 tickets for the concert sold out in just two hours (long before the internet) with no details of who would be appearing other than the remaining three band members.
The concert began with short sets from bands that were influenced by the music of Queen, including Metallica, Extreme, Def Leppard and Guns N' Roses.
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, Brian May and Roger Taylor, along with numerous guest singers and guitarists, listed below.
At the rehearsals for the concert six posters were signed by the artists and later auctioned for charity to raise money for AIDS awareness. All signatures were obtained in person by Jacky Smith of the Queen International Fan Club and this poster comes with a letter of authenticity from her which accompanies our own COA. Footage of some of the artists signing the posters at the rehearsals can be found on the DVD release of the concert.
The poster is autographed by the following people:
Roger Taylor - Queen
Brian May - Queen
John Deacon - Queen
Elton John
David Bowie
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
George Michael
Roger Daltrey - The Who
Ian Hunter - Mott The Hoople
Paul Young
Seal
Slash - Guns N Roses
Duff - Guns N Roses
James Hetfield - Metallica
Liza Minnelli
Bob Geldof
Joe Elliott - Def Leppard
Viv Campbell - Def Leppard
Phil Collen - Def Leppard
Rick Allen - Def Leppard
Lisa Stansfield
Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme
Gary Cherone - Extreme
Pat Badger - Extreme
Mick Ronson
Chris Thompson
Miriam Stockley
Maggie Ryder
Zuccerro
Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath
Spike Edney
The Concert
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 (w/Brian May)
Bob Geldof - Too Late God
Spinal Tap -The Majesty of Rock
U2 - Until the End of the World - played via satellite from Sacramento, California
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City, Only Women Bleed (intro), Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Mango Groove - Special Star - played via satellite from Johannesburg, South Africa
Elizabeth Taylor - AIDS Prevention Speech
Queen + Joe Elliott/Slash - Tie Your Mother Down
Queen + Roger Daltrey/Tony Iommi - Heaven and Hell (intro), Pinball Wizard (intro), I Want It All
Queen + Zucchero - Las Palabras de Amor
Queen + Gary Cherone/Tony Iommi - Hammer to Fall
Queen + James Hetfield/Tony Iommi - Stone Cold Crazy
Queen + Robert Plant - Innuendo, Thank You (intro), Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Brian May with Spike Edney - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Queen + Paul Young - Radio Ga Ga
Queen + Seal - Who Wants to Live Forever
Queen + Lisa Stansfield - I Want to Break Free
Queen + David Bowie/Annie Lennox - Under Pressure
Queen + Ian Hunter/David Bowie/Mick Ronson/Joe Elliot/Phil Collen - All The Young Dudes
Queen + David Bowie/Mick Ronson - Heroes/The Lord's Prayer
Queen + George Michael - 39
Queen + George Michael/Lisa Stansfield - These Are the Days of Our Lives
Queen + George Michael - Somebody to Love
Queen + Elton John/Axl Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen + Elton John/Tony Iommi - The Show Must Go On
Queen + Axl Rose - We Will Rock You
Queen + Liza MinnelliCast - We Are the Champions
Queen - God Save The Queen (taped outro)
Backing musicians
Queen were backed by the following musicians:
Spike Edney - keyboards, piano, backing vocals
Mike Moran - piano on "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "Somebody to Love"
Josh Macrae - percussion in some Queen tracks
Chris Thompson - backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "I Want It All", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Heroes", additional percussion
Maggie Ryder - backing vocals
Miriam Stockley - backing vocals
The London Community Gospel Choir - backing vocals on "Somebody to Love" and "We Are the Champions"
John Jones - organ and backing vocals on "We are the Champions"
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