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The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness

The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness

1992TV Special⏱️ 2h 55mUnrated
DocumentaryMusic
⭐ 8.7
IMDB Rating
1,833 votes

The benefit concert in memory of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, who died of AIDS in November 1991.

Director
David Mallet
Writers
N/A
Stars
Freddie Mercury, Queen, David Bowie
Release Date
April 20, 1992
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 17
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
as Self
Queen
Queen
as Themselves
David Bowie
David Bowie
as Self
Gary Cherone
Gary Cherone
as Self
Phil Collen
Phil Collen
as Self
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford
as Self
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
as Self
Def Leppard
Def Leppard
as Themselves
πŸ‘€
Spike Edney
as Self
Joe Elliott
Joe Elliott
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, UK
Production
Fugitive Productions, Hollywood Music Video, Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

DocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Very good concert performance
by MovieAddict2016 β€’ 2005-06-02
9/10

"This concert tribute to the late Freddie Mercury (frontmen of legendary UK rock band QUEEN) is a great performance. There are so many guest appearances, including Elton John, Def Leppard and Axl Rose. There are many musical performances, but the most popular -- and best -- has to be the reinterpretation of Queen's most famous song, Bohemian Rhapsody, which is performed here by Elton John and Axl Rose. It's a great performance, a great song -- and it sounds (arguably) even better with John and Rose singing it. (Although Queen fans may disagree on that one.) Overall this is a great pe..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This was the only time that David Bowie and members of Queen performed "Under Pressure" together live. Queen would always perform the song on their own while on tour, despite having recorded it with Bowie in 1981.

πŸ“– Synopsis

The benefit concert in memory of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, who died of AIDS in November 1991.