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On this day in 1992, 'A Concert for Life' took place in London's Wembley Stadium. The event was a tribute to the incredible life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with all proceeds of the open-air concert going towards AIDS awareness and research.
With an attendance of 72,000, the Easter Monday event was broadcast live on television and radio to 76 countries around the world, reaching an estimated audience of up to one billion.
Mercury died on the 24th November 1991 of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS just one day after publicly acknowledging that he had the disease. He was remembered on the night by friends such as Elton John, David Bowie and Paul Young.
The show also marked bassist John Deacon's penultimate appearance with the band.
Concert profits went on to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust AIDS charity organisation.
Watch the historic day in full here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b9QB2zTY8k
Concert tracks in full:
1. Queen feat. Joe Elliot & Slash - Tie Your Mother Down
2. Queen feat. Robert Plant - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
3. Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
4. Queen feat. Paul Young - Radio Ga Ga
5. Queen feat. Seal - Who Wants To Live Forever
6. Queen feat. David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure
7. Queen feat. George Michael & Lisa Stansfield - These Are The Days Of Our Lives
8. Queen feat. George Michael - Somebody To Love
9. Queen feat. Elton John & Axl Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Queen feat. Elton John & Tony Iommi - The Show Must Go On
11. Queen feat. Axl Rose - We Will Rock You
12. Queen feat. Liza Minnelli & Cast - We Are The Champions
Video via YouTube/xabsentx
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