The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness

The benefit concert in memory of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, who died of AIDS in November 1991. A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.