New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Queen and Eagle Rock Entertainment/ Universal
Music have partnered with The Mercury
Phoenix Trust to present a Special YouTube Premiere Screening of The
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization.
This Friday, May 15th, the Official
Queen YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/queen) will be premiering a special stream the
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert as part of the ongoing fight with COVID-19, with all donations supporting the World Health Organization. The concert will be available for 48 hours only.
WATCH ON FRIDAY AT 7PM BST/2PM EST/11AM PST
The
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness took place on Easter Monday, 20th April 1992 at Wembley Stadium in front of a 72,000 sold-out crowd and global broadcast audience of over one billion. The concert was a tribute to Queen's lead vocalist, Freddie Mercury, who died of AIDS on 24 November 1991. Queen's remaining members Brian May,
Roger Taylor and John Deacon were joined on stage by many of the biggest acts in the world including
David Bowie,
George Michael,
Annie Lennox, Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Robert Plant, Metallica, Liza Minelli, Def Leppard, Seal,
Roger Daltrey and many more. The concert was to be the last large-scale live event John Deacon performed with Queen.
The profits from the concert were used to launch The Mercury
Phoenix Trust. The trust is a core part of
Queen and Freddie's legacy and has gone on to provide in excess of £17m to over 1000 projects in 57 countries in the ongoing fight against AIDS worldwide - www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com
All funds from the streaming event go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (powered by UN Foundation and
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation), to help ensure patients get the care they need, frontline workers get essential supplies and information, and accelerate efforts to develop vaccines, tests, and treatments. March 15th to June 30th, Google.org and YouTube will match up to $5M.
YouTube covers all transaction fees. The United Nations Foundation brings together the ideas, people, and resources the United Nations needs to drive global progress and tackle urgent problems. The UN Foundation's hallmark is to collaborate for lasting change and innovate to address humanity's greatest challenges. The UN Foundation focuses on issues with transformative potential, including Climate,
Energy and Environment; Girls and Women; Global Health; and Data and Technology.
