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| The tickets went on sale the next day , with no announcement of who was going to play apart from Brian, Roger and John, and all 72,000 tickets sold out in just SIX hours. On Easter Monday, April 20th 1992, many of the worlds top stars joined Brian, Roger and John on stage at Wembley stadium to pay an emotional tribute to Freddie. The stadium was packed lo capacity and it was televised live to over one billion people. In April 1992 Queen were awarded an Ivor Novello award for Best Single with Days Of Our Lives, and Brian also won an award for Driven By You for Best TV Commercial Music. September 1992 saw the release of the long awaited Brian May album, called BACK TO THE LIGHT. During 1993 Brian undertook a series of concerts throughout Europe and the US to promote the album, including some support dates with Guns n Roses. Prior to Christmas 1992 a double video of The Freddie Tribute Concert was released, with all proceeds being donated to the Mercury Phoenix Trust, a charity set up specifically to deal with the proceeds from the concert and any subsequent fundraising. The money raised by the trust is used to help those with HIV and AIDS. Freddie won a posthumous Ivor Novello Award in 1993 for the number one hit single "Living On My Own". Brian went on tour with The Brian May Band and released a video of one show, the Brixton Academy, and a live album in 1994. Roger released his third solo album in September 1994, called HAPPINESS. He promoted the album with a European tour. In November 1995 the tracks that Queen had begun way back in 1991 were completed by Brian, Roger and John, and the long awaited MADE IN HEAVEN was released worldwide. It was seen by many as the end of an era, as it was declared this was the band's final album. In May 1997, Queen were awarded an Ivor Novello award for the best song lyrically & musically for "Too Much Love Will Kill you" . Plans are afoot for the release of archive videos and live material. Brian and Roger are recording solo albums with plans for tours to follow. A state of the art video game featuring Queen music is in production, a major photographic exhibition featuring stunning shots of Freddie is on a world tour, Queen are one of the most collectable bands in the World, and their fan club is as strong as ever. Queen will be around for a lot longer yet! |
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