How do you do tribute to a showman like Freddie? You don't! Everyone in the concert tries very hard and most entertain but no one does it like Freddie. At his most mediocre he was superb, at his best he was - well, the best.

    Having said that, this is a very entertaining concert utilizing just about every interesting muso. around including David Bowie, Roger Daltry, Elton John, George Michael, Liza Minelli, Slash, Annie Lennox, Bob Geldof and more (plus the original Queen members - Roger Taylor, Brian May and John Deacon)

    The performance was at Wembly Stadium on April 30th 1992 and the music was played in front of 72,000 ecstatic fans. The usual Queen songs are belted out by Queen and various guests with varying success usually on the better side of good, the coup de grais, however, is Bohemian Rhapsody aided (if you'll excuse the pun) by Elton John and Axl Rose who doesn't exactly scream in tune but is exciting none the less.

    Although the audio mix is variable, starting off with almost no bottom end and recessed vocals, to almost spot on by the end of the concert, this DVD is a must for any Queen fan and would be a valuable addition to any live concert loving person with a good A/V system (it doesn't work well on cheap and nasties)

    This is a two disc set with the main concert on disc one and a TV documentary on disc Two which is well worth a look. Sound is DTS in 5.1 mixed with varying degrees of proficiency and involves the viewer as part of the audience which means the concert can be watched many times while still retaining that "fresh" feel.

    The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is almost a "Must Have" missing out only due to the audio mix of the first 20 minutes.

Audio - from 2 out of 5 to 4.5 out of 5

Video - 4 out of 5

Content - 4.5 out of 5