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Titolo: Queen Live in Kharkov Lituania 12/009/2008 DVD

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IL PIU' GRANDE CONCERTO NELLA STORIA DELLA MUSICA 
 
DALLA RETE:
Queen + Paul Rodgers Break Records at Specials AIDS Concert
To Support Ukraine's ANTIAIDS Foundation
Ushering in the start of their massive European tour which is now underway
with the first concerts in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday, Queen + Paul
Rodgers made a mighty impact this past weekend with a special one-off
concert to support the ANTIAIDS campaign in the Ukraine.
Playing an awareness-raising outdoor concert in Kharkov's Freedom Square,
the second largest Square in Europe, at the event supported by Queens' own
HIV AIDS charity, The Mercury Phoenix Trust, and organized by the Elena
Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation, the show by Queen + Paul Rodgers attracted
more than 350,000 to see the overture concert for its 33-city tour of
Europe and immediately entered the record books as the biggest charity
event devoted to the fight against AIDS in the Ukraine.
Even more extraordinary was the numbers of television viewers reached by
Queen + Paul Rodgers - official figures released today by the ANTIAIDS
Foundation confirm that in addition to the massive audience drawn to the
event, a further 10 million Ukrainians joined the concert via the live
television broadcast on the country's national Noviy channel, the largest
for any music event in the country's history.
Coming just a week after the birthday of their lost lead singer - Freddie
Mercury, who died of AIDS in 1991 - the concert aimed to reinforce the
message of the Ukrainian ANTIAIDS Foundation of the urgent need to tackle
head-on the growing threat of HIV AIDS infection in the country.
Over the last few years Ukraine has continuously been the country with the
highest rate of HIV prevalence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
According to recent national estimates the HIV prevalence rate is 1.63%
among the adult population (age 15-49) which corresponds with a figure of
440,000 HIV-infected. Official data of new registered cases shows an
annual increase in new cases of 10 % compared to previous years. Every day
52 people are diagnosed with HIV, 8 people dies of AIDS in Ukraine. 
The country also has reported the highest HIV prevalence in Europe (0.52%)
among pregnant women, and a continuous increase of AIDS-related mortality
(from 4.6 per 100,000 in 2005 to 5.4 per 100,000 in 2007) proof that
efforts made to date were not enough. 
Through its work with its own Mercury Phoenix Trust - set up in memory of
lead singer Freddie Mercury - and through its ongoing support for Nelson
Mandela's 46664 charitable organization, the members of Queen remain at
the forefront of HIV Aids awareness campaigning.
Post-show a visibly moved Brian May, Roger Taylor and Paul Rodgers gave
their accounts of the experience of the Kharkov concert, with Brian May
saying: "Our show in Kharkov was an unforgettable experience . one of
those rare things in life which you know you will never forget. It was a
meeting in Music, but also a fateful coming together to fight a common
enemy . HIV AIDS.... we felt privileged to be part of this pivotal point
in Ukraine's journey ."
Roger Taylor: "We would like to say a big thank you to the people of the
Ukraine in giving Queen such a wonderful welcome after so many years. We
hope the concert helped to bring a message of awareness of the terrible
threat of HIV/AIDS to all the people! We have suffered the great loss of
our dear singer Freddie Mercury - we hope this kind of loss does not
happen to you. Be kind to yourselves - be careful - be alive!"
And from Paul Rodgers: "To all who came out and rocked with us thank you.
We believe that our Aids Awareness message was received by 20 million!
Hopefully we touched those hearts and minds and I pray that it makes a
difference." 
A note of thanks from the Ukraine ANTIAIDS Organisation received along
with confirmation of the event numbers reads: "Thank you for being in the
lives of millions of Ukrainians on that chilly September day, you're the
Champions of the world!".
Now underway, with concerts this coming weekend in Latvia and Germany, the
band concert tour takes Queen + Paul Rodgers throughout Europe until
mid-October when the band will play 11 dates across the UK before going on
to a historic return to South America. It concludes with a concert late
November in Rio de Janeiro.
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 vogliamo iniziare un TREE come ai bei tempi di Queenitalia.it ?
Ciao Enrico!
Di solito sono d'accordo su queste iniziative, ma mi pare che il DVD in 
questione sarà messo in vendita a scopo di beneficenza... o sbaglio?
In questo caso preferisco davvero comprare quello ufficiale... sennò 
contami pure come ramo ;-)
Mario