Queen sing for Nelson Mandela in London

A wide range of musicians came out for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert in London over the weekend. Will Smith hosted the event for Mandela, whose 90th birthday is actually next month. Nearly 50,000 fans packed the show, which featured performances by Queen, Amy Winehouse, Simple Minds, Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox and Razorlight.

Queen, featuring guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and Paul Rodgers on vocals wrapped the night with five songs, including "We Are The Champions."

Several celebrities appeared on video to wish Mandela a happy birthday, including Gordon Ramsay, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Crow, Morgan Freeman, and Susan Sarandon. A celebratory message from Victoria Beckham was met with boos from the crowd.

The event helped raise money to support Mandela's HIV/AIDS charity "46664," named after his prison number.

Twenty years ago, stars showed their support for Mandela with a massive concert in London for Mandela's 70th birthday, when he was still behind bars for his stand against apartheid. This past weekend, Mandela told the crowd, "Twenty years ago, London hosted a historic concert which called for our freedom. Your voices carried across the water and inspired us in our prison cells far away. As we celebrate, let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete. Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done."
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