Brian May - ITV got Mandela concert all wrong
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May has criticised ITV for not broadcasting his band's performance at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert in Hyde Park last week.
As one of the headline acts, Queen and vocalist Paul Rodgers took to the stage last of all to perform a plethora of hits to the screaming crowd.
But May was reportedly devastated upon hearing that most of the band's set was cut out.
He subsequently slated ITV, criticising bosses for making a "bad decision".
He said on his official website www.brianmay.com: "It baffles me how, given the privilege of televising an internationally significant event, a TV company can miss the point so badly.
"All (they) had to do was televise the whole event, with no insertions from them.
"Well, it seems they largely failed.
"I wonder who's responsible for these bad decisions?"
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