I love this tribute. In a way its tied with the FM tribute as my top faves. Still, I prefer the George tribute more than the Freddie one because the musicianship, and the outstanding peformances of George's songs. Clapton did a great job, along with Dhani into organising it.
Tom Hanks is a die heart Beatles fan yes, but he was invited by the Pythons to take John Cleese's place during "The Lumberjack Song" due that Cleese was ill.
Great concert overall. An absolutetly worthy tribute to a great man, and musician.
As for John, he was regarded as a 'messianic' figure due to his views of politics, peace, and music. The vigils, and songs after his death, incl. the songs 'Free as a Bird', and 'Real Love'. As well as the film 'Imagine' were worthy tributes.