03/09/2026
Freddie is back at Wembley. 💛
‘I’m Mr. Mercury’ has arrived on Wembley Park’s Spanish Steps, ahead of what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 80th birthday this Saturday.
Wembley was one of Freddie’s great stages. With Queen, he made rock history here at Live Aid in 1985, before returning for two sold-out Wembley Stadium shows in 1986. By then, Queen had already played Wembley Arena, now OVO Arena Wembley , 10 times from 1978.
For this tribute, Wembley Park has joined forces once again with Frank Styles (Frank Styles), whose ‘Auras’ tribute to Taylor Swift became a global sensation in 2024.
Look closely and you’ll find koi carps, a nod to Freddie’s love of Japan, and fairies representing his Virgo star sign, the same symbol he incorporated into the Queen crest he designed himself.
The portrait only works from one spot. Stand on the yellow marker, 65ft back, and Freddie snaps into place. Move away, and the image scatters again.
Take your time on the way up. Across all 58 steps are lyrics from songs Freddie wrote, alongside his own words from beyond the stage. Together, they tell something of both the private man and the artist the world knew.
We are immensely grateful to the Freddie Mercury Estate, led by Freddie’s long-time manager Jim Beach, for the extraordinary generosity with which they opened Freddie’s archive to us, shared material from his life and entrusted us with his portrait for the heart of this tribute.
‘I’m Mr. Mercury’ is free for everyone to see, 24 hours a day, until December 2026.
Only at Wembley Park.
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Frank Styles painted I’m Mr. Mercury as four separate works, then composed them into a single anamorphic image applied across all 58 Spanish Steps.
The mural is 30ft tall, but it only exists from one place: a yellow circle marked on the ground opposite the Steps.
Stand there and the fragments lock into Freddie Mercury’s face. Move a few paces in any direction and it breaks back into colour and line.
A symmetrical abstract across the steps features koi carp to represent Freddie’s life-long love of Japan and are a nod to his London home which featured, in pride
