Too funny, I was just going to comment that Bon Scott is my SECOND favorite frontman for sheer personality, and they had a song called Rock In Peace....
No elaborate lightshow, no dancers, no costume changes, no auto-tune... Just 4 masterful musicians practicing their craft and making an entire stadium and over 1.5 billion people watching blow their top. There will never be another Freddie.
Somebody To Love live in Montreal is mandatory. Ranked as the second greatest live performance with Live Aid ranked as number one. Rest In Paradise beautiful Freddie 🎹🎤🥁🎸👑♥️
Live Aid his voice wasn't at peak ability ( he was just getting over something at the time ). L.I. is like a taste of how Freddie performed in concert. Saw them early 80's, by the last song of the night, NO-ONE was sitting.
It's a much better performance than this. Freddie can't sing here due to a throat infection, the stage and sound system aren't t set up for them and the camera work is also great in Montreal.
At the time of Live Aid I was serving in the British Royal Marine Commandos in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. We listened to it on the radio. We were surrounded by the full horror of the Famine, but when Queen came on the radio those poor soles who were there even reacted in a very positive way. I remember that a lot of us Royal Marine Commandos were crying watching some of the children dancing along, I'm teary eyed just remembering. I looked around at men I had fought alongside, who were tough, hardened Royal Marine Commandos who had fought a life and death war against Argentinian's in 82. By the end of Queen's set we were dancing with the children. It went along way to help build their trust in us. The famine is only one of many terrible memories I have from 35 years of active service, and over 3 years hospitalisation. But when I remember the smiles on the children's faces, and their laughter at the terrible way we danced always reminds me that humanity will always find it's way through even the worst of times. I only watched it for the first time last year, my son put it on the TV. A lot of memories came back and a lot of tears. My amazing Wife took me to see Queen at Wembley, U.K., in 1986 two weeks after I got back from Ethiopia as a surprise, we also went to the last Queen concert they ever did. I saw Queen live 8 times in all (my wife only 6 ha ha), they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart.
I am a retired United States Marine🇺🇸 & I salute you🫡 for your service, Marine. I'm good friends with a man who was a member of the British Royal Army, 3rd Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War. He said that when this aired & they watched it where he was stationed in 1985, there were a lot of the same reactions you described among his fellow Paras. In closing, thank you again for your service🇬🇧. May we always stand side by side. HAIL BRITANNIA. Long may she Reign!
Can you imagine being these two guys @9:33??? WOW!! Just kicking back on the scaffolding enjoying the greatest live performance ever and carrying that memory with you forever???!!!
The best live performance of any band ever. Timed to fit their slot to perfection, true professionals and a treat to be reacted to by such a charming pretty lady. ❤
As a "working" musician, I can relate to how hard it is to perform when you're not at your best. Not feeling it is death. Freddie slays it. Also, a great band helps you with that front-man energy.
@@MrMCCONNELL74 yep that is honey and lemon he is drinking for his throat, not beer on the piano Most artists seem to do there greatest preformance when ill, pressed for time, had no practice, or the weather is punishing them
His doctor told him not to go on, but being the master of singing and professionalism, he ignored the doctor and took two shots of vodka and went on stage. As one of their songs state“the show must go on”. Rest in power Freddy Mercury.
This was the most amazing day of live music. Almost back-to-back we had Status Quo, Spandau Ballet, Elvis Costello, Sade, Sting and Phil Collins, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young and Alison Moyet, U2, Dire Straits, Queen, and pity David Bowie who went on straight after Queen and who just said "You bastards!" as they passed him waiting to go on stage, The Who, Elton John, and Paul McCartney. All in one line-up one after the other. It was epic.
How do you go onstage straight after Queen and top what the crowd just saw? YOU DON'T. I'm kinda glad a vet like Bowie was up next because he can recover from a below average performance NO SWEAT AT ALL. He's ready a made man he doesn't have to worry about every single show being an absolute banger.
It was an amazing day. I was in Philidelphia and this was the total highlight of the day....as for crowd size I believe there were 71,000 in the stadium in the US and I believe 68,000 in the UK and I believe the biggest TV crowd watching around the world.
@@ThomasTallant Yeah, I know. That was really their only opportunity. However, each artist was only given 20 minutes each and were told their mics and power would be turned off if they went over time. Queen had timed their group of songs to the nth degree (That's why all the songs they played were not the full versions. They wanted to cram in as many songs as they could in the time available and didn't have a chance to discuss the lineup with Bowie)
I'm 63 now, when I was 9, it was 1969 when I met Freddie but he wasn't Freddie back then, this was pre Queen, his name was Eddie Bulsara but he was still the mad, off the wall, crazy talented lad you have just watched, my brother was a singer with his own band, Freddie joined a "rival" band around the corner from us an couch surfed there for about 6 months then "disappeared" we heard he went to London and a couple of years later he "popped up" as the lead singer called Freddie Mercury of a new band called Queen..happy days and great memories ❤
@@brobinson7978 I know, but they all called him Eddie 😏he was a born showman though, I just wish he'd have found his partner years before, it was really sad seeing him finally truly happy then gone 😔 R.I.P. Freddie ❤️
I saw Queen live in 1978 when I was 13 and they were so amazingly good. I remember much of it vividly to this day. I can remember every song they played after all this time, but sometimes I can't remember where I put my car keys an hour ago. lol
Queen ruled the world that day. I was about 15 years old and can still remember watching it on TV. My elder sister was in the audience. We still talk about it to this day. One of ( if not) the best live performance by any band ever. I never get tired of watching it even after all these years - still gets the heart racing !
I was at Wembley 1986 I think to see them it was their performance at live aid that made me go and I wasn't disappointed... bought all their records after that
Freddie could command a stadium simply with a hand gesture. He had absolutely incredible stage presence. Queen at live aid has been consistently quoted as the greatest live performance of all time - and Freddie actually did it against doctors advice! He was the complete rock megastar. As Brian has said multiple times since the rest of the band played their parts but the day belonged to Freddie. I was lucky enough to see it live on tv, yes I was one of the 1.9 billion viewers who were totally mesmerized by him that day. You should watch Queen - somebody to love - live. It's Freddie and drummer Roger Taylor on vocals and it is amazing
Best frontman ever, for sure!! One of the best singers too... Great energy!! Now this concert is even better then when I saw it "live" on tv back then... And it was amazing then!😍 You are great, and I loved your reaction - thank you! 🤩
One of the most legendary performances by one of the most iconic, legendary performers and voices in not just Rock, but in music. Magical and contagious and an inspiration to millions. He is missed.
They only had 20 minutes to sing and they wanted to include as many fan favorites as possible, so they did only the first verse of two of the songs. Freddie sounded this amazing even after having laryngitis the week before.
I cried when Freddie died, I loved the band from when I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I was around 10yrs old and the record hadnt long been out. My Mom brought me my first album which was Sheer Heart Attack and from there I was hooked. I wasnt keen on some of the later stuff but some of it was great. Its so lovely to see such a young woman listening to Queen and enjoying the music. Its not just us oldies still listening :) Thankyou, from new subscriber
I cried when Elvis and Freddie passed, but fortunately I was blessed to see both Elvis and Queen at the same place and during the same year 1975, they are both legends and their songs will live on forever. I can listen to Queen over and over and never get tired of their songs, and all are easy on the eyes 👀 😅
No one on earth could have delivered this iconic piece for Live Aid ,,only Freddie Mercury could have done this,and he did!!!. ASTONISHING to this day.
72,000 in attendance at Wembley, and it was broadcast around the world. Total viewing audience was approx. 1.9 billion people. Freddy was suffering with an extreme throat infection and was told not to sing by his doctor.
"an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations" if you take the population of those 150 countries you get ~1.9 billion which implies everybody from those countries watched or listened the broadcast.
@@nightgoblin29 also saw Journey twice, '81 & '82, Styx twice, '78 & '83, Heart the day Elvis died in '77, Billy Squier twice, '81 & '82 opening for Queen, Bryan Adams opening for Journey in '83 to name a few.
@@nightgoblin29 I'm 55 and never seen Queen live either. I was devastated when Freddie past. 😢 I remember my mom didn't like rock but loved "Another One Bites the Dust". When we seen the reports of his death, my mom asked who it was. I told her and she got really sad because I was sad. 😢
I'm so glad that videos like this still exist so that people who weren't even alive or were very young could see this great performance. I remember the magnitude of this event simultaneously happening on two continents and so many of the bands that played to the live crowds and millions, millions Inna, on TV. Just magnificent. Thank you for a great reaction. ❤
I watched almost the entire Live Aid festival live on television back in 85 ... this performance by Queen blew me away, and everybody else as well. I was already a fan of their music and was it even more after watching this show ( I have never seen them live myself). I also remember the day the news broke that Freddy Mercury had passed away; it felt almost like losing a friend of sorts. He was a great singer, performer and genuine great person. And I am not at all surprised you love this performance!
Thank you, thank you for being one of the few recent reactors to pick the version that doesn't have the end cut off. I don't know why YT pushes that version but you went with the right one! There is one last song that Freddie and Brian performed right at the end of the concert ("Is This The World We Created") but that is on a separate video, if you're interested.
Indeed, I hate when videos or radio stations cut the ends of long songs that need the resolution. "Hotel California" by Eagles and "Purple Rain" by Prince are ones I hear frequently on the radio that cut off the resolution. Very dissatisfying.
Live Aid a concert organised to raise awareness and support and funds for a terrible tragedy and famine in Ethiopia, Live Aid twinned with a concert in Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸, 72 thousand people in the crowd at Wembley Stadium United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and 92 thousand in Philadelphia, both concerts televised for the first time and watched by around 2 billion people worldwide,money raised in today’s value would be around 350 million dollars,many of the best artists and musicians throughout the world attended these concerts each artist had around 20 minutes to perform on stage, Queen came on stage and stole the show they were by far the best on the day and their legendary flamboyant performance was absolutely phenomenal , and I actually attended Live Aid myself and have so many wonderful memories of that time, great reaction thanks 🙏
There were actually several amazing performances that day, Queen among them. The most talked about thing in the aftermath of the concert was how Phil Collins played at both Wembley and at JFK Stadium, taking the Concorde to New York immediately following his London set. Phil played with Sting in London, then appeared with Eric Clapton and with Led Zeppelin in Philly. The legend of Queen's performance grew in subsequent years and it is now the main performance that everyone remembers. David Bowie's set, which immediately followed Queen's is also amazing and worth a watch.
This whole concert was just an amazing endeavor produced and coordinated by Bob Geldof. Some time, if you have the chance, look at the lineup. Simply amazing!
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction! I'm close to my 60's, and I grew up with Queen. Being a (hobby) guitar player, I'm a great fan of Sir Brian May, which also is an astrophysicist (who would guess that). He wrote several of Queens hits, like "We Will Rock You" and "Fat Bottom Girls", and is great on guitar.
I was very fortunate to see Queen in concert at Wembley the following year as a fresh faced 16 year old on the Its a Kind Magic Tour, NO one and I mean NO one could hold the crowd like Freddie!
Considered one of the best live performances ever. Freddie was so energetic and had a knack for stirring up the crowd. It is amazing considering the challenges Freddie was going through at the time.
Freddie was so loved that after he died, many of the acts that performed for Live Aid returned to perform in A Concert for Life: A Tribute to Freddie Mercury. They performed his songs alongside the remaining members of Queen to raise money for AIDS research. You should check it out. George Michael, Annie Lennox and David Bowie come to mind as some of the strongest performances.
Two billion (2,000,000,000) people saw Live Aid on television. Hope you soon see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I saw Queen in 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a truly GREAT concert!
There was 72,000 in Wembly for Live Aid which was broadcast to whole world. Then concert continued in Philadelia with 89,500. both concerts raised over £150 million.
Freddie was amazing. When he looked out on a crowd of 50,000 people and said "I love you all", he meant it and you couldn't help but believe it. And he loved music. Not like other performers. He really loved it.
It shows how good this performance was that after all these years, mention live aid and this is what comes to mind. Very few people even remember any of the other bands that played at live aid. One regret I have is that I never got to see Queen live.
Freddie Mercury is one of those rare performers that can match and feed off a crowd's energy, and stir it up some too. This was a short set, but it was broadcast globally. They only had 20 minutes for their set, and they rehearsed it like crazy. it was said that David Bowie was the next on the stage, and he told Freddie on his way out, "Son of a B---, how can I follow THAT?" This has gone down in history as one of the top live performances ever. Thank you for your reaction!
All you need to know about this performance... This was broadcast live around the world and everyone at home and in all the stadiums was HIS. We were all ensorcelled. And almost 40 years on, he is STILL rocking everyone that comes across this video. This literally has echoed through time and always will. Possibly the greatest achievement of human kind.
After seeing Queen several times in the 80’s, Freddie was a absolute consummate performer and left the audience wanting more. There will never be another like him. One thing, watch the set right though without stopping, then ask questions.
they were the first band i saw with my friends, when night at the opera came out. a teeny 1500 seat venue in nyc. we were in the third row, under the influence of, ahem, many mind altering substances, and the whole crowd stood on their seats for the whole show. one of the best shows i ever saw.
I was 8 when this happened and to this day I still remember it vividly. My dad, God rest his soul,was a MASSIVE Queen fan and all my family was at ours....the whole neighbourhood were out, doors open,kids running about and TV's blaring and I remember this bit cos my dad and uncle were belting it all out and the even the neighbourhood dogs tried to escape that noise. Was a truly fantastic day and an amazing memory. RIP Freddie. An absolute legend of a man and my all time favourite male vocalist. (Sorry Dad n Uncle Jim)
A great concert,with great artists, at Wembley, then America , Philadelphia after 10 pm,Queen stole it,that was a long day watching the two concerts,showing all over the world 🤘😊
13. july 1985, i was almost 15, and i remember that Live Aid... it was something huge, and Queen was so... incredible! Sometime i miss good old 1980´s...
Freddie stole the show.Those of us at home were as captivated by Freddie as if we were there😂❤When we left the house we listened to Live Aid on the radio but I spent most of it in front of the TV along with over a billion people at home around the world were watching❤The donations during his performance made more money than any other band.Just incredible.I wss 15 when this aired I will never forget it❤Just subbed. Much love from Canada❤🇨🇦
I think people loved Freddy because they loved his fragility, his honesty and his heart on his sleeve persona. He loved his audience and they knew that and paid him back with their love. Best live performance ever !
I LOVE how much fun you had watching the video. I wish I had 1 ounce of the confidence that Freddie Mercury did in front of people or an audience of that magnitude. He loved performing and making people happy. He did that then and continues to do so to this very day.
This was a fantastic experience when I was in my 20s. Now I'm looking at 60 I remember this like it was yesterday. 72,000 people at the stadium. I was 1 of over a Billion around the world watching it. Thank you for the memory. You might like PETER KAY with a shovel doing a comedy stage show. ❤❤❤❤
Live Aid were 20 min of songs from each artist from around the world for free to raise money for Africa. Queen by unamimous vote gave the greatest 20 min rock concert for free ever given❤ this location was Wembley Stadium in London. Approx 90,000+
Wembley Stadium held 100,000 in seats. Take out, say, 20,000 due to stage etc, leaves 80,000 I sears. Plus the whole grass area was covered, say 90,000. All this stands up, whatever Google may say.
I am always so happy when I watch your videos you're happiness is so contagious the way you move to the music does your smile that could light up an entire room makes you a great RUclips music reactor know something else is a great pleasure to watch your videos they're always put me in a happy mood you're fantastic you're among some of the top RUclips reactors in my opinion I have now watched multiple videos of yours and you know something you could have a bad day and watch one of your videos and you're in a good mood as I said you're happiness is infectious keep up the great work look forward to more awesome videos from the future
Now you need to watch their 1981 performance of Someone to Love from Montreal and their 1974 Stone Cold Crazy live at The Rainbow. Among others, of course, lol!
Queen have been performing amazing live venues and concerts since the early 70s, and one of the very best is " White Queen, Odeon Hammersmith 1975. Their raw talent is on full display and it's definitely worth watching. I sincerely enjoyed watching your reaction and I can tell you really enjoyed this as much as we did when it happened, thank you dear.🩷🪻
A little over 72,000 people in the audience that day, and over 1.5 billion watching live on television. During Freddie's performance, Bob Geldof received a donation from the ruling family of Dubai for 1 million British quid, the largest single donation thus far.
I remember watching it didn't really take it all in i was a kid. Inna i love the way you express yourself and dane you would be fun to hang out with u at a concert.
I am a Queen fan since 1975 and I love to see how you understand the love Queen fans have for Queen, Freddie and their music.😊 I even think you sort of fell in love with their music and performance.😉
his bottom to the crowd is about all those people who told him/them they wouldnt make it??? especially bohemian rhapsody - thank you so much kenny everett❤
Watched this at the time...and now have seen it many many many times...still loving it. And much fun to watch you watching this ❤ i love your facials and reactions. Keep up the good work
Hi Inna, videao. I haven't found anyone answering you question about the audience. 75.000 people joined Live Aid at Wembley, 2 BILLION worldwide on TV. So did I and later bought the DVD.
If I can make a few Queen suggestions: I want it all Who Wants to Live Forever Princes of the Universe And George Michael with Queen covering Somebody to Love at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
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Thank you very much for watching! ❤️ I’ll see you guys on twitch.tv/innasolo
Do you listen to Greta Van Fleet Inna. It would be great to see a reaction on them. You're awesome and have an awesome evening 😊
Thank you for posting this reaction, one the best!
Let me tell you something lot of people not beautiful someone have ugly faces too 😂
Freddie was perfection. He could hold a microphone in one hand and 90,000 people in the other.
Maybe 90k seats but there are at least a 150k at the live aid concert on that day.
They was 72 thousand people there go to google and look it up not all seats was full because of how the stage is
@@miketwomey4923 72,000 at Wembley, 89,000 at JFK Stadium.
140,000 actually.
And 2 billion around the world
Rock in peace Freddie. Gone but never forgotten.🙏🤘❤️🤘🇮🇹
Too funny, I was just going to comment that Bon Scott is my SECOND favorite frontman for sheer personality, and they had a song called Rock In Peace....
Love the 2017 greenday bohemian rhapsody.
So true
No elaborate lightshow, no dancers, no costume changes, no auto-tune... Just 4 masterful musicians practicing their craft and making an entire stadium and over 1.5 billion people watching blow their top. There will never be another Freddie.
Muy justas tus palabras!! Jamás habrá otro MERCURY
1.5 billion people was the broadcast reach estimation given by BBC.
not actual viewers number
Somebody To Love live in Montreal is mandatory. Ranked as the second greatest live performance with Live Aid ranked as number one. Rest In Paradise beautiful Freddie 🎹🎤🥁🎸👑♥️
I second this
Live Aid his voice wasn't at peak ability ( he was just getting over something at the time ). L.I. is like a taste of how Freddie performed in concert. Saw them early 80's, by the last song of the night, NO-ONE was sitting.
It's a much better performance than this. Freddie can't sing here due to a throat infection, the stage and sound system aren't t set up for them and the camera work is also great in Montreal.
I was there.!!!
Also Dragon Attack from the same
Most of the crowd weren't Queen fans. Their fame was waning. This set launched them back into the mega group worldwide.
At the time of Live Aid I was serving in the British Royal Marine Commandos in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. We listened to it on the radio. We were surrounded by the full horror of the Famine, but when Queen came on the radio those poor soles who were there even reacted in a very positive way. I remember that a lot of us Royal Marine Commandos were crying watching some of the children dancing along, I'm teary eyed just remembering. I looked around at men I had fought alongside, who were tough, hardened Royal Marine Commandos who had fought a life and death war against Argentinian's in 82. By the end of Queen's set we were dancing with the children. It went along way to help build their trust in us. The famine is only one of many terrible memories I have from 35 years of active service, and over 3 years hospitalisation. But when I remember the smiles on the children's faces, and their laughter at the terrible way we danced always reminds me that humanity will always find it's way through even the worst of times. I only watched it for the first time last year, my son put it on the TV. A lot of memories came back and a lot of tears.
My amazing Wife took me to see Queen at Wembley, U.K., in 1986 two weeks after I got back from Ethiopia as a surprise, we also went to the last Queen concert they ever did. I saw Queen live 8 times in all (my wife only 6 ha ha), they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart.
Thank you for your service. I'm an American, 55 years old. Reading your post just watered my eyes.
I am a retired United States Marine🇺🇸 & I salute you🫡 for your service, Marine. I'm good friends with a man who was a member of the British Royal Army, 3rd Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War. He said that when this aired & they watched it where he was stationed in 1985, there were a lot of the same reactions you described among his fellow Paras. In closing, thank you again for your service🇬🇧. May we always stand side by side.
HAIL BRITANNIA. Long may she Reign!
Can you imagine being these two guys @9:33??? WOW!! Just kicking back on the scaffolding enjoying the greatest live performance ever and carrying that memory with you forever???!!!
With out a doubt the best front man in a rock band ever. One of a kind entertainer.
The best live performance of any band ever. Timed to fit their slot to perfection, true professionals and a treat to be reacted to by such a charming pretty lady.
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Considering Freddie was feeling unwell, this is the greatest 25mins concert performance ever, RIP
Consider nothing, this is widely considered the best live performance in rock history.
As a "working" musician, I can relate to how hard it is to perform when you're not at your best. Not feeling it is death. Freddie slays it. Also, a great band helps you with that front-man energy.
@@MrMCCONNELL74 yep that is honey and lemon he is drinking for his throat, not beer on the piano
Most artists seem to do there greatest preformance when ill, pressed for time, had no practice, or the weather is punishing them
Watched it live in 85 must have seen 50 times on video absolutely outstanding
His doctor told him not to go on, but being the master of singing and professionalism, he ignored the doctor and took two shots of vodka and went on stage. As one of their songs state“the show must go on”. Rest in power Freddy Mercury.
This was the most amazing day of live music. Almost back-to-back we had Status Quo, Spandau Ballet, Elvis Costello, Sade, Sting and Phil Collins, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young and Alison Moyet, U2, Dire Straits, Queen, and pity David Bowie who went on straight after Queen and who just said "You bastards!" as they passed him waiting to go on stage, The Who, Elton John, and Paul McCartney. All in one line-up one after the other. It was epic.
Don't forget that Phil played on 2 continents that day. And wait, Bowie came on after Queen and they DIDN'T do Under Pressure together?
How do you go onstage straight after Queen and top what the crowd just saw? YOU DON'T. I'm kinda glad a vet like Bowie was up next because he can recover from a below average performance NO SWEAT AT ALL. He's ready a made man he doesn't have to worry about every single show being an absolute banger.
It was an amazing day. I was in Philidelphia and this was the total highlight of the day....as for crowd size I believe there were 71,000 in the stadium in the US and I believe 68,000 in the UK and I believe the biggest TV crowd watching around the world.
I was 8 and on the wrong continent..... but as an adult I wish I'd seen it!!! All I remember is being taught about the famine in school.
@@ThomasTallant Yeah, I know. That was really their only opportunity. However, each artist was only given 20 minutes each and were told their mics and power would be turned off if they went over time. Queen had timed their group of songs to the nth degree (That's why all the songs they played were not the full versions. They wanted to cram in as many songs as they could in the time available and didn't have a chance to discuss the lineup with Bowie)
I'm 63 now, when I was 9, it was 1969 when I met Freddie but he wasn't Freddie back then, this was pre Queen, his name was Eddie Bulsara but he was still the mad, off the wall, crazy talented lad you have just watched, my brother was a singer with his own band, Freddie joined a "rival" band around the corner from us an couch surfed there for about 6 months then "disappeared" we heard he went to London and a couple of years later he "popped up" as the lead singer called Freddie Mercury of a new band called Queen..happy days and great memories ❤
One small change, is name then was Farrokh Bulsara, which was his birth name
@@brobinson7978 I know, but they all called him Eddie 😏he was a born showman though, I just wish he'd have found his partner years before, it was really sad seeing him finally truly happy then gone 😔 R.I.P. Freddie ❤️
Amazing voice, amazing performer. Never mind how many times I listen to this, I always get goosebumps.
Indeed, goosebumps!
They ruled the world that day...
I saw Queen live in 1978 when I was 13 and they were so amazingly good. I remember much of it vividly to this day. I can remember every song they played after all this time, but sometimes I can't remember where I put my car keys an hour ago. lol
I deeply admire you that you were lucky enough to see them play. I wish I had been born in the 60s to have enjoyed his recitals 😪😢😞
Queen ruled the world that day. I was about 15 years old and can still remember watching it on TV. My elder sister was in the audience. We still talk about it to this day. One of ( if not) the best live performance by any band ever. I never get tired of watching it even after all these years - still gets the heart racing !
I was lucky enough to see Queen live a few times. They never did a dud performance. Looking back at those days I feel blessed to have those memories.
I was at Wembley 1986 I think to see them it was their performance at live aid that made me go and I wasn't disappointed... bought all their records after that
Ever time I see this I am moved by his greatness. He is spectacular... incomparable. Love him forever.
Freddie could command a stadium simply with a hand gesture. He had absolutely incredible stage presence. Queen at live aid has been consistently quoted as the greatest live performance of all time - and Freddie actually did it against doctors advice! He was the complete rock megastar. As Brian has said multiple times since the rest of the band played their parts but the day belonged to Freddie. I was lucky enough to see it live on tv, yes I was one of the 1.9 billion viewers who were totally mesmerized by him that day.
You should watch Queen - somebody to love - live. It's Freddie and drummer Roger Taylor on vocals and it is amazing
Great reaction, you really enjoyed this! Excellent performance by Quenn. Hard to find a better singer/entertainer than Freddie. Thanks for sharing 🎉❤
Best frontman ever, for sure!! One of the best singers too... Great energy!! Now this concert is even better then when I saw it "live" on tv back then... And it was amazing then!😍
You are great, and I loved your reaction - thank you! 🤩
One of the most legendary performances by one of the most iconic, legendary performers and voices in not just Rock, but in music. Magical and contagious and an inspiration to millions. He is missed.
Queen was the best band EVER, and Freddie was a magical being.
They only had 20 minutes to sing and they wanted to include as many fan favorites as possible, so they did only the first verse of two of the songs. Freddie sounded this amazing even after having laryngitis the week before.
Amazing 👏🏻
They nailed it by 10 seconds. That I impressive.
They weren't supposed to perform, Freddy was sick........They came on and saved the whole show.
I cried when Freddie died, I loved the band from when I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I was around 10yrs old and the record hadnt long been out. My Mom brought me my first album which was Sheer Heart Attack and from there I was hooked. I wasnt keen on some of the later stuff but some of it was great. Its so lovely to see such a young woman listening to Queen and enjoying the music. Its not just us oldies still listening :) Thankyou, from new subscriber
Thank you very much 😊
I cried when Elvis and Freddie passed, but fortunately I was blessed to see both Elvis and Queen at the same place and during the same year 1975, they are both legends and their songs will live on forever. I can listen to Queen over and over and never get tired of their songs, and all are easy on the eyes 👀 😅
@@deborahallen3318Ha yes when it became known that Freddie was gay so many women said what a waist .
No one on earth could have delivered this iconic piece for Live Aid ,,only Freddie Mercury could have done this,and he did!!!. ASTONISHING to this day.
72,000 in attendance at Wembley, and it was broadcast around the world. Total viewing audience was approx. 1.9 billion people.
Freddy was suffering with an extreme throat infection and was told not to sing by his doctor.
"an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations"
if you take the population of those 150 countries you get ~1.9 billion
which implies everybody from those countries watched or listened the broadcast.
Look at the crowd. They were so into this
Any song Freddie sang was great . No one even comes close to Freddie’s voice . His the most mesmerising. RIP . LOVE YOU FREDDIE ALWAYS ❤️❤️❤️
Freddie calling card is the little song with the fans and he will enter your dream and what a honor.
the cameraman that filmed him around minute 8 was brilliant! That footage is unique.
Dear Freddie showed us inside his heart.....and we will love him forever for it.❤
That's normal young lady. I've been listening to them for 50 years and saw them live twice, in 1980 & 1982, and still get chills. 😊
Ow jealous haha.. I'm 50 and never saw them live : (
@@nightgoblin29 also saw Journey twice, '81 & '82, Styx twice, '78 & '83, Heart the day Elvis died in '77, Billy Squier twice, '81 & '82 opening for Queen, Bryan Adams opening for Journey in '83 to name a few.
@@nightgoblin29 I'm 55 and never seen Queen live either. I was devastated when Freddie past. 😢 I remember my mom didn't like rock but loved "Another One Bites the Dust". When we seen the reports of his death, my mom asked who it was. I told her and she got really sad because I was sad. 😢
I saw them in 1979 in Liverpool 1985 In Birmingham and 2008 with Paul rodgers
I'm so glad that videos like this still exist so that people who weren't even alive or were very young could see this great performance. I remember the magnitude of this event simultaneously happening on two continents and so many of the bands that played to the live crowds and millions, millions Inna, on TV. Just magnificent. Thank you for a great reaction. ❤
I watched almost the entire Live Aid festival live on television back in 85 ... this performance by Queen blew me away, and everybody else as well. I was already a fan of their music and was it even more after watching this show ( I have never seen them live myself). I also remember the day the news broke that Freddy Mercury had passed away; it felt almost like losing a friend of sorts. He was a great singer, performer and genuine great person.
And I am not at all surprised you love this performance!
Thank you, thank you for being one of the few recent reactors to pick the version that doesn't have the end cut off. I don't know why YT pushes that version but you went with the right one! There is one last song that Freddie and Brian performed right at the end of the concert ("Is This The World We Created") but that is on a separate video, if you're interested.
😄I always hold my breath at the end, for fear that it’s the cut-off version! (I hope desperately that someday it will be taken down.)
Indeed, I hate when videos or radio stations cut the ends of long songs that need the resolution. "Hotel California" by Eagles and "Purple Rain" by Prince are ones I hear frequently on the radio that cut off the resolution. Very dissatisfying.
I was there on this day. The whole day was epic. So many new (then) and established artists performing back to back. Incredible.
Live Aid a concert organised to raise awareness and support and funds for a terrible tragedy and famine in Ethiopia, Live Aid twinned with a concert in Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸, 72 thousand people in the crowd at Wembley Stadium United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and 92 thousand in Philadelphia, both concerts televised for the first time and watched by around 2 billion people worldwide,money raised in today’s value would be around 350 million dollars,many of the best artists and musicians throughout the world attended these concerts each artist had around 20 minutes to perform on stage, Queen came on stage and stole the show they were by far the best on the day and their legendary flamboyant performance was absolutely phenomenal , and I actually attended Live Aid myself and have so many wonderful memories of that time, great reaction thanks 🙏
There were actually several amazing performances that day, Queen among them. The most talked about thing in the aftermath of the concert was how Phil Collins played at both Wembley and at JFK Stadium, taking the Concorde to New York immediately following his London set. Phil played with Sting in London, then appeared with Eric Clapton and with Led Zeppelin in Philly. The legend of Queen's performance grew in subsequent years and it is now the main performance that everyone remembers. David Bowie's set, which immediately followed Queen's is also amazing and worth a watch.
This whole concert was just an amazing endeavor produced and coordinated by Bob Geldof. Some time, if you have the chance, look at the lineup. Simply amazing!
Right! Wasn't this the day when the greatest bands of that time opened for Queen? I think they all knew it too!😅
What was crazy was they hadn't gotten agreement from some of the people they said would be performing when they announced the list.
Iconic. And it basically rebooted their career, they played Wembley again in 86 and it was HUGE!
no, that is movie magic - - they had just returned from a promotional tour.
It did kick the career back to super high gear, I have heard all of the guys say that. Sorry no movie magic for that info.
@@anne-mariesindruprix4792 Thanks for the correction . . .
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction!
I'm close to my 60's, and I grew up with Queen. Being a (hobby) guitar player, I'm a great fan of Sir Brian May, which also is an astrophysicist (who would guess that).
He wrote several of Queens hits, like "We Will Rock You" and "Fat Bottom Girls", and is great on guitar.
You forgot to mention that Brian is also a doctor
Every member of the band wrote a number one single
& now a Sir!
Freddie could strut like no other! Queen's performance was magical that day at Live Aid!
I was very fortunate to see Queen in concert at Wembley the following year as a fresh faced 16 year old on the Its a Kind Magic Tour, NO one and I mean NO one could hold the crowd like Freddie!
Considered one of the best live performances ever. Freddie was so energetic and had a knack for stirring up the crowd. It is amazing considering the challenges Freddie was going through at the time.
Freddie was so loved that after he died, many of the acts that performed for Live Aid returned to perform in A Concert for Life: A Tribute to Freddie Mercury. They performed his songs alongside the remaining members of Queen to raise money for AIDS research. You should check it out. George Michael, Annie Lennox and David Bowie come to mind as some of the strongest performances.
I went to that concert at Wembley ... the tribute concert that is
I wish I could have witnessed Freddie Mercury. What man, what a performer!
The 🐐! I was fortunate to see them in 1982, my first concert ever! Never will forget it!
Two billion (2,000,000,000) people saw Live Aid on television. Hope you soon see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I saw Queen in 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a truly GREAT concert!
Maravilhoso o Rei do Rock! Freddie Mercury encantando a todos. Saudades eternas!!!!! Obrigada pela sua reação.......
Thanks for reacting to Queen at Live Aids, @innaSoloMusic! You're amazing 👏👏👏
The best live performance of all time!!!
Freddie had a magnetic personality. He is a legend
There was 72,000 in Wembly for Live Aid which was broadcast to whole world. Then concert continued in Philadelia with 89,500. both concerts raised over £150 million.
Freddie was amazing. When he looked out on a crowd of 50,000 people and said "I love you all", he meant it and you couldn't help but believe it. And he loved music. Not like other performers. He really loved it.
It shows how good this performance was that after all these years, mention live aid and this is what comes to mind. Very few people even remember any of the other bands that played at live aid. One regret I have is that I never got to see Queen live.
Freddie Mercury is one of those rare performers that can match and feed off a crowd's energy, and stir it up some too. This was a short set, but it was broadcast globally. They only had 20 minutes for their set, and they rehearsed it like crazy. it was said that David Bowie was the next on the stage, and he told Freddie on his way out, "Son of a B---, how can I follow THAT?" This has gone down in history as one of the top live performances ever.
Thank you for your reaction!
All you need to know about this performance... This was broadcast live around the world and everyone at home and in all the stadiums was HIS. We were all ensorcelled. And almost 40 years on, he is STILL rocking everyone that comes across this video. This literally has echoed through time and always will. Possibly the greatest achievement of human kind.
One of the greatest live performance in the history of live performances. Fantastic and awesome and amazing.....lots to love here.
After seeing Queen several times in the 80’s, Freddie was a absolute consummate performer and left the audience wanting more. There will never be another like him. One thing, watch the set right though without stopping, then ask questions.
A great day, even watching at home on TV aged 12. The concert opened with Status Que 'rocking all over the world', perfect choice.
they were the first band i saw with my friends, when night at the opera came out. a teeny 1500 seat venue in nyc. we were in the third row, under the influence of, ahem, many mind altering substances, and the whole crowd stood on their seats for the whole show. one of the best shows i ever saw.
I was 8 when this happened and to this day I still remember it vividly. My dad, God rest his soul,was a MASSIVE Queen fan and all my family was at ours....the whole neighbourhood were out, doors open,kids running about and TV's blaring and I remember this bit cos my dad and uncle were belting it all out and the even the neighbourhood dogs tried to escape that noise. Was a truly fantastic day and an amazing memory. RIP Freddie. An absolute legend of a man and my all time favourite male vocalist. (Sorry Dad n Uncle Jim)
Freddie Legend💯‼️ star in heaven 🙏🏽
Being broadcast around the planet it was a massive world concert for a great cause!!! It’s hard in 2023 to understand how huge this really was
Using multiple satellites. It was something that hadn't been done before, now it's easy with internet, but that didn't exist then.
A great concert,with great artists, at Wembley, then America , Philadelphia after 10 pm,Queen stole it,that was a long day watching the two concerts,showing all over the world 🤘😊
13. july 1985, i was almost 15, and i remember that Live Aid... it was something huge, and Queen was so... incredible! Sometime i miss good old 1980´s...
Freddie stole the show.Those of us at home were as captivated by Freddie as if we were there😂❤When we left the house we listened to Live Aid on the radio but I spent most of it in front of the TV along with over a billion people at home around the world were watching❤The donations during his performance made more money than any other band.Just incredible.I wss 15 when this aired I will never forget it❤Just subbed. Much love from Canada❤🇨🇦
I think people loved Freddy because they loved his fragility, his honesty and his heart on his sleeve persona. He loved his audience and they knew that and paid him back with their love. Best live performance ever !
I LOVE how much fun you had watching the video.
I wish I had 1 ounce of the confidence that Freddie Mercury did in front of people or an audience of that magnitude.
He loved performing and making people happy. He did that then and continues to do so to this very day.
This was a fantastic experience when I was in my 20s.
Now I'm looking at 60 I remember this like it was yesterday.
72,000 people at the stadium. I was 1 of over a Billion around the world watching it. Thank you for the memory.
You might like PETER KAY with a shovel doing a comedy stage show. ❤❤❤❤
Live Aid was 16 hours long and you just watched the best 20 minutes of it. 🔥
I grew upthruogh the late 70s and the 80s so I heard a lot of queen just simply a good allround band producing music for all ages
Live Aid were 20 min of songs from each artist from around the world for free to raise money for Africa. Queen by unamimous vote gave the greatest 20 min rock concert for free ever given❤ this location was Wembley Stadium in London. Approx 90,000+
Wembley Stadium held 100,000 in seats. Take out, say, 20,000 due to stage etc, leaves 80,000 I sears. Plus the whole grass area was covered, say 90,000. All this stands up, whatever Google may say.
80k was the maximum at concerts. FACT
stop making up stories
I was 15 when this rocked the world amazing performance brings back so many memories thank you x
I am always so happy when I watch your videos you're happiness is so contagious the way you move to the music does your smile that could light up an entire room makes you a great RUclips music reactor know something else is a great pleasure to watch your videos they're always put me in a happy mood you're fantastic you're among some of the top RUclips reactors in my opinion I have now watched multiple videos of yours and you know something you could have a bad day and watch one of your videos and you're in a good mood as I said you're happiness is infectious keep up the great work look forward to more awesome videos from the future
Now you need to watch their 1981 performance of Someone to Love from Montreal and their 1974 Stone Cold Crazy live at The Rainbow. Among others, of course, lol!
Thank you very much for the suggestions 😊
Queen have been performing amazing live venues and concerts since the early 70s, and one of the very best is " White Queen, Odeon Hammersmith 1975. Their raw talent is on full display and it's definitely worth watching. I sincerely enjoyed watching your reaction and I can tell you really enjoyed this as much as we did when it happened, thank you dear.🩷🪻
My favorite too! Absolutely stunning performance by Queen ❤🌈👑
I was fortunate to be there on that hot day and it’s still the best performance I’ve ever seen !
The greatest performance ever. Four dorks on stage killing it.
was so much fun watching with you, so nice to see young people getting exited about music from my generation
A little over 72,000 people in the audience that day, and over 1.5 billion watching live on television. During Freddie's performance, Bob Geldof received a donation from the ruling family of Dubai for 1 million British quid, the largest single donation thus far.
I remember watching it didn't really take it all in i was a kid.
Inna i love the way you express yourself and dane you would be fun to hang out with u at a concert.
imagine the nightmare the band backstage that's up next is going through knowing they have to follow this!
72,000 in the crowd & they didn't even know that Queen were going to play... Just goes to show how good they were.
I am a Queen fan since 1975 and I love to see how you understand the love Queen fans have for Queen, Freddie and their music.😊
I even think you sort of fell in love with their music and performance.😉
The best ever song that any band could finish their set with!
I saw this on TV when I was young and amazing event.
One of the best live performances of all time. Freddie is sadly missed gone way too soon. Also enjoyed your reactions to the concert ❤
his bottom to the crowd is about all those people who told him/them they wouldnt make it??? especially bohemian rhapsody - thank you so much kenny everett❤
That's the best 20 minute set I've ever seen. It was an honor Freddie.
There were 72,000 people in attendance at Wembley Stadium approximately.
Saw them at St James park on the magic tour,i realised even then how privileged i was,5 years later Freddie was gone 😢
Watched this at the time...and now have seen it many many many times...still loving it. And much fun to watch you watching this ❤ i love your facials and reactions. Keep up the good work
Freddie is gone but will never be forgotten......his legacy and the band's legacy will love for all time
Freddie you will be my "Rock Soul" forevr... I will always love you...
Hi Inna, videao. I haven't found anyone answering you question about the audience. 75.000 people joined Live Aid at Wembley, 2 BILLION worldwide on TV. So did I and later bought the DVD.
If I can make a few Queen suggestions:
I want it all
Who Wants to Live Forever
Princes of the Universe
And
George Michael with Queen covering Somebody to Love at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert