You should watch his documentary. You will not have a dry eye when you're done, but this man lived one hell of a life. I just hate that HIV and AIDS took him just a year too late. Doctors realized it was an immune system problem, and immunosuppressant drugs were released shortly after his death.. he took one for both teams for a disease no one knew existed, rest in peace Freddy.. 😥💯🔥🤟❤️
Loved your reaction. I was born the year this concert came out so was too young to know much about Freddie Mercury or queen until I saw the movie Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018. It changed my life forever. I went from a stone cold R&B and hip-hop head to almost listening to nothing else but Queen and Freddie Mercury for the last 3 1/2 years. Their level of professionalism and quality of music is mind blowing.. not to mention Freddie’s ‘s amazing voice and showmanship. I love your enthusiasm. It is how I feel every time I watch them and I do watch live aid every day and I do watch multiple reaction videos every single day as well. Yours is one of my favorites. Do yourself a favor and watch the Wembley 86 concert. It is phenomenal. Enjoy your Queen journey and I look forward to seeing more Queen reaction videos from you. (help me! I’ve fallen down the queen rabbit hole and can’t get up😊)
You asked how many attended the concert? - an estimate of 1.9 billion - as it was telecasted world wide via 13 satellites . In Philadelphia - US - a similar concert took place - there was 90.000 - at Wembley there was 72.000. It was a live aid concert - there was a famine in Ethiopia - and all the most famous bands in the UK and US took part without getting payed - . This was called the greatest rock performance of all times. They had only 20 minutes and none of their usual soundcrew - scene - smoke -lighting and so on - just sublime musicianship. Freddie Mercury was once asked which instrument he played - he answered "the audience, darling" - which is why everybody is so engaged - and it was not a "Queen - audience" all tickets were sold out before they were announced... Thank you for your reaction - and welcome to the "rabbit hole".
What’s amazing here is Freddie Mercury had vocal issues and was advised by doctors not to perform. Yet he went out and performed the best live concert in music history. Love your reaction videos and your particular thoughts here were fantastic! I’ve seen a few others where people didn’t know Queen did We Will Rock You & We Are The Champions but it never gets old. Queen are still the best all these years later and Freddie died in 1991 but even 31 years later, he still has no competition as a pure vocal singer and performer.
What you hearing.. is Real music. People that can Sing without electronic help, and people that can actually play instruments. There's a ton of groups out there that kick butt.
Great reaction to the greatest performance in rock history. I love what a music critic said about Freddie. He said Freddie was a beautiful strutting peacock, so true.
John Deacon, the bass player joined to the band in 1971 and they spent 20 years together, until Freddie's death. Queen performed 658 concerts in 15 years, because they stopped touring in 86. Great reaction.
I didn't know exactly how many concerts they had done - I knew it was in the area of 700 - so this is great information... In comparison, I was reading an article about George Michael that mentioned that, during his career, he had done around 200 concerts! 0_0 (Which is NOTHING against George Michael, I love him as well... it just gave me perspective on how HARD WORKING the Queen lads were!)
I was stationed at Ft Bragg North Carolina in the Army when this aired . I was at a cookout/barbecue, at a friends house that Saturday, and we were all milling around , eating , and cutting up . When Queen took the stage , slowly we were all drawn into the Living room and gathered in silence around the TV where we sat mesmerized by what is now known as the greatest live performance in Rock History. When Queen finished, we all sat in silence a moment until someone finally said " DAAAMN That was the most incredible thing I have ever heard" . I had been an avid queen fan since I was a boy. But I will never forget this concert . The amazing power of Freddie Mercury to magically control an audience of thousands with the gesture of one hand and his uncanny charisma. His remarkable voice, and Brian May's Virtuoso guitar playing ... OH yeah ..I wasn't at the concert ..but I was AT THE CONCERT in my heart and head. And took it with me all these years . Just one of the best if not the VERY greatest rock Pop bands of all time ! They were to rock music what Mozart was to classical.
Yep, all four Queen 'boys' genius musicians and performers. Hear Roger from his drum stand backing Freddie's vocals, Brian, guitarist also stepping to the microphone with vocal support...even John on Bass (who usually doesn't add his voice) at this concert chimed in. And they're always in sync...nothing but professional. Very good people too. They are indeed Legendary Queen with the best Frontman Freddie Mercury, an excellent pianist too. //thanks for the reaction - Nice! .
This legendary performance is generally regarded as the greatest live rock performance of all time. The energy level is amazing and no matter how many times I watch it, it always amazes me and has me rocking. I am really enjoying your Queen reactions. The expression on your face when you heard We Will Rock You and realized it is a Queen song was priceless. Thanks for reacting to my favorite band.
I truly love it when younger people "get" Queen and how amazing they were, especially live. There has never been, nor will there ever be, another Freddie. Brian and Roger are still playing in their 70s. They took quite a bit of time off after Freddie died. I mean, he's irreplaceable. They've been touring with Adam Lambert for the past 10 years and he's amazing in his own right, but he'll be the first to say he's no Freddie. I do think Freddie would love him, however. Queen's 50th anniversary was last year and they're still selling out stadiums and huge venues. Roger and Brian are so happy to still be performing their music to millions of fans, new and old.
Great reaction! Yes, you just witnessed the greatest live rock performance to date. Remember, this wasn't a "Queen Concert". The tickets sold out before Queen was booked to do the concert thus the people that bought tickets were not specifically there to see Queen. Each band had 20 minutes to perform. There was a traffic light set up at the bottom of the front of the stage to let the bands know their time was up. If it was yellow, they knew they better wrap it up because the power would go off when it turned red. If you look at the end of We Are The Champions, you'll see the light is yellow. Freddie sees it and quickly catches the band's attention and cuts the band off about a second before it turns red. I watched this concert from home in the U.S. live on tv. I wish I could have seen it live. Freddie is unmatched live. As you said, he gives 110% every time he performs. He gave his all in the studio too but he really fed off the crowd and took his live performances to a whole different level. The entire band performed well live which is a talent that many artists these days are unable to achieve. Check out Stoned Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow 1974 and White Queen live at Hammersmith 1975 . These two songs are complete opposites in style and show the extreme versatility of the band in their ability to perform live.
Newly subbed. I love your enthusiasm. Queen in my opinion is the G.O.A.T.! Freddie was told not to perform at this concert due to a throat infection. He later said singing was like gargling with glass. Queen always gave it their all. All tickets were sold before Queen was announced, so this wasn't a Queen crowd.
I have watched this concert so many times but I never get tired of it. Queen was together until Freddie's death which was 20 years. They got together in 1970. Both Brian and Roger then had solo careers. Several years later, Roger and Brian went on tour with Paul Rogers (Free, Bad Company). When those tours were over once again, Queen went quiet for a while until Roger and Brian were invited to be on the American Idol show where they met Adam Lambert. They then formed Queen + Adam Lambert and they have been touring to sold out stadium crowds for about 12 years. Roger and Brian still have solo careers as well as does Adam Lambert. Thank you for enjoying this outstanding concert. It is impossible not to feel like you are actually there when you watch it.
Enjoyed your reaction so much! This is considered the greatest rock performance of all time! To answer your question. The band just celebrated their 50th anniversary. They were together for twenty years until Freddie's untimely death.
I was lucky to be born when I was and seen many, many great concerts in the 70s and 80s, but this had to be one of the best...It makes me tear up the power Freddie has in his voice and over the crowds...Just throwing love back and forth...Amazing, Brilliant talent that is so missed... Thank you, Peace
This was the best live performance of all time. Freddie Mercury was the best front man and Queen as a whole was amazing. All such gifted musicians. I watch people react to Queen & other greats when I'm down or stressed (lots of stress in the world these days!) & was giddy waiting for you to realize Queen did We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions. It's like, you know they're great. Then you realize they really are iconic legends and you just delight in it. Fun reaction!
I went to 3 of their concerts. This one, the Wembley stadium and the one in Montreal. Each time I was blown away by their performance. I am so lucky to have grown up and been a young adult in this era. So many legendary groups but Queen has a sweet place in my heart for sure. At Live-aid, they gave the best performance of all the groups there, hands down !! Thank you for the great trip down the memory lane!!!
The making of One Vision and White Queen live at Hammersmith it's mind blowing👑👑👑 the Freddie Strut no one like him. The guitarist is Dr. Brian May astrophysicist who works with NASA, they were all college educated.
Bo Rhap written by Freddie Mercury Radio Ga Ga written by Roger Taylor (Lady Ga Ga got her name from this song) Hammer To Fall written by Brian May Crazy Little Thing Called Love written by Freddie Mercury in 10 minutes in the bath 😁 We Will Rock You written by Brian May We Are The Champions written by Freddie Mercury John Deacon didn't have any songs in this set, but has multiple hits.
Great reaction, the smile on your face beautiful. Queen is the best band live. They get into your soul. Freddie’s amazing vocals will give you chills, Brian’s phenomenal guitar sound, Rogers falsetto voice, Johns base it really is the perfect band. You my dear have just scratched the surface. If you really want hear Freddie’s amazing singing abilities Somebody To Love live in Montreal, Cool Cat official video, White Queen At Hammersmith, and Who Wants To Live Forever live at Wembley stadium 1986 it will make you lose your mind, you think you heard the best, everything they did was to perfection, and none of their songs sound the same. Truly brilliant Welcome to Queen army. ❤️❤️
Between the 2 live venues in Wembley Stadium in London and JFK stadium in Philly, plus the simulcast on TV worldwide, around 1.9 billion (not a typo) people watched this concert. It was pretty epic, even with all the tech snafus.
We all love them live. That said. They experimented a lot with sound. in studio. Could you please react to the studio versions of. March of the Black Queen, Millionaire Waltz, The Prophets Song, Death on two legs, 39, Good Company, Keep Yourself Alive, Tenement Funster, & Someday One Day.
Seen them in madison square garden right after they came out with Another one bites the Dust.. long long time ago. Went to a concert at least every other month back then seen just about every rock group out there then. Never realized at the time how lucky I was to see them
You should really check out "You're my best friend". There's a large chance that you may already heard it without knowing it. And It's the bassist John Deacon Wrote it
Love your reactions of this greatest Performance of all time.. 🥰❤️ Seen so many of your reactions now, so good to see you enjoy my favorite music so much.. Keep up the good work with more Queen and Freddie Mercury videos.. 👍🥰 Best wishes to you from Norway..
All their concerts were phenomenal...so much energy, other reactors have actually reacted to Wembley 1986 whole concert but in 4 or 5 parts... definitely worth doing... !!!!
Loved your reaction I've been a Queen fan since 1975 and never managed a concert, but 47 years later I am going to see Queen & Adam Lambert in concert in May, Pity there is no Freddie or Deaky but I'm like a kid again and get butterflies when I think of it I'm just so excited.
The band was formed in 1970 Roger (drummer) & Brian (lead guitar) were in a band called Smile they weren’t getting anywhere & their singer left Freddie was a fan of Smile he & Roger ran a market stall in Kensington market in London Freddie convinced them to let him be their singer they had a few bass players until they found John & he joined in 1971 aged 19 x loving your reactions x
You got commercials?? It’s because you’re popular!! 👏👏 Anyway - This performance #1 for best single performance by a rock band considering the circumstances!! The set list is brilliant ➡️ Bohemian Rhapsody - Radio Ga Ga - Hammer To Fall - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - We Will Rock You - We Are The Champions!! Queen ruled the world & Freddie held the universe in his hands! 🌎
And the call and response, which is often skipped over, included " the note heard around the world". That short section demonstrates how to get the crowd totally engaged with Freddie and the performance. No one could do that better than Freddie, plus it featured his vocal powers. I look forward to the discovery of "Improptu" performed at the 1986 Wembley Magic Tour concerts. That is very special.
Probably been said before but Live Aid was a concert for the famine in Africa at the time; and had link up with Philadelphia US, where there, were acts like Madonna, Santana, U2. The song Crazy Little Thing Called Love' in the Queen set was written by Freddie as a tribute to Elvis after he died as Freddie was a fan of his. Love from London UK
That's a non Queen crowd , 70,000 people, at a charity concert, who all know the Radio GaGa handclaps from the songs video . That song is also where Lady GaGa got her name from.
Queen and their music was way ahead of their time. Best rock band ever! R. I. P. Freddie. Even without Freddie, Queen with Roger Taylor and Brian May continues on even today.
When you see Freddie completely owning the stage it's hard to image that he couldn't be choreographed, he had 2 left feet, everything he did on stage was spontaneous. This was discovered when he was invited to dance with the Royal Ballet, he just couln't be choreographed which is why they ended up doing a dance routine with Freddie being lifted a lot during that routine he did with them.
I remember watching this on TV in 1985. It was beamed all over the world. All the biggest rock groups performed free on two continents. Queen were the group that are acknowledged to have performed the best. They were used to performing for huge crowds, had just returned from South America where they played to football stadiums with audiences in the hundred thousands. Freddie could make everybody feel like they werre involved and having a great time. They only toured through 1986, because Freddie became ill. I loved your reaction! That's just how I felt the first time I saw it from my living room! BTW Brian wrote We Will Rock You and Freddie wrote We Are The Champions!
we call it an eargasm..........Have iyou done Somebody to Love LIVE in Montreal???? That's a trip............a nything from the Webley Conert a year later 1986......two nights...........first night sold out in mins and this was before computers or cell phones.....so they had to do two nights........ LOVE OF MY LIFE UNDER PRESSURE A KIND OF MAGIC WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER......... THE SHOW MUST GO ON MADE IN HEAVEN AND ESPECIALLY THE LAST SONG FREDDIE WROTE BEFORE HE DIED.......AND THE MOST BEAUTRIFUL.......WHEN HE GOT SICK HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HIS HOME ON A LAKE IN SWITZERLAND ..IT WAS WINTER AND HIS EYESIGHT WAS GOING......I'TS TITLED ...A WINTER'S TALE.......WHEN HE WENT BACK TO LONDON HE DECIDED TO END HIS FIGHT AND STOPPED ALL MEDS EXCEPT PAIN...........THE VIDEO SHOWS HIS HANDWRITING OF THE LYRICS ..............
Brian May is the Lead Guitarist. His Family couldn’t afford a Guitar, so he & his Dad made it out of an old cabinet his mom was getting rid of it. So, they packed everything he wanted in to it! It’s truly “one of a kind”, & he can do things with it that no one else could!
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Originally nobody thought Queen was going to perform at this concert. They were a last minute added to this concert and stole the show. Freddie Mercury had been battling with HIV/AIDS and there were reports that he had been so sick in rehearsals that he could barely sing. But they then came on and performed one of the greatest live shows in history. My mom was at the concert and said it was of the most electrical experiences ever. I’m 30 but wish I could of seen Queen live because they’ve been one of my favorite bands ever. I recommend watching the movie bohemian rhapsody because while it doesn’t detail everything perfectly, it gives a look into the life of Mercury and the history of the band and is worth a watch if you want more of a look into their come up
I always thought reaction videos sounded kinda pointless until I came across pne and decided to see for myself. Inlove them now, seeing someone experience something for the first time is very nostalgic and adds to something you can never experience again.
Queen's performance is said to steal the show and there were some famous acts,.. i fact it is considered the greatest rock performance of all time. Maybe go back to their beginning" KILLER QUEEN, SEVEN SEAS OF RYE , LIAR...
There's another video on RUclips called "The Story of Queen at Live Aid". It gives the perspective of some of the organizers and behind the scene people, it's quite interesting.
Did you notice that the first song he sang, the audience sang with him. Over 7,400 people, “this thing called love” Freddie Mercury wrote it when he was taking a bath.
The band Queen officially formed in 1970. The Hollywood version in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody is Hollywood drama fluff that is inaccurate. Freddie did not meet Brian and Roger behind a club for the first time after their lead singer quit to pursue what he thought would be a better opportunity with another band. Freddie, Brain and Roger were already friends when the lead singer of their band called "Smile" quit. Freddie and roger were actually best friends and they owned a clothing shop together. The timing was right because Freddie had recently quit the band he was fronting for and suddenly the three of them found themselves free of any prior band commitments. They decided to form their own band and were in need of a bass player and I think it was Brian who knew John Deacon and brought him in to see how he fit. For the first two years they were primarily known in the UK and some of Europe and they even had a few songs that charted in those markets. Their break through came with "Killer Queen" in 1972 though. While "Killer Queen" was only doing okay on the UK charts, it made a big splash in the U.S. and charted at 12 in both the U.S. and Germany. The sudden success in the U.S. lit a fire under the song on the UK charts and it finally peaked at 2 in the U.K. The rest is history. With many multi-platinum albums and world records for selling out large venues. Unfortunately, Freddie Mercury passed away on November 24, 1992. He was in the studio recording for their last album only months before passing away so while they did not have another live concert since 1986, They did continue to record and release new music just about up to the time of Freddie's death. Some years after Freddie had passed on Roger and Brian got together with the lead singer "Paul Rogers" (John Deacon no longer wanted to perform) and Queen + Paul Rogers was born. The band had some success but it was limited. Paul Rogers was a capable singer and could handle most of Freddie's vocal acrobatics that the songs required but his style of music was very different than Queen's and it just wasn't a real good fit. They toured for a few years but just naturally drifted apart over time and all three of them felt it was best just to let things go and both Brian and Roger felt that that would be the final hurrah for Queen. That was until the invisible 5th member of the band Spike Edny saw Adam Lamberts audition for American Idol. He got in touch with both Brian and Roger and pointed them in American Idols direction. Queen ended up as one of the guest bands for the finals that year which Brian and Roger now admit was an excuse to check out Adam close up and see if there was any spark there. There was but they would have to wait over a year before they could approach Adam with the idea of him fronting for the band because of the commitments he had to fulfill for American Idol. When they did end up getting together the end result was for more than anyone had expected. Before COVID-19 shut down concert touring, Queen + Adam Lambert was the number 1 rock band in the world again. They were once again filling arena's that they had not been able to fill since 1986. They are trying to get back into a regular tour schedule once again so look for Queen + Adam Lambert to perform at a venue near you. While Adam is not trying to replace Freddie but is rather facilitating the performance of his music once again, Queen + Adam Lambert is as close as you can get to the original Queen and since Freddie cannot be resurrected, it is a really nice close second best to what they once were with Freddie.
AWESOME reaction! REQUEST: Could you PLEASE now react to the LIVE AID ENCORE that Freddie Mercury & Brian May did later in the evening.... "IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED?" You can find the video on the official Live Aid YT channel. OTHER REQUEST: "FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS" LIVE AT MILTON KEYNES BOWL, 1982
You have to watch Somebody to love live in Montreal! Truly amazing. I think you know about the live aid concert. Not a Queen crowd supposedly, (every crowd is a Queen crowd) Freddie was sick, it was tea on the piano. This was named as the best live rock concert ever. Freddie was on fire and so was the Band, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on Bass and never least Roger Taylor on drums and back up voice. Everyone of the band has had Number one hit that they wrote. Everyone one of them have higher degrees. Brian has a PhD in physics. Wow right!! This group is amazing and there will NEVER BE ANOTHER FREDDIE MERCURY may he rest in peace. A little fact people seem to forget is for several years in the beginning, Freddie would throw roses to the crowd. He would have people dethrone the roses so no one would get hurt. He loved his fans dearly and we love him back. Please keep in enjoying Queen. The band does all genre’s of music, they do it all! ❤️
Knew you’d ❤️ it 🤘🤩 Try the Invisible Man & The Miracle next,both are favourites of mine. Then you really need to do Barcelona which will probably make you spontaneously combust 😆
Freddie was diagnosed with laryngitis the week before this concert. His doctor recommended that he cancel his appearance and rest his voice, but Freddie ignored the advice and went on to make history. The band was formed in 1970, the bass player, John Deacon, joined in 1971.
Legendary performance 🔥
You should watch his documentary. You will not have a dry eye when you're done, but this man lived one hell of a life. I just hate that HIV and AIDS took him just a year too late. Doctors realized it was an immune system problem, and immunosuppressant drugs were released shortly after his death.. he took one for both teams for a disease no one knew existed, rest in peace Freddy.. 😥💯🔥🤟❤️
Unprotected sex killed him.
YOUR FACE WAS PRICELESS when you realized that Queen did WE WILL ROCK YOU & WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! 🤣🤣 👍👍
Loved your reaction. I was born the year this concert came out so was too young to know much about Freddie Mercury or queen until I saw the movie Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018. It changed my life forever. I went from a stone cold R&B and hip-hop head to almost listening to nothing else but Queen and Freddie Mercury for the last 3 1/2 years. Their level of professionalism and quality of music is mind blowing.. not to mention Freddie’s ‘s amazing voice and showmanship. I love your enthusiasm. It is how I feel every time I watch them and I do watch live aid every day and I do watch multiple reaction videos every single day as well. Yours is one of my favorites. Do yourself a favor and watch the Wembley 86 concert. It is phenomenal. Enjoy your Queen journey and I look forward to seeing more Queen reaction videos from you. (help me! I’ve fallen down the queen rabbit hole and can’t get up😊)
You asked how many attended the concert? - an estimate of 1.9 billion - as it was telecasted world wide via 13 satellites . In Philadelphia - US - a similar concert took place - there was 90.000 - at Wembley there was 72.000. It was a live aid concert - there was a famine in Ethiopia - and all the most famous bands in the UK and US took part without getting payed - . This was called the greatest rock performance of all times. They had only 20 minutes and none of their usual soundcrew - scene - smoke -lighting and so on - just sublime musicianship. Freddie Mercury was once asked which instrument he played - he answered "the audience, darling" - which is why everybody is so engaged - and it was not a "Queen - audience" all tickets were sold out before they were announced... Thank you for your reaction - and welcome to the "rabbit hole".
What’s amazing here is Freddie Mercury had vocal issues and was advised by doctors not to perform. Yet he went out and performed the best live concert in music history. Love your reaction videos and your particular thoughts here were fantastic! I’ve seen a few others where people didn’t know Queen did We Will Rock You & We Are The Champions but it never gets old. Queen are still the best all these years later and Freddie died in 1991 but even 31 years later, he still has no competition as a pure vocal singer and performer.
What you hearing.. is Real music. People that can Sing without electronic help, and people that can actually play instruments. There's a ton of groups out there that kick butt.
Great reaction to the greatest performance in rock history. I love what a music critic said about Freddie. He said Freddie was a beautiful strutting peacock, so true.
🔥💥 the time before phones. Everybody was 100 % with the band. Nobody busy with their phones. Miss those days!
John Deacon, the bass player joined to the band in 1971 and they spent 20 years together, until Freddie's death. Queen performed 658 concerts in 15 years, because they stopped touring in 86. Great reaction.
I didn't know exactly how many concerts they had done - I knew it was in the area of 700 - so this is great information... In comparison, I was reading an article about George Michael that mentioned that, during his career, he had done around 200 concerts! 0_0 (Which is NOTHING against George Michael, I love him as well... it just gave me perspective on how HARD WORKING the Queen lads were!)
Best live performace ever!! RIP Freddie. Pure, Organic, talented, Just on point with everything
I have watched this twice now... Yes legendary all his live performances were amazing. Love your reactions...
I was stationed at Ft Bragg North Carolina in the Army when this aired . I was at a cookout/barbecue, at a friends house
that Saturday, and we were all milling around , eating , and cutting up . When Queen took the stage , slowly we were all drawn into the Living room and gathered in silence around the TV where we sat mesmerized by what is now known as the greatest live performance in Rock History. When Queen finished, we all sat in silence a moment until someone finally said " DAAAMN That was the most incredible thing I have ever heard" . I had been an avid queen fan since I was a boy. But I will never forget this concert . The amazing power of Freddie Mercury to magically control an audience of thousands with the gesture of one hand and his uncanny charisma. His remarkable voice, and Brian May's Virtuoso guitar playing ... OH yeah ..I wasn't at the concert ..but I was AT THE CONCERT in my heart and head. And took it with me all these years . Just one of the best if not the VERY greatest rock Pop bands of all time ! They were to rock music what Mozart was to classical.
Yep, all four Queen 'boys' genius musicians and performers. Hear Roger from his drum stand backing Freddie's vocals, Brian, guitarist also stepping to the microphone with vocal support...even John on Bass (who usually doesn't add his voice) at this concert chimed in. And they're always in sync...nothing but professional. Very good people too. They are indeed Legendary Queen with the best Frontman Freddie Mercury, an excellent pianist too. //thanks for the reaction - Nice! .
This legendary performance is generally regarded as the greatest live rock performance of all time. The energy level is amazing and no matter how many times I watch it, it always amazes me and has me rocking. I am really enjoying your Queen reactions. The expression on your face when you heard We Will Rock You and realized it is a Queen song was priceless. Thanks for reacting to my favorite band.
Freddie Mercury and Queen are ADORED all across the globe. I’m 70 and my husband almost 80 and we still blast Queen out!! 👏🥰
Love your reaction to "We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions." The look on your face was priceless. Loved it!
I truly love it when younger people "get" Queen and how amazing they were, especially live. There has never been, nor will there ever be, another Freddie. Brian and Roger are still playing in their 70s. They took quite a bit of time off after Freddie died. I mean, he's irreplaceable. They've been touring with Adam Lambert for the past 10 years and he's amazing in his own right, but he'll be the first to say he's no Freddie. I do think Freddie would love him, however. Queen's 50th anniversary was last year and they're still selling out stadiums and huge venues. Roger and Brian are so happy to still be performing their music to millions of fans, new and old.
The energy he exerts is amazing. We lost a wonderful person when Freddie passed. Very sad.
I was there and to this day no one has topped that performance.
Best day of my life !
Great reaction! Yes, you just witnessed the greatest live rock performance to date. Remember, this wasn't a "Queen Concert". The tickets sold out before Queen was booked to do the concert thus the people that bought tickets were not specifically there to see Queen. Each band had 20 minutes to perform. There was a traffic light set up at the bottom of the front of the stage to let the bands know their time was up. If it was yellow, they knew they better wrap it up because the power would go off when it turned red. If you look at the end of We Are The Champions, you'll see the light is yellow. Freddie sees it and quickly catches the band's attention and cuts the band off about a second before it turns red. I watched this concert from home in the U.S. live on tv. I wish I could have seen it live. Freddie is unmatched live. As you said, he gives 110% every time he performs. He gave his all in the studio too but he really fed off the crowd and took his live performances to a whole different level. The entire band performed well live which is a talent that many artists these days are unable to achieve. Check out Stoned Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow 1974 and White Queen live at Hammersmith 1975 . These two songs are complete opposites in style and show the extreme versatility of the band in their ability to perform live.
Newly subbed. I love your enthusiasm. Queen in my opinion is the G.O.A.T.! Freddie was told not to perform at this concert due to a throat infection. He later said singing was like gargling with glass. Queen always gave it their all. All tickets were sold before Queen was announced, so this wasn't a Queen crowd.
This is the song that Lady Gaga got her name from, she is a huge Queen fan just like us! Great reaction, as always! 👍
I have watched this concert so many times but I never get tired of it. Queen was together until Freddie's death which was 20 years. They got together in 1970. Both Brian and Roger then had solo careers. Several years later, Roger and Brian went on tour with Paul Rogers (Free, Bad Company). When those tours were over once again, Queen went quiet for a while until Roger and Brian were invited to be on the American Idol show where they met Adam Lambert. They then formed Queen + Adam Lambert and they have been touring to sold out stadium crowds for about 12 years. Roger and Brian still have solo careers as well as does Adam Lambert. Thank you for enjoying this outstanding concert. It is impossible not to feel like you are actually there when you watch it.
Yes. Yes. Great reaction ❣️❣️
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Freddie was the ultimate showman especially when pkaying to a stadium full of fans.
Enjoyed your reaction so much! This is considered the greatest rock performance of all time! To answer your question. The band just celebrated their 50th anniversary. They were together for twenty years until Freddie's untimely death.
I was lucky to be born when I was and seen many, many great concerts in the 70s and 80s, but this had to be one of the best...It makes me tear up the power Freddie has in his voice and over the crowds...Just throwing love back and forth...Amazing, Brilliant talent that is so missed... Thank you, Peace
MUSIC History Alive FOREVER.
This was the best live performance of all time. Freddie Mercury was the best front man and Queen as a whole was amazing. All such gifted musicians. I watch people react to Queen & other greats when I'm down or stressed (lots of stress in the world these days!) & was giddy waiting for you to realize Queen did We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions. It's like, you know they're great. Then you realize they really are iconic legends and you just delight in it. Fun reaction!
Loved your reaction, fun fact. Freddie had a throat infection during this performance doctors told him not to sing but he did anyway lol
“He’s Goated” lol love it. Really Fun reaction.
Thank you for the support 😊
I went to 3 of their concerts. This one, the Wembley stadium and the one in Montreal. Each time I was blown away by their performance. I am so lucky to have grown up and been a young adult in this era. So many legendary groups but Queen has a sweet place in my heart for sure. At Live-aid, they gave the best performance of all the groups there, hands down !! Thank you for the great trip down the memory lane!!!
Fantastic reaction, love how you get into the music!!!
Music history right here! Queen definitely hit it on all points. ❤️🎼🎶❤️🔥🤘😎
Thank you so much for this reaction!
The making of One Vision and White Queen live at Hammersmith it's mind blowing👑👑👑 the Freddie Strut no one like him. The guitarist is Dr. Brian May astrophysicist who works with NASA, they were all college educated.
Bo Rhap written by Freddie Mercury
Radio Ga Ga written by Roger Taylor (Lady Ga Ga got her name from this song)
Hammer To Fall written by Brian May
Crazy Little Thing Called Love written by Freddie Mercury in 10 minutes in the bath 😁
We Will Rock You written by Brian May
We Are The Champions written by Freddie Mercury
John Deacon didn't have any songs in this set, but has multiple hits.
Great reaction, the smile on your face beautiful. Queen is the best band live. They get into your soul. Freddie’s amazing vocals will give you chills, Brian’s phenomenal guitar sound, Rogers falsetto voice, Johns base it really is the perfect band. You my dear have just scratched the surface. If you really want hear Freddie’s amazing singing abilities Somebody To Love live in Montreal, Cool Cat official video, White Queen At Hammersmith, and Who Wants To Live Forever live at Wembley stadium 1986 it will make you lose your mind, you think you heard the best, everything they did was to perfection, and none of their songs sound the same. Truly brilliant Welcome to Queen army. ❤️❤️
Great reaction mate 👍
Between the 2 live venues in Wembley Stadium in London and JFK stadium in Philly, plus the simulcast on TV worldwide, around 1.9 billion (not a typo) people watched this concert. It was pretty epic, even with all the tech snafus.
Apparently Lady Gaga took her name from this song. As an oldie, (74), I love to see your enthusiam. We were so lucky to see this band.
Another great reaction, thank you
Don't apologize 🥰 amazing reaction
We all love them live. That said. They experimented a lot with sound. in studio. Could you please react to the studio versions of. March of the Black Queen, Millionaire Waltz, The Prophets Song, Death on two legs, 39, Good Company, Keep Yourself Alive, Tenement Funster, & Someday One Day.
Check out early works...WHITE QUEEN live at Hammersmith, IN THE LAP OF THE GODS, DRAGON ATTACK....no disappointments at all...great performances all
Seen them in madison square garden right after they came out with Another one bites the Dust.. long long time ago. Went to a concert at least every other month back then seen just about every rock group out there then. Never realized at the time how lucky I was to see them
You should really check out "You're my best friend". There's a large chance that you may already heard it without knowing it. And It's the bassist John Deacon Wrote it
Every younger person will have heard a song from Queen you might not know it at the time , they are everywhere great reaction
Love your reactions of this greatest Performance of all time.. 🥰❤️
Seen so many of your reactions now, so good to see you enjoy my favorite music so much..
Keep up the good work with more Queen and Freddie Mercury videos.. 👍🥰
Best wishes to you from Norway..
I saw Queen and Beloved Freddie in 1978 NYC AMAZING
I’ve read Freddie had throat infection and went against doctor’s orders and performed anyhow. As a fan, I’m glad they did!
All their concerts were phenomenal...so much energy, other reactors have actually reacted to Wembley 1986 whole concert but in 4 or 5 parts... definitely worth doing... !!!!
Best reaction video to Queen that I've seen. You really appreciate Freddie and Queen's talent.
Loved your reaction I've been a Queen fan since 1975 and never managed a concert, but 47 years later I am going to see Queen & Adam Lambert in concert in May, Pity there is no Freddie or Deaky but I'm like a kid again and get butterflies when I think of it I'm just so excited.
The band was formed in 1970 Roger (drummer) & Brian (lead guitar) were in a band called Smile they weren’t getting anywhere & their singer left Freddie was a fan of Smile he & Roger ran a market stall in Kensington market in London Freddie convinced them to let him be their singer they had a few bass players until they found John & he joined in 1971 aged 19 x loving your reactions x
You got commercials?? It’s because you’re popular!! 👏👏 Anyway -
This performance #1 for best single performance by a rock band considering the circumstances!! The set list is brilliant ➡️ Bohemian Rhapsody - Radio Ga Ga - Hammer To Fall - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - We Will Rock You - We Are The Champions!!
Queen ruled the world & Freddie held the universe in his hands! 🌎
And the call and response, which is often skipped over, included " the note heard around the world". That short section demonstrates how to get the crowd totally engaged with Freddie and the performance. No one could do that better than Freddie, plus it featured his vocal powers. I look forward to the discovery of "Improptu" performed at the 1986 Wembley Magic Tour concerts. That is very special.
Probably been said before but Live Aid was a concert for the famine in Africa at the time; and had link up with Philadelphia US, where there, were acts like Madonna, Santana, U2. The song Crazy Little Thing Called Love' in the Queen set was written by Freddie as a tribute to Elvis after he died as Freddie was a fan of his. Love from London UK
That's a non Queen crowd , 70,000 people, at a charity concert, who all know the Radio GaGa handclaps from the songs video . That song is also where Lady GaGa got her name from.
Queen and their music was way ahead of their time. Best rock band ever! R. I. P. Freddie. Even without Freddie, Queen with Roger Taylor and Brian May continues on even today.
Love your reaction and appreciation for Freddy and Queen........great to see a younger generation show respect for this group
When you see Freddie completely owning the stage it's hard to image that he couldn't be choreographed, he had 2 left feet, everything he did on stage was spontaneous. This was discovered when he was invited to dance with the Royal Ballet, he just couln't be choreographed which is why they ended up doing a dance routine with Freddie being lifted a lot during that routine he did with them.
Queen owns the stage an Freddy owns the Crowd... thats how they rock even today after his passing '91
Got the crowd in the palm of his hands .Most people just don’t know they know them .21 mins of pure brilliance
You are officially hooked!! How many times have you watched in the last 2-yrs?!?!
I agree. . they were a tight perfect band!💖 this was awesome 👌
Oh yessssss! 👑 joyful reaction!
With Fred they were together for 20 years…but Brian & roger still perform today as Queen!! Best band EVER!!🇬🇧🇬🇧🌻
Guitarist Brian May wrote WE WILL ROCK YOU and Freddie wrote WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
I watched this concert on TV. The whole concert was a couple of days. It was Awesome! Love your reactions
I remember watching this on TV in 1985. It was beamed all over the world. All the biggest rock groups performed free on two continents. Queen were the group that are acknowledged to have performed the best. They were used to performing for huge crowds, had just returned from South America where they played to football stadiums with audiences in the hundred thousands. Freddie could make everybody feel like they werre involved and having a great time. They only toured through 1986, because Freddie became ill. I loved your reaction! That's just how I felt the first time I saw it from my living room! BTW Brian wrote We Will Rock You and Freddie wrote We Are The Champions!
we call it an eargasm..........Have iyou done Somebody to Love LIVE in Montreal???? That's a trip............a nything from the Webley Conert a year later 1986......two nights...........first night sold out in mins and this was before computers or cell phones.....so they had to do two nights........
LOVE OF MY LIFE
UNDER PRESSURE
A KIND OF MAGIC
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER.........
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
MADE IN HEAVEN
AND ESPECIALLY THE LAST SONG FREDDIE WROTE BEFORE HE DIED.......AND THE MOST BEAUTRIFUL.......WHEN HE GOT SICK HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HIS HOME ON A LAKE IN SWITZERLAND
..IT WAS WINTER AND HIS EYESIGHT WAS GOING......I'TS TITLED ...A WINTER'S TALE.......WHEN HE WENT BACK TO LONDON HE DECIDED TO END HIS FIGHT AND STOPPED ALL MEDS EXCEPT PAIN...........THE VIDEO SHOWS HIS HANDWRITING OF THE LYRICS ..............
I loved watching your reaction especially to We will Rock You and We are the champions! Those were my songs on all my high school sports teams!
Brian May is the Lead Guitarist. His Family couldn’t afford a Guitar, so he & his Dad made it out of an old cabinet his mom was getting rid of it. So, they packed everything he wanted in to it! It’s truly “one of a kind”, & he can do things with it that no one else could!
If you want to see the whole band being amazing, check out now I’m here live at Wembley.
With Freddie Mercury it was literally like Superman vs the world in his case the universe especially in concert (:.
It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40 percent of the w
Originally nobody thought Queen was going to perform at this concert. They were a last minute added to this concert and stole the show. Freddie Mercury had been battling with HIV/AIDS and there were reports that he had been so sick in rehearsals that he could barely sing. But they then came on and performed one of the greatest live shows in history. My mom was at the concert and said it was of the most electrical experiences ever. I’m 30 but wish I could of seen Queen live because they’ve been one of my favorite bands ever. I recommend watching the movie bohemian rhapsody because while it doesn’t detail everything perfectly, it gives a look into the life of Mercury and the history of the band and is worth a watch if you want more of a look into their come up
I wasn't there Queen wasn't playing when the tickets went on sale ...I was lucky to see them in 82 84 and twice in 86 good times
I always thought reaction videos sounded kinda pointless until I came across pne and decided to see for myself. Inlove them now, seeing someone experience something for the first time is very nostalgic and adds to something you can never experience again.
Loved the reaction...would love you to do Barcelona and also The Golden Boy by lead singer freddie mercury and montserrat 🇲🇸
Crowd control….best ever
Queen's performance is said to steal the show and there were some famous acts,.. i fact it is considered the greatest rock performance of all time. Maybe go back to their beginning" KILLER QUEEN, SEVEN SEAS OF RYE , LIAR...
We watched it on tv. It was broadcast across the world
There's another video on RUclips called "The Story of Queen at Live Aid". It gives the perspective of some of the organizers and behind the scene people, it's quite interesting.
It was a world wide concert. I saw it on tv in San Francisco.
Did you notice that the first song he sang, the audience sang with him. Over 7,400 people, “this thing called love” Freddie Mercury wrote it when he was taking a bath.
The band Queen officially formed in 1970. The Hollywood version in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody is Hollywood drama fluff that is inaccurate. Freddie did not meet Brian and Roger behind a club for the first time after their lead singer quit to pursue what he thought would be a better opportunity with another band. Freddie, Brain and Roger were already friends when the lead singer of their band called "Smile" quit. Freddie and roger were actually best friends and they owned a clothing shop together. The timing was right because Freddie had recently quit the band he was fronting for and suddenly the three of them found themselves free of any prior band commitments. They decided to form their own band and were in need of a bass player and I think it was Brian who knew John Deacon and brought him in to see how he fit. For the first two years they were primarily known in the UK and some of Europe and they even had a few songs that charted in those markets. Their break through came with "Killer Queen" in 1972 though. While "Killer Queen" was only doing okay on the UK charts, it made a big splash in the U.S. and charted at 12 in both the U.S. and Germany. The sudden success in the U.S. lit a fire under the song on the UK charts and it finally peaked at 2 in the U.K. The rest is history. With many multi-platinum albums and world records for selling out large venues. Unfortunately, Freddie Mercury passed away on November 24, 1992. He was in the studio recording for their last album only months before passing away so while they did not have another live concert since 1986, They did continue to record and release new music just about up to the time of Freddie's death. Some years after Freddie had passed on Roger and Brian got together with the lead singer "Paul Rogers" (John Deacon no longer wanted to perform) and Queen + Paul Rogers was born. The band had some success but it was limited. Paul Rogers was a capable singer and could handle most of Freddie's vocal acrobatics that the songs required but his style of music was very different than Queen's and it just wasn't a real good fit. They toured for a few years but just naturally drifted apart over time and all three of them felt it was best just to let things go and both Brian and Roger felt that that would be the final hurrah for Queen. That was until the invisible 5th member of the band Spike Edny saw Adam Lamberts audition for American Idol. He got in touch with both Brian and Roger and pointed them in American Idols direction. Queen ended up as one of the guest bands for the finals that year which Brian and Roger now admit was an excuse to check out Adam close up and see if there was any spark there. There was but they would have to wait over a year before they could approach Adam with the idea of him fronting for the band because of the commitments he had to fulfill for American Idol. When they did end up getting together the end result was for more than anyone had expected. Before COVID-19 shut down concert touring, Queen + Adam Lambert was the number 1 rock band in the world again. They were once again filling arena's that they had not been able to fill since 1986. They are trying to get back into a regular tour schedule once again so look for Queen + Adam Lambert to perform at a venue near you. While Adam is not trying to replace Freddie but is rather facilitating the performance of his music once again, Queen + Adam Lambert is as close as you can get to the original Queen and since Freddie cannot be resurrected, it is a really nice close second best to what they once were with Freddie.
you must, must check out Rock in Rio Blues, and love of my life, at rock in Rio, outstanding
Freddie was the brightest star in the universe and then went supernova for eternity
AWESOME reaction!
REQUEST:
Could you PLEASE now react to the LIVE AID ENCORE that Freddie Mercury & Brian May did later in the evening....
"IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED?"
You can find the video on the official Live Aid YT channel.
OTHER REQUEST:
"FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS" LIVE AT MILTON KEYNES BOWL, 1982
You have to watch Somebody to love live in Montreal! Truly amazing. I think you know about the live aid concert. Not a Queen crowd supposedly, (every crowd is a Queen crowd) Freddie was sick, it was tea on the piano. This was named as the best live rock concert ever. Freddie was on fire and so was the Band, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on Bass and never least Roger Taylor on drums and back up voice. Everyone of the band has had Number one hit that they wrote. Everyone one of them have higher degrees. Brian has a PhD in physics. Wow right!! This group is amazing and there will NEVER BE ANOTHER FREDDIE MERCURY may he rest in peace. A little fact people seem to forget is for several years in the beginning, Freddie would throw roses to the crowd. He would have people dethrone the roses so no one would get hurt. He loved his fans dearly and we love him back. Please keep in enjoying Queen. The band does all genre’s of music, they do it all! ❤️
Freddie Mercury/Energizer Bunny..he keeps you going..
Freddy loves opera,you should hear him sing Barcelona.....it's fantastic.
And by the way….you chilled…Sweet reaction
They were a band with Freddie Mercury since 1973 to 1991 and now they are with Adam lambert
Knew you’d ❤️ it 🤘🤩
Try the Invisible Man & The Miracle next,both are favourites of mine.
Then you really need to do Barcelona which will probably make you spontaneously combust 😆
Consider doing 'You're My Best Friend', another fave by Queen.
Your sound is "subperfect" but I love your smile. *_* hugz & kisses from Germany. ♥
1.9 billionin people watch this 150 countries worldwide.
Freddie was diagnosed with laryngitis the week before this concert. His doctor recommended that he cancel his appearance and rest his voice, but Freddie ignored the advice and went on to make history. The band was formed in 1970, the bass player, John Deacon, joined in 1971.
They still are a band.
Roger and Brian and Adam Lambert.