What A Crowd... | FIRST TIME HEARING 'QUEEN Live Aid 1985 Full Performance' | GENUINE REACTION
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- I thought today we could go with a live performance that I have been waiting to watch for so long. Queen Live Aid Performance 1985! I wasn't sure when the best time would be for me to listen to it but I think it is now! I don't know a great lot about Queen or Freddie Mercury but I think I do know a couple of their songs. Here though, we don't react to music that we have already heard... Not on this channel... Ever! Anyway, If there is more Queen or Freddie Mercury you'd like to check out, If I haven't already heard it, I will react to it for you!
Here is my reaction to hearing Queen Live Aid Performance 1985, I hope you enjoy it!
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Interviewer: Freddie, you can play a lot of instruments, what's your favourite to play?
Freddie: The audience.
@@politicalscientist8880 He said the crowd Baby, the crowd ❤️
Interviewer: Do you want to be a rock star?
Freddie: No, I want to be a legend.
Freddie hadn't been diagnosed with HIV at this stage, but his doctors had advised him not to do this concert as he had a throat infection. No way was he not going to do it though. He said after the concert that it had felt like he had glass in the back of his throat when he was singing. Definitely watch Somebody to Love at Montreal 1981- it is mesmerizing. Love your thoughtful and genuine reaction,
Omg I’ve had a really bad throat infection before and I still remember how miserable it was 😩 what a pro 🥰
I was there for Live Aid. It was an incredible day, but even at the time there was no doubt that Queen stole the show.
Me too!! Even then we knew it was a once in a lifetime thing, didn't we?. I still remember it as clear as day. I was on the field mid way down on the right. I remember it got hot and I remember the roar of thd crowd and the buckets of water chucked on us and the bouncing balloons and of course of course of course the music from Status Quo right through to Wham to watching Philadelphia on the big screen. Best Day of Music Ever! And yes 100% Queen stole the show. Freddie was mesmerising.
Mercury is considered the best rock frontman in the history of rock. He had an incredible vocal range.
Amen to that 👏
One of the, if not THE greatest live performances of all time.
I’m not a crier but every time I watch this I 😢 😅
I agree this is most likely the greatest. For me number two would be the Hyde Park ELO concert. Just unbelievable.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Have you seen the somebody to love live at montreal 1981 video ? Fantastic my fave 100%
I fucking concur!! NOBODY get the crowd to do what he did. EVER.
Freddie was a Showman through and through. Forever missed...
This is THE best 20 minutes of live music ever EVER recorded. And this coming from a guy who loves Pink Floyd and Pulse 94. Freddie is the best frontman of any band....Ever.
@@danielkinn782 Definitely the GOAT
No auto tune, pure talent. Nobody today comes close. Never will.
You ought to check out the video of the crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody before the Green Day concert. If you want to get chills, this will do it. Queens music will never die..
My eldest daughter was at that Green Day Hyde Park Concert, yes, she sang too, of course!! 👍😊🎵♥️🏴♥️🎵🙂🖖
I second this notion. I've seen the video, and at one point the wind catches the cymbal, kind of like Freddy looking down and reminding the crowd they are his favorite instrument.
@@markh.7650 Also, the way the clouds morph at the end....
What kind of instruments do you play?
Freddie Mercury: "The crowd, darling."
Queen OWNED that concert, the whole thing was great but Queen took it to a whole new level
@@RobertSimpson-b2j can anyone actually remember any other performance?
@@markkinder6275 yes the whole thing was great but Queen killed it
@@markkinder6275
Status Quo...and um...the two "policemen" Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith...(if I can count the two comedy guys?!)😊
@markkinder6275
I thought Queen and U2 were far and away the best performances.
It becomes even more impressive when you think about the fact this wasn’t a Queen concert. It was Live Aid, which brought fans of all different kinds of artists. And yet, that whole entire stadium was rocking and captivated by Queen.
I think Elton John was on after them and said that he wasn't happy because he had to perform after that.
@@OutcastSpartan his exact words as they passed behind the stage was "you Basta*ds"
@@bishopswoodcraftslol..love it
@@OutcastSpartan It was actually David Bowie that went after Queen.
@@TNgirl546 Elton John wasn't right after, but he was still after...
The whole band are singing. The Drummer is the falsetto xxxx
You can hear Roger's voice getting louder and louder towards the end of the set, trying to support Freddie as his voice is beginning to strain.
You left out that he’s awesome! I love Roger.
“Someone to Love” live in Montreal 1981. Even if you have heard the song, you haven’t heard it like this!! Incredible!!
💯👍
Totally agree! A must see.
OMG! NO COMPARISON! Only live version I've heard of any song that was lightyears better than the studio version. The whole band was on 🔥🔥🔥!
Agreed 💯
Watch "show must go on" one of the last songs they recorded. It was realised just after Freddie passed.
Can I also say, good on you for calling out those who claim to have 'never heard Queen before' and fake reaction videos. Your reactions to Radio Gaga, Hammer to Fall (the best rocking song ever about the theme of 'we're all going to die', by the way!) and 'Crazy little thing called love' were so clearly genuine.
Just wanted to say, when you watch this again, note how Dr Sir Brian May PhD plays 3 different guitars in 'Crazy little thing'!
And Roger Taylor's vocals are amazing! He doesn't get enough recognition for his role in Queen's Live Aid performance. When you watch 'Somebody to love' from Montreal 1981, you'll see Roger in all his glory!
And the way Freddie simply worships at the greatness that are Brian's solos (especially in 'Hammer to Fall') show the humility of the man. He knew Brian was one of the greats.
Finally, don't take the film version of Queen's history as the truth - it isn't. It's more a 'representation' of the group's history in film form.
Keep going down that Queen rabbit hole, especially live. You won't be disappointed. (My brother saw them at Knebworth in 1986, but I couldn't go - bitter, me? Hell yes! I would have given my right arm to have seen Queen live!). I was 18 when Live Aid happened. I feel 18 again every time I watch this footage. RIP Freddie.
Hey..I was at knebworth!
Another great Queen live performance is Somebody to love in Montreal 1981
My first concert - incredible!
@@maricepelletier2107 😍
Yes!!!
All of the Montreal concert is great!
Freddie moved you- Freddie moved the world!!!
He did
Freddie Mercury moves us still. He will never die because we keep him in ours hearts and minds forever. (I am an atheist but he makes me want to believe in the perfection of creation. His loss - and David Bowie - really made me weep when I heard the news).💔💔💔💔💔
He moved the world! It never cease to amaze me to listen to them but especially his voice. He IS a beautiful soul!
Listen, we are all still grieving the loss of Freddie. He was amazing and makes us all tear up.
Losing Freddie, was such a great loss to humanity. He will forever be missed by the world! RIP KIND MAN❤
I was 11 when he died, seeing my dad react as the news came across the radio will never leave me
It truly was, if only he lived another few years, the medications would have saved him.
Definitely
When you consider it wasn’t a Queen gig it was a concert with many bands then it makes the audience participation even more impressive.
Each band had 20 minutes to perform...Queen had it down to the second!
Queen. Somebody to love. Live in montreal 1981. Just do it bruv!
You have to give it to the whole band. Freddie had amazing band mates. All super talented and had great voices themselves! Brian May is one of a kind 😊
“About ten years ago, I knew three chords on the guitar. Now, in 1982, I know three chords on the guitar.” ~ Freddie
Live aid was to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia. I was 31 when I watched this concert never forgotten.
It raised over £50 million. A lot in those days.
I was 23. And I was there!
Freddie was and always will be the greatest Frontman of all time!
You have a unique ability to just let these songs in.
Having such an open and curious mind combined with the ability to think critically about what you're seeing and hearing is quite a gift!
For me, it's what makes your channel so compelling.
Two more great Queen live performances:
Somebody to Love
and
Save Me
both live from Montreal 1981
And a third, since you enjoy massive audience participation
Love Of My Life [Rock In Rio '85]
☝️ this is a good recommendation
Love of My Life shows that Freddie does not always have to be his big. bombastic self. He just sits down and lets his voice carry one of the most beautiful songs he wrote, and Brian May's accompaniment brings me to tears every damn time. From one side of the spectrum to the other, pure brilliance....just another part of Queen's mastery.
Save Me is heartbreaking..
This is how queen was in all their concerts.
Brian May is extremely rarely mentioned when speaking about the greatest rock guitarists ever. He’s AMAZING. A virtuoso by definition. It’s insane. Check out more!
His guitar tone is only matched by Santana and David Gilmour
Pinkkonk, do check out the Brian May interview on Rick Beato's channel. Really excellent.
I personally much prefer Gilmour as a guitarist. But you’re right, by definition, Sir Brian is a virtuoso
@@lisafayepranger8561Rick Beato’s channel is a treasure. His interview with Robert DeLeo is also fantastic
Yes!
The guitarist (Dr Brian May) built that guitar with his dad using wood from an old fireplace.
Hes now a world renowned astrophysicist
Sir Brian May !!
SAW all The great ThrashDeathSpeed Metal Bands and Had The Chance too See Queen between 78-86 a few Times.QuadroSound in Hamburg '80 they Killing it
Yeah, and instead of a guitar pick he used and old sixpence, think he does to that day.
@@stephanx2384 he did... Now, I believe he has fake sixpences made with his face on cos the real ones are getting scarce.
When he rocked out on Buckingham Palace !!! What a buzz Career High or What xxxx Peace xx
Watch how Freddie "plays the crowd", they're eating out the palm of his hand! Fantastic performance.
Freddie (and Queen) were used to playing HUGE venues. They had just come off a world tour where they played in front of 115,000 people in South America. He knew he had to make huge, exaggerated gestures so everyone could see him.
To answer your question. Freddie may have had in inkling that he wasn't well at this point but he didn't find out that he was HIV positive until 1987 (despite what the movie says, don't even get me started on that!). Also, Queen have always been a 4 piece band, it wasn't just Freddie then a band. They never officially split up but between 1982 and 1984 they had a little break and Freddie did indeed release a solo album, so did Roger. And again, despite what the movie says, Queen never "reformed" just for this gig. They had an album out the previous year, The Works, that had a full tour.
Yes, I've heard quite a few times that the movie isn't always sticking to the facts, so I decided to NOT watch it 😏
I didn’t like the movie very much. It wasn’t very accurate
@@mightyV444Movies are dramatisations, they don’t have to stick to fact per se. Or rather, they don’t have to stick to the correct timeline. Which was the case with Bohemian Rhapsody; it stuck for the most part, to fact, but re-jigged the timeline of events to fit the story they were telling.
Only documentaries “have” to stick to fact. It’s just a shame that a lot of folks don’t often make the distinction between the two mediums
@@mariannetuite7411 - Yeah, I definitely prefer actual documentaries. Movies like that one come across to me like the real story wasn't exciting enough to the producers and they felt the need to change it. It's fine with me if other people are okay with that, but I prefer authenticity myself 🙂
@@mightyV444oh, I 100% agree with you
Really great reaction! Live Aid was a global fundraiser to help fight famine in Ethiopia. 16 hours of music broadcast from Wembley and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia in 20 minute sets, you just watched the best 20 minutes of all the performances. 39 years later I still get goosebumps. There's a short song performed by Freddie and Brian on the acoustic guitar later that evening called Is this the World We Created. 👑
Freddie was a performer. He lived for the audience. What a showman. There will never be another like him.
When he has the microphone, he always seems like something magical between a ringmaster and a conductor, but an archetype, the original, timeless.
Dude, Freddie is regarded as the absolute #1 vocalist as judged by many
And the greatest frontman by miles. Absolutely magical being
The greatest set in rock history no one can match this.
R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU
I was 15 when Live Aid was planned and I was determined to watch in all non stop and that's what I did 😂 Freddie had a throat infection and he performed against doctors orders saying 1.8 billion people around the world will be watching and Queen will be there darling. Freddie had 70,000 people and all the world in the palm of his hands especially during Hammer to Fall when he played the audience at home. He was the only artist to acknowledge the camera.. I was already a huge Queen fan and I watched they're performance with my Dad and him and many others became Queen fan Freddie at 70% is better than most at 100% . Great reaction as usual my friend and Peace out ✌️ ☮️
Fellow 15 year old here, same day, satellite Broadcast , into my little farmhouse in Oklahoma, watched all damn day, and night. Thanks Mom and Dad. ❤😂
I too was 15 then 😀 And my currently still 15-year-old Son will turn 16 on the 13th of July, Live Aid's 39th anniversary 😊
First live aid I watched on TV was 92, or 93
I watches on MTV and recorded it on vhs
@@christianwilliamson9752 my friend , to only know now what we had, ,and this generation will never know, ✌️🔥🤣
Hands down the best performance ever!!! Queen and Freddie gave it everything they had that day, in 20+ mins😂 Freddie is still the goat
On a side note, Lady Gaga loved Freddie Mercury so much, she named herself after the song Radio "Gaga"
Good job she didn't pick 'Fat Bottomed Girls'. I saw Live Aid when it was broadcast... amazing experience.
At least that what she says
@@alfredvela369 Why would she lie about something like that? She's said that Freddie and David Bowie were big influences in her life.
As I recall, this is when Queen’s popularity had dropped off a little bit. 2 minutes into this set Freddie had the crowd in the palm of his hand. Such a great front man and powerful voice.
And Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor are brilliant musicians. Don’t forget to give them some love.
So many great songs to choose from. Stone Cold Crazy, Death on Two Legs, Play the Game and Who Wants to Live Forever are some of my personal favorites.
If you talk to the band they will say it was all Freddie but we all know that it takes four men to make this magic.
They couldn't hear anything on stage, they were such professionals that all they needed was a look , a turn of the head, and they knew what to do.
Freddie NEVER took 2 mins to have an audience in his hands he didn't need that amount of time it was done in seconds. RIP Freddie, a true legend❤❤❤
Just bumped on this one.... the best 20 mins in rock music history. If you ain't listening to Queen then you are not listening to real music RIP beautiful "soul painted as the wing of a butterfly". Love forever!
He was the greatest showman ever. Saw Queen in Wembley 1986.......❤
Check out their song Stone Cold Crazy. Then check out Metallica’s cover of it.
Freddie was the ultimate showman
Mesmerising - you just had to watch him.
I agree. The GOAT of frontmen! ❤
No, you get it. This is a once in a lifetime performance from a once in a lifetime performer (and band). Fairly well acknowledged as the set of the entire Live Aid and arguably the best videotaped live rock performance in history.
These are the days of our lives!!!!!! That will give you watery eyes bro
Hard to watch, but lovely.
Very beautiful song..poignant..bless you Freddie, still loved
Brilliant song . Guaranteed tears listening to it . Seeing how ill Freddie was heartbreaking. ❤
Don't watch yet. Get to know the rest of the catalog first, better appreciation for it later. It is a tough watch though.
That and only the good die young
Greatest frontman ever!
You should check out "somebody to love" live in Montreal!
It wasn’t only Queen who realized they had been sensational. Paul Gambaccini, who was part of the BBC broadcasting team at Live Aid, recalled the awe among other superstar musicians watching backstage. “Everybody realized that Queen was stealing the show,” said Gambaccini. These were the very words Elton John uttered when he rushed into Mercury’s trailer after the set. “You bastards, you stole the show,” joked the charismatic star.
“Queen smoked ’em. They just took everybody. They walked away being the greatest band you’d ever seen in your life, and it was unbelievable,” said Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. “And that’s what made the band so great; that’s why they should be recognized as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, because they could connect with an audience.”
“It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world”
Their impact was summed up by Geldof. “Queen were absolutely the best band of the day,” the Live Aid organizer said. “They played the best, had the best sound, used their time to the full. They understood the idea exactly, that it was a global jukebox. They just went and smashed one hit after another. It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world.”
If you want to know more about Live Aid, watch the Africa Lives BBC 2 part documentary on you tube. 1st part looks at why the concert was put together and the 2nd part is the concert itself. Very, very interesting watch.
I was 10 at the time of Live Aid and it’s still the best day of music I can recall. It was a one of a kind and will never be repeated.
Queen were the outstanding! Always were. Really glad you got round to this vid.
Yes, the impact of this at the time was far greater than most people today can imagine. So many live concerts going on in so many countries & being broadcast globally. If I guessed 3/4 of the population of humanity on the planet was watching. I might be exaggerating. But if I'm off, it wouldn't be by much. & It's just as likely that I'm under counting as it is that I'm over counting. Truly, this was a global event. & Very important to music & history.
I saw Queen live in Hyde Park at your age 24. I lived in a flat share in Ennismore Gardens and my local pub was the George IVth in Montpelier Square. I was going there one evening after work when a black cab drew up outside John Reid's house (manager of Queen and Elton John at the time) and out leapt Freddie Mercury!
Get your reactions to Queen out while you can. I'm sure you heard they sold their catalogue to Sony for $1.1 - $1.2 billion!!
Somebody To Love in Montreal, 1981 is a MUST if you haven't seen it yet.
FREDDIE MERCURY is the GREATEST Live performer of all time!!
Brian May is one of the top Guitarist of all time also!!!
1981 Montreal live performance Someone To Love will blow you away!! No autotune, no earplugs. Just pure talent
My top suggestions would be: Ogre battle, the march of the black queen, death on two legs, stone cold crazy, princes of the universe, was it all worth it, innuendo, the show must go on, mother love.
Don’t question why a piece of music makes you emotional, ride it.
Music is meant to be evocative, to make us feel. It’s a blessing to find something that does that. That we connect to that deeply
I cry at some point during every live performance I’ve ever seen
Spot on! 👍
I’m probably going to butcher this but an interviewer once asked Freddie “what is your favorite instrument to play?” And he replied:
“The crowd, baby”. Classic.
One of the BEST if not THE BEST live performances ever ❤️❤️
It’ll never get old, it spans decades and generations and you’d be hard pressed to find a single person who wouldn’t enjoy it.
Magic!
You have to listen to more live performances of Queen. They're the best!!!!
Hi MollyBoy yet another great reaction vid, thanks mate. Oh man, what can I say, except this brings back so many incredible memories of what turned out to be one of the best days of my life. I was there in Wembley stadium 6 rows back from the stage, standing next to the girl in the black top on the guys shoulders. When I look at my 32 year old self rockin out with the rest of the crowd, I get goosebumps all over. I've witnessed many great live performances from top bands over the years, but this one by Queen has to be the best ever. Thank you so much for this reaction, now I'm going to sit and watch it all over again.
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RIP Freddie! The world was blessed to have him here!
Watched this Live as it happened, yes I am that old. Queen just wandered on and stole the show with an astounding performance.
So emotional to watch now, but still love this performance!! In Radio Gaga, I always lose it because I like to believe this was one of Freddie's finest hours❤
Go watch their Wembley 86 entire concert. You will love it if you love live aid. Thank you for the reaction video.😊
Everyone knows at least one Queen song little brother, thats a measure of their cultural impact.
Good review.
I am beyond blessed to have seen Queen live
Crowd participation is a spiritual experience. I've cried many times at gigs during mass singalongs and I've gone to see bands at festivals for the only reason that I knew there would be mass singalongs, even though I wasn't really a fan. The feeling of unity with thousands of people through music is indescribable :)
You’re actually doing the FULL SHOW!! 🎉 More power to you. Feel like you are really there.
Too bad the video cut off the last song performed by Brian and Freddie later that night.
Freddie had a really bad sore throat when he gave this amazing performance before the entire worlds.
The smile on your face says it all !! Freddie was so talented no one like him 😢 🤧
The greatest 20 minutes of live music you'll ever hear. Nobody could command a crowd like Freddie. He is unmatched and will never be bettered. The greatest performance of all time from the greatest band of all time
Queen Somebody To Love Live in Canada
Freddie owned that crowd that day. It was magnificent!
‘’Radio Gaga” will forever be the MOST incredible live performance ever! They had the huge audience totally wrapped around their fingers, incredible❤️🤓
You know ... Lady GAGA ?
@@jamesbondbond8388yep! She took her name from this song.
Not only Radio Gaga but everything Queen does esp.wen Freddie does live n plays an audience...Once Freddie was interviewed
Interviewer: What is your favourite instrument to play???
Freddie: An Audience 😮😮😮
Queen and Freddie Mercury are one of a kind . RIP FREDDIE ❤️❤️❤️
Anticipating you sharing in the joy of this performance. Hell, of any of his performances.
Queen live from Wembley 🎼🎸🎤 In the lap of the gods, One vison, It’s a kind of magic…. 🤘🏻
The greatest single live performance ever
Its amazing an almost 40 year old performance songs, stage presence etc still captures people...Freddy was the ultimate performer, and a voice for the ages.
Nobody did it like Freddie! The most Unique Frontman in Rock history!! I love ❤️ Queen!! My regret was not going to see them! RIP Freddie 🙏 may you be pain free & rest. ❤❤️〽️
I was conceived at a Queen concert. A fact my father was oddly proud of 😅
@@mariannetuite7411That's beautiful 😍 ❤
Conceived to Freddie, named after Mick Jagger’s girlfriend.. my fate was sealed 🤘🏻
Not my favorite Singer but I agree, he was/is the GOAT 🫶🏻
@@mariannetuite7411😂😅
Freddie hadn't even been diagnosed as HIV+ yet at this time. That he knew he was sick is what was said in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie but that was done for the sake of keeping the movie going and creating empathy for the audience. The movie is cramming 20 years into 2 hours so the time line really suffered in the movie. It was not a documentary so things like timeline really weren't all that important. Great concert, Freddie had the audience eating out of his hand from the very start. Live Aid was aid for famine in Ethiopia. Queen never split off until Freddie died. They did take a little time off because they were burnt out from constantly touring and producing albums year after year with no time off. The band had actually done some touring earlier in this same year so they were not broken up. Queen songs you probably haven't heard that are great I would suggest March Of The Black Queen (studio version), White Queen, live at Odeon, Hammersmith 1975, You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park, Somebody To Love live at Montreal 1981 and Innuendo (studio version) for starters. There is so much great Queen music. There are over 200 songs in the Queen catalog and then there are all the live performances so buckle up! Thank you for your reaction.
HIV wasn’t well-known at the time of Live Aid - my oldest brother died of it around 18 months after this, and it was only at that time that the UK government was doing a public information campaign about this, the “iceberg” tv ad, the “AIDS - Don’t Die of Ignorance” leaflet delivered to every house in the country, etc.
March of the Black Queen is my favourite Queen song ❤ and it's kind of a precursor to Bohemian Rhapsody. A few others to check out, Prophet's Song, Death on Two Legs (about their first manager) and I'm In Love With My Car (mainly because it lets you see Roger Taylor in a different light 😛)
There is a mini documentary about this Queen performance and all the behind the scenes. Worth checking out
There's a powerful Green Day video of the crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody.
Freddie was not diagnosed with AIDS until April l987. He performed with this level of energy at all his concerts. I am excited for you to go down the Queen rabbithole. I've been watching your reactions for a while and am a fan. Suggestions: "Love of My Life at Rio", 1985 if you want to see 150,000 people singing a Queen song. Concerts: (so many available) Rock Montreal 1981, Milton Keynes, 1982, Wembley 1986. For early Queen: The Rainbow, 1974, The Odeon Hammersmith, 1975. Songs: Ogre Battle, White Queen, Liar, Father to Son, Son and Daughter.
Although he wasn’t diagnosed yet the throat infection was probably related. HIV/AIDS has a 10 yr incubation period
@@pbell44Not the point
Tickets for the entire day were £25 ! Press paid £100. Audience were 72,000. Tickets were sold out before Queen were put on the playlist. Makes audience participation even more mind blowing
Gives me so much joy when you rewind the crowd with Ehh yoooo. I still do that.
No one will have Freddie's stage presence ever again. Makes me cry.
Supposedly the artists waiting backstage( who will remain nameless 😂) waiting for their turn to perform ,upon listening to how amazing Queen sounded + listening to the crowd's amazing reaction to their performance, didn't want to appear directly after them bcos they knew they couldn't possibly get the same reaction or participation from the crowd or match Freddie's performance!!
They said it sounded like an actual Queen concert !! Which is exactly what everyone said at the time + after live aid finished , I was there ,14yrs old + the crowd went abs bonkers when they arrived on stage + no-one on that day came close to them, U2's performance was gr8 but also couldn't touch Queen.
Put it this way, Queen's performance at live aid is the only performance that people still watch 35yrs later + watch in their millions .
A true musical genius + absolutely 1 of the best EVER !!!!😪💔
Well Said❤Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
Elton John was next.
Freddie had been sick prior to the show, but went ahead anyway. Queen filled every minute given them with great music.
Freddie didn't pass away until years later, in November 1991. The same day as Kiss drummer Eric Carr, who had been dealing with a rare cancer of the heart.
I am friends with Eric's sister still.
It makes me so happy to watch you enjoy and get emotional watching this incredible band.😊
He was unwell here, but (only) with laryngitis and performed against doctor's recommendations. Other than that he was still basically healthy here, and it shows! It's a common misconception (fed by the movie) that Freddie knew he was HIV+ here. In fact, the timelines were shifted in the film for dramatic effect.
Freddie was not diagnosed HIV+ (leading to his terminal AIDS) until 1987, two years after live aid. Although at this point here in '85 he likely feared or suspected that there was a good chance he had contracted the virus. You can really see the difference in his videos from 1989 onwards.
The second song Radio Gaga is where Lady Gaga took ger name so the story goes.
So pleased you have now seen this performance, everyone deserves to see it at least once. I was 6 when this happened and remember seeing it and although I knew the event was something important at the time i didn't realise just how special it would become for the legacy of Freddie. RIP
I was there on the day and Queen stole the show, considering who else shared the stage that day nobody came close. An epic performance and masterclass in showmanship. Freddie will never be beaten.
Question, I've always wondered this, were you able to watch the performances from the Philly concert between sets in Wimbley? That's how I thought it was worked but was never 100% sure. I heard that the people in Philly watched Queen (and reacted to it like the people in England did), but haven't heard if they watched all the sets from Wembley.
i know hindsight is 20:20, but they should have given queen an hour, screw the rest of the bands.
When i first started to listen to rock i started with queen. Amazing band. Rip freddie❤❤🎸
You don't have to react to it on here. But to get the full story of band aid/live aid the BBC made an excellent documentary. Thing it's on RUclips
Freddie wasn't diagnosed at this point, they went on their last tour the following year, and Freddie understood that he couldn't continue with album-tour-album-tour because he felt weaker, subsequently in the following year 1987 he was diagnosed with Hiv. And Freddie had his solo career before and after this performance, but Queen never split, although their relationship was strained mostly because of Freddie's personal assistant, whom he fired around this point in 85. Three more albums with Freddie, in 86, 89 and 91. He also recorded his last solo album in 87. He was in the studio until june of 91 recording everything he could despite being really ill. His last vocals are on the song mother love, which was on the album made in heaven, released in 95. Freddie died on November 24 1991 at the age of 45. We miss him every day.
Music that speaks to you will always make you emotional. That’s why we love it
My opinion: Freddie Mercury and Steve Perry are tied for the greatest male vocalists of all time!!
This performance by Queen is probably the greatest since Elvis. You want upbeat music, check out the first Van Halen albums. None better.
The man could barely walk at the time, and hit that stage and pulled every ounce energy from every cell in his body ,because this gathering meant that much to him. Fucking incredible 🤘