Shame people didn't give him enough credit. He's amazing. This performance was amazing. Ant music, LOVE IT.

@1964pufi

Жыл бұрын

Adam was an overrated third rate musician!

@kingontv5738

5 ай бұрын

Shouldn’t have used it as a platform to promote a new single. It’s where he went wrong

@stevewelburn8565

2 ай бұрын

Adam gave it all !!

I know he's said that he wasn't happy with this, but I really love his energy and showmanship in this performance. He leaves it all on the table, every time.

@jaxager

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. My wife went to see him in NYC last year and said he was friggin' phenomenal. I wish I had gone.

@michaellavery4899

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't the expression 'leaves nothing on the table' ?

@opietwoep1247

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaxager saw him 5 x greatest pop star imho

@aprilgosa5779

3 жыл бұрын

emc great artists are not usually happy with alot of their work they are perfectionists

@drea4195

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaellavery4899 I would have said "leaves it all on the matt".

Here in 2024, just watched him perform in concert and the dude is awesome. Just watched another video about the criticism Adam Ant took for this shirt performance and it is just petty. He was early in the show and he brought energy with his one song. Bravo Adam Ant. Critics are stupid.

@LeeePowers

3 ай бұрын

Austin or close abouts? I stagehanded his San Antonio show on the 17th. Place was packed,sold out I believe.

Honestly, I love the energy in this. It just makes me so happy and into it

Well Adam ant you were not over the hill at all, that was a wonderful performance and 1986 my son was born and I named him after you, even he is really proud of that

@vonnyr1867

3 жыл бұрын

I also named my only son Adam he's, 29 now. Huge fan of Adam ant back in my teens

Marco's guitar tone is brilliant, Adam ant on fire ,brilliant!

I've read numerous articles about this performance but he gave it his all, pumped a new single and some of the crowd seem to be into it so he did the best he could.

I love Adam Ant, and I know he's a great performer, but you really can feel how stressed he must have been, and how much pressure he was under , in this video. He looks and sounds - as Clive Barker said, once - "like a man running up a down escalator so as to stay at the top." I still love this video though - something raw and real about it.

@Looking1231

4 жыл бұрын

Sad to say I heard that literally EVERY single group/artist EXCEPT for Adam Ant had a major surge of record sales right after Live Aid and they couldn't figure out what Adam was literally the only one who really did not sell that many extra after it

@TheAdamandtheants

4 жыл бұрын

@@Looking1231 I spoke to Marco about this CBS didnt like this single and album and therefore cocked up all the promotion, he shoudk have been allowed to sing Stand and Deliver and Kings of the Wild Frontier

@Looking1231

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAdamandtheants I read that Adams manager managed another big name who I can't remember at the moment who played and Geldof didn't want Adam to even play but the manager said you want (the other band)? Then Adam will play. If Adam doesn't play they don't play so Bob said fine, he gets one song, take it or leave it. Adam has said he thinks it was a mistake and a waste of time to do it as he looked back at it.

@markbrooks4471

3 жыл бұрын

@@Looking1231 Woah, I didn't know that. Pretty harsh to have to blackmail Geldoff to put the Ants on. Adam should have been in the list of potentials from the start. He'd had a string of hits leading up to his solo years and he was obviously still firing going by this video. He 's putting everything into filling up that huge stage. Adam had refused Geldoff's request to "Play the Hit" and played his new single instead. I loved it, a totally committed performance - Viva Le Rock was one of the more memorable tunes played that day. On ya Adam. On ya Marco!

@nickyonstilts128

Жыл бұрын

@@Looking1231 I think it was Sting's manager.

This was an outstanding performance. I remember it above most of the others apart from The Cars.

Seen many concerts of AA now, last year 2022 in the Roundhouse was my best ever ! Still rocking ! Love the man and his current "ants".

He was my first teen idol. Now that I got to know about his bipolar, I think I must have felt something subconscious about him through which his persona communicated to me. I cherish my bipolar since it makes me the artistic type like Adam. Nothing but respect for him.

One of the best lookers in music! Yes I had a poster of him on my wall! Love you Adam Ant! ♥️

Happy 67th Birthday Adam Ant🤘💖🎉🎁🎂🎈.

He hate it that day but he gave the Ant Rock as a professional , Adam still a New Wave Icon! Vive Le Rock 2019!!

@opietwoep1247

3 жыл бұрын

Make that vive le rock 2021!!

@taffycat93

3 жыл бұрын

I've been going to his concerts (pre covid19) and he is OUTSTANDING! 🐜 ❤️

@victoria7t

Жыл бұрын

He hated it that day because of a lot of stress between he and Geldof and his manager.

This is a great performance. I don't understand why people say it isn't. Adam gives it 100%. As for all that nonsense about him playing his latest single, he wasn't the only one that did. He should have been able to do a couple more songs like most other artists did. I think there was a big element of Geldof getting his own back on his contemporaries. Without the Pistols and the Clash he wouldn't have had a career anyway. If Strummer had been there doing London Calling and Armagideon Time it would have been a damn sight more poignant than Geldof doing I don't like Mondays

@juveale29

4 жыл бұрын

Alberto I don’t think Geldof invited him or the Clash

@stourleykracklite7663

3 жыл бұрын

Any is frequently out of breath from his gymnastics, which are impressive.

@philjones45

3 жыл бұрын

And people forget that Queen's career was on the skids at that point too. U2 and Queen did very well out of Live Aid.

@taffycat93

3 жыл бұрын

It's Adam himself who complained about his performance back then. His set was cut to one song so that U2's demands to be on stage longer would be met. Adam thinks his choice of Vive Le Rock was ultimately a bad one. Me? I think it's great!!

@greva2904

3 жыл бұрын

@@taffycat93 Nah, it was a disastrous choice - no one in the audience knew the song. He should have played one of his previous hits, not a new song that no one knew, especially as his career had effectively disappeared off the face of the earth by this point.

What a shame he didn't get more time! I agree it was a bad choice of songs since nobody knew it. Despite all that, what a GREAT performance. He is amazing in concert, he sounds great, looks great...the whole package. He got screwed with just the one song!

They had scheduled two songs but he only let him do one. Bob Geldof considered Adam Ant over the hill. Boy he could do some serious stage moves.

@marianobody7049

5 жыл бұрын

Adam only sang one song? I thought they all had 20 mins on stage

@tessfenmore6180

5 жыл бұрын

I read Geldof’s biography and if I recall correctly, Geldof referred to Adam being “passé.”

@davidconnelly1793

5 жыл бұрын

Greatest pun in the history of KZread and nobody even noticed.

@robbyled

4 жыл бұрын

Geldof was right as would eventually be confirmed by history

@termsofusepolice

4 жыл бұрын

@@tessfenmore6180 As opposed to Geldof. Who was passe from day one.

Gosh 18 filled with hope and promise watching this. Loved it! 70's and 80's ruled!💋 35 years later living in California but wondering what happened to the world 2020/2021🤯!

It's nice when artists say thank you to the crowd.

Everyone else is watching SuperBowl Liii and I'm watching Adam Ant videos. 2:44 - 2:48 gets me every time!

The only one who jumped around the stage more than Freddie Mercury

@erickeese7367

4 жыл бұрын

He is rocking the docs aloso

@BeefheartLynch

4 жыл бұрын

Ozzy was hopping that day too.

@geraldobrien7323

3 жыл бұрын

Bono?

@taffycat93

3 жыл бұрын

That's so funny you said that. I came to watch just two performances from Live Aid just now. Queen and Adam Ant! 🐜 ❤️

@michaelg2478

3 жыл бұрын

Paul Young was moving about a lot too, he was sliding onstage, pulling off great moves, gave a great performance.

He can dance his ass off!! Love the jacket.

I have seen lots of Adam ant gig's they are brilliant

I love Adam Ant! His Vive Le Rock performance was wonderful and I recently attended his concert in Los Angeles for his 2024 tour. He is awesome!!!!! Ant music forever!!!!! ♥

It was a fucking great performance no matter what anybody said. If he’d had a bit more time to do a couple of hits too he would have had the crowd in the palm of his hand

@michaelg2478

3 жыл бұрын

The crowd seemed to really enjoy it too, based on the response at the end of the song. If he got to play a few of his hits he would have had the crowd, just like Queen and U2 did, without a doubt.

@wolfenstein6676

2 жыл бұрын

Adam was absolutely top class here and so was Marco. They should have been given more time, the crowd were loving them.

@micksmusicchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Should have had more time

@Sean-me4fv

2 жыл бұрын

The Boomtown Rats played for longer than their allotted time, so he had only enough time to do one song.

@JohnSmith-rw2yn

Жыл бұрын

@@Sean-me4fv and the boomtown rats were pants and if it wasn't for live aid wouldn't have stood the test of time.

True showman !

Loved Adam Ant since his Prince Charming and Stand And Deliver hits.

Omg never seen this before ❤ Adam looks amazing

1:12 That shot of him in the air is so badass, he could give Freddie Mercury a run for his money!

@sdavis5001

Жыл бұрын

Nobody gives Freddie a run for anything lol. Freddie didn’t do high jumps all over the place. He “strutted”, and used his moves he’d done in his school years, that became forever famous. He was straight up the most entertaining, putting aside the most musically talented. His name is always brought up, whether ppl love, like, dislike him or other….that pretty much says it all 😉

@rahulkanai

10 ай бұрын

@@sdavis5001 stop sucking dil

@thegoldenpanther6986

7 ай бұрын

Freddie was far more elequent and charismatic.

I had forgotten how sexy and talented he was. That performance was fantastic.

My Dad is a die hard 50s 60s jazz fan. Can’t stand ‘pop’ music. Count Basie, Ellington as well and all that is “proper music” He thought this performance was great 🙌🏻😃

Huge Adam And The Ants fan. What a live performance too.

I'll always have a soft spot for Adam

Nothing like some ant music.

This was a Great performance from Adam Ant.

Adam was the best only reason I loved it just bought the single it's amazing song adam looks so cool this is a showman

Underrated talent!

One song? what the? Very sad should of had at least 3 for this.

@9496TULL

5 жыл бұрын

Drackkor I agree. Wished he had done more there.

@6668528

5 жыл бұрын

Should HAVE had. What does "should of" even mean?????

@bluewhitepleiades

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Geldof asked Adam to do Live-Aid & help promote the concert, not expecting it to sell out. When it did sell out, Geldof cut Adam Ant's set short to one song. Later in his autobiography, Geldof called Adam Ant an over-the-hill has been, and said that he was doing Adam Ant a favor by letting him perform a song at the concert.

@NaughtyVampireGod

5 жыл бұрын

@@bluewhitepleiades Geldof is a wanker

@Dubliner812

4 жыл бұрын

Adam has since said he would have needed 2 drummers to do any of the Ants big hits.

OMG 🤯 seeing Adam Ant perform in Live Aide was just absolutely positively wonderful to behold, I wonder what he's been up to #30+ year's later 🤪😂😁😝😜🎧🎤🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️💃🕺💃🕺💃🪘

They only gave him one song, so he played his latest single. Other than Freddie Mercury, I don't think that any other singer that day absolutely poured every single atom of their being into their performance like Adam did. He left nothing on the table.

Look adam your on top of the world legend

That's what greatness is all about 🎸🎸

Amazing performance. Love it

@robinevans3440

5 жыл бұрын

Put some serious energy into 3 minutes

@9496TULL

5 жыл бұрын

Robin Evans yes. He always put a lot of energy into all his shows and videos in the 80’s. Great time for music

Wow what a performance!

Brilliant bloke!

Adam Ant "Stuart Goddard" did great I was crazy about Adam and the ants when I was in my early teens 👍🏻

I knew who he was at this time! I was twenty-three years old, married to a Marine (USMC), had two small boys, aged 2 and 1 years old. I was a very busy, stay at home Mother. I saw Adam Ant on MTV in one of his music videos. Instantly, I stopped what I was doing. (I think I was chasing one of my boys, lol). I stared at the t.v. I heard the music. The beat was so new, fresh and different, and it got my attention. I just absorbed this young, sexy, charismatic man dancing and singing in his military jacket, tall Black boots, and his face in make up. He took my breath away. I thought, "Who is this man?" He was absolutely gorgeous! He was so vivacious and talented! He had a strong stage presence and oozed sex appeal! He looked like he was having so much fun too! Whomever thought he was over the hill at this very important concert didn't know shit! He's still singing and looking great for his age. I plan on seeing him soon. My life has changed. My kids are now grown, and I am divorced. My sons still listen to Adam Ant.Thank you, Adam Ant/Stuart Goddard for your music, time and talent. You made my days easier and entertained me as I waited for my husband to come home to us on the weekends, when he could. He was stationed in San Diego, an hour and 1/2 away from home. Even now, when I hear Adam Ant, it takes me back in time and I smile. I still love Adam Ant! ❤

@TANTRUMGASM

3 ай бұрын

ol, never a very good vocalist 2:35 sounds like any karaoke bar... Adam Ant could have been Billy Idol but his voice was weak

Big Adam ant fan, great performance. Nothing magical, just really cool.

Damn he was good looking, energetic and I love his music still!!

When the music starts it's like he finds this overdrive gear, drops the clutch and off he goes.

He was gorgeous had a massive crush had the white shirt the belt and an Adam Ant make up kit 🤣

Him and Marco. Brilliant.

At least he gave his time and energy for the cause.

Outstanding performance, this guy should have gone further in his musical career....

@jaxager

5 жыл бұрын

He had a serious mental breakdown. He was hospitalized.

@jok8996

4 жыл бұрын

He's still going, just not on the same level😊

@NBM3

2 жыл бұрын

He's still going !

Marco is such a great guitarist

@Kelly14UK

2 жыл бұрын

Link Wray fan

His voice was great here

I got my cardio in just watching.

FaNTASTIC ADAM ANT.😎

Fabulous!!

This is Adam Ant! Saw him in Vegas in 2018. Place was sold out, and he put on an H of a show!

Marco les Paul Jr sounds amazing great guitarist

Such good moves xxx

Pure energy

Adam ant forever

Many other acts were good as well amazing day at that time I'd only just heard of u2

After that he was forgotten by the entire world.

I love that performance. He is so hot, and such a great music artist

Made my day huge fan ❣

Ok. I started from the beginning and although i already know u2, bowie and queen were the highlights, this was really good! The best so far!

Hell I had his t shirt .Loved how he danced

Awesome performance ....

The Most Underrated Performance of the 20th Century!

Wonderful!

ADAM ANT! Is So SHY&CUTE! WHEN HE SMILES AT THEM! 😃!ViveLeRock! DogEatDog! MOHOK!ARE! So 🎶 🎵 🙌 ❤ 🙏 👌 FUNKY! LET "SROCKNROLL!

@jeanbaumgartner4052

2 жыл бұрын

MOHAWK IS SO AWESOME 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖 😎! Thanks For Sharing! S.E..X.!At!The!End!Of The!Song!Nice Touch! ADAM ANT 🐜 !

This was fkg amazing when you were there

LOOOVED Adam Ant & still do❣️

Well, pity that we couldn`t see and hear ''Prince Charming'', live Aid `85 version ! Regards to all !

@desperatemohammedantheworl5833

4 жыл бұрын

He was mad playing this.

Wow- I was a huge Adam Ant fan and this is the first time I've seen this outstanding performance! Up to that point I had all of his albums and bought this single with Apollo 9, but then everything seemed to fade away in '85. It sounds like he lost support from his management & industry as he transitioned from the top of pop to adult contemporary so fast. Crazy story.

@micksmusicchannel

2 жыл бұрын

He did some great stuff later

@jimbailey5681

2 жыл бұрын

Manners and Physique is a really good album

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT ADAM ANT HIS MUSIC THE COVERS OF HIS RECORDS HE IS A GREAT ARTIST AND TO THINK THAT WITH ADAM AND THE ANTS HE HAS MADE EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC OF A HIGH LEVEL AND MANY TIMES HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BY THE MUSIC PRESS VERY UNFAIRLY ADAM IS A GREAT ARTIST AND HE KNOWS ALSO DANCING VERY WELL JUST LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL COVER OF THE PRINCE CHARMING ALBUM WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC AND THE GREAT ANT MUSIC ADAM IS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY

@tonyb2513

3 ай бұрын

@@TANTRUMGASM meanwhile kings of the wild frontier remained at number 1 in england for 10 consecutive weeks and in 1981 in the list of the top 10 best-selling albums in england, first kings of the wild frontier was at number 1 , prince charming number 9 two albums in the same year among the top ten best-selling albums with over three hundred thousand pairs of each of both king and prince charming sold with 10 singles in the top ten in England, 3 of which number 1 THE SINGLE STAND AND DELIVER SOLD OVER ONE MILLION PAIRS SO IT A VERY IMPORTANT THING SURE THERE ARE ARTISTS WHO HAVE SOLD MUCH MORE THAN ADAM AND MUCH MORE POPULAR BUT THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN RESULTS FOR ADAM ANT SELLING OVER THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PAIRS OF AN ALBUM IS A GREAT RESULT I REPEAT THERE ARE ARTISTS WHO HAVE SOLD MUCH MORE THAN ADAM ANT WITHOUT ANY DOUBT BUT ADAM ANT HE ALSO HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE AND IS A GREAT, VERY GOOD ARTIST AT LEAST FOR ME

So handsome and fit

Adam is a amazing this is a pure gem

If only he had played one of his classics! He might have revived his career!! He forgot that this was a world audience... Not his Audience! Queen played their classics and everyone remembered how great they were... if only he had done dog eat dog or kings of the wild frontier! Shame he only got 1 song too! 1 chance!

@sgtpeppers27

4 жыл бұрын

Or Goody Two Shoes🥰

@oliverwarlock241

4 жыл бұрын

Or ant music

@aprilgosa5779

3 жыл бұрын

Hazel Walsh Queen were still big they got bigger

@gymdave199

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. He should of performed one of his massive hits.

@sgraham1hotmailcom

3 жыл бұрын

If you're only going to play ONE song, are you sure it moves your career forward to play your old catalogue as against your latest release?

Those leather jackets with tons of tassels were huge in Camden Market in 1985. Even I had one. Uncomfortable bloody thing it was.

@ferolcat2009

3 жыл бұрын

Looks cool though..

35 years anniversary Live Aid!!🤪🤪🎸🎸

Amazing performance!

That intro is just something else

Little known fact, he used to do all this stuff with the flying dropkicks etc back in the punk era circa '77 too.

@ferocel

4 ай бұрын

Indeed. So much so, he dislocated his knee during the filming of ‘Plastic Surgery’ for ‘Jubilee’. Maybe he was still new to it ……..

@kurtvanderbogarde8402

4 ай бұрын

That was just from general twisting around.@@ferocel He snapped it back in but then it gave way totally in Ohio 1983.

@ferocel

4 ай бұрын

@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 I was wondering if you’d mention that. Didn’t he have to sit down mid-performance at the Motown thing and Diana Ross joined him on stage to save the day?

@kurtvanderbogarde8402

4 ай бұрын

@@ferocel No he was coping okay with the Motown thing. He had to sit down when he came back and finished off the Ohio show and he was thinking of doing a sat down show for other US dates that tour. Instead he had the knee fixed surgically and came back to do the tour. The Motown thing was just before the tour resumed.

@ferocel

4 ай бұрын

@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 Right. I’ve seen the Motown clip and don’t recall him sitting down so I was mislead. Thanks for clarifying. It’s nice to see mostly positive comments on this clip. Mostly from fans of course, but still heartening. I remember it live and he was generally slagged off in the weeks after and I felt awful for him.

Still going strong in 2022

He blew most of the old duffers off the stage with this performance.. Adam you were and still are a legend and a true showman and musician.. I bet geldoff was raging with you lol

That's exactly how that album should've been produced...straight up raw. To bad he couldn't get Dave Edmunds to produce

I watched it live and thought he was great especially considering how early this was in the day 👍

Love the jacket.

this is rockandroll

Got it 1985 lovely cover adam face is pink got it again then on 12 inch a few years back got the album in 1985 and finally got seven inch which plays both sides vive le rock seen him live 7 times since 2013 legend

@kurtvanderbogarde8402

Жыл бұрын

Your 7 inch is a mispress. Look up "Greta X" on KZread, that was meant to be the B-side. The mispress fouled up the single release and impacted on the album campaign, it was his last album for CBS.

@markgreet3543

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 I have a copy, with gretax on b side,and have the 12 inch version as well, it's obvious that it was a manufacturing fault, no worrys it's still worth having in the collection.

@markgreet3543

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 I first gretax, in 1985 as I bought the single then,also bought the album in 1985, the reason why I bought it again 2015 as the cover is made out of a different material, I guess a different pressing, but the front and back cover are the same picture.

@markgreet3543

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtvanderbogarde8402on the back cover is a picture of the band, there is a poster in the background which is of a fighter called rocky, these were what the rocky film was based on, the album is amazing and it's adam ant based it 50s rock nroll rebels I love it man kind regards my fellow ant fan, seen him live sept 2nd in leicester my home town, I do collect adam ant items, and seen him live 6 times he's a legend hope he tours next year.

@kurtvanderbogarde8402

Жыл бұрын

@@markgreet3543 The photos of the Ant/Marco/Wiczling/De Niro band were done at the Bar Italia cafe in Soho, London, which is still there. Greta X got done live by the original Ants for a while in March/April 1978 but sadly no tapes of this circulate - reportedly before Marco re-arranged the song, the chorus had a Bo Diddley style beat to it.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE!!!

I worked his show as a Stagehand in San Antonio TX, April 17 2024. Empire Theater.

this is a great performance

This is the first time I have seen this. I've heard so much criticism of Adam's performance at Live Aid. I think it was really good and full of energy. He used his short time really well. Much better than Bonzo of KZread who spent more time in the audience than Adam had on stage 🤣

Adam can still jump me any time xxx

FAN-F*CKING-TASTIC! ❤