I was lucky enough to be in the crowd that day as a young 23 year old I still remember it every day. For 22 minutes in 1985 great Britain was ruled by another queen.

@holliboulware6370

4 ай бұрын

What an incredibly amazing part of history!!! You were there!!!!! OMG

@gillianfoster1670

4 ай бұрын

I was there also one hell of a fantastic day

@MozzaBel-pm2cg

4 ай бұрын

Wow

@lisakaufman7366

4 ай бұрын

What an amazing experience to have. WOW 😮

@finnmcool2

4 ай бұрын

Question for you. If Freddie had finished the set by shouting "We march on the Capital!" How far down the road would you have been before the spell broke, do you think?

LIVE, NO AUTO TUNE, SORE THROAT, NO DISTRACTIONS OF CELL PHONES!! JUST PURE MAGIC & MEMORIES 🥰♥️🔥

@Leogoth68

5 ай бұрын

And just reunited with his band after finding out he is dying.

@akacocox2365

5 ай бұрын

@@Leogoth68in reality Freddy didn't know he was HIV positive until 1987, the biopic added it earlier as Live Aid was the finale. I'd say performing and filming for Those Were The Days was more impressive than this as you can visually see the condition he was in yet sounded incredible

@nanner3200

5 ай бұрын

@@akacocox2365 The song is "These are the days of our lives"

@hookedonreactions7649

5 ай бұрын

There’s videos on KZread talking about why and how they were so good.

@akacocox2365

5 ай бұрын

@@hookedonreactions7649 I think I've seen the same one. Is it the one breaking down how they used Freddy's crowdwork to distract the crowd from Brian, John and Roger tuning instruments and doing mini soundchecks in between songs - which is how they managed to put together a 'greatest hits' in such a small timeframe?

I'm sadly showing my age but I was lucky enough to be there. Queen honestly stole the show. I'll truly never forget their performance. They were electric

@tommymacdaddy69

3 ай бұрын

22 minutes that changed the world. Enough said! Never will be another one like Freddie and Queen.

@mrsfahrenheit

2 ай бұрын

oh wow how lucky damn🥲🥹

@hollylooyeah

Ай бұрын

Don't say "sadly". We are privileged to grow old. We've gotten to see and experience so many things! ❤ We should be revered, not shamed.

@jamesfretwell1511

Ай бұрын

​@@hollylooyeahexactly, the youth of today should be so jealous of us older people. We got to hear true talented performers growing up, not this horrible autotuned mess they call music these days.

Live Aid... the day Queen ruled the world for 20 mins....

@leisastalnaker3790

Ай бұрын

They still ruled the world!

Freddie was once asked, "What instrument do you play?" He replied, "The audience, darling!" That tells you his personality. He was not shy. He was born to perform.

@andreamoffitt2257

5 ай бұрын

Respectfully begging your pardon but actually, in person Freddie was hideously shy. It was only on stage performing that the extroverted part of his personality took over.

@ajruther67

5 ай бұрын

@andreamoffitt2257 I've seen that interview and he did in fact say that

@ajruther67

5 ай бұрын

@andreamoffitt2257 He was shy when off stage but an extrovert on stage and very apparent when he performed

@andreamoffitt2257

5 ай бұрын

@@ajruther67 yes he did I was disagreeing with the part where you say he was not shy.

@debbiesimonsen3289

4 ай бұрын

Info guys, loved the set and y'alls personalities. Check the list of major performers. Elton John said in front of all performers behind the stage "thanks for stealing the whole show", Just a little facts. It doesn't sound like you know Freddie & Queen very much, while the songs are playing. The guy on the left should NOT sing at all. Freddie had more octaves in his voice than any other performers (Steve Perry almost the same thing). Freddie loved Mary and left her (and charities) everything including Freddies' ashes. No one but Mary knows where his ashes are. They were best friends and almost got married. She wore his ring till she married another guy. Problem is that Mary knew that he was gay and told him so as Freddie was fighting. They put his monument statue in Madagascar, because of graffiti in UK & USA. He was born in Bellerose. Now you must play Queen with Adam Lambert. He is NOT a member of Queen out of respect for Freddie. That is why it is Queen + Adam Lambert now. Adam has too much respect for Freddie. He has the projection that Freddie had. We still needed them to tour and saw Adam on American Idol as he played Queen. Very surprising, he came in second place, but he won in his s I ort line. If anyone doesn't kjow, Freddie died of AIDs in 1991. I'll stop now.

Keep in mind, this is NOT solely a Queen concert. These people paid to see a great many bands and that was the reception and reaction Queen got from the crowd. They absolutely stole the show. Freddie knew the stakes (as did the rest of the group) with literal billions of people watching onsite and remotely around the world, so they put in the rehearsal time to be perfect. They say on that day for 20 minutes, England had a different Queen.

@Cris-ux9tq

5 ай бұрын

The tickets were even sold out before Queen was added to the list. So no one in the audience bought their ticket to actually see Queen.!

@merqury5

5 ай бұрын

Keep in mind Queen we not on the bill. They were a late addition.

@mrgoblinish

5 ай бұрын

Keep in mind the following year they sold out that same venue on their own!

@gerose1964

5 ай бұрын

But still knew all the Queen songs xx 💚

@tihomirrasperic

4 ай бұрын

The point is that Queen came from a big tour, they had experience with big concerts and were "excited" to use those minutes for promotion and what better promotion than the greatest hits in contrast to the competition, which came with new songs that no one knows

No ear monitors, no auto tune, no click track, 4 band members just playing/singing and doing their thing incredibly great! Thank You!

@redplanet9162

4 ай бұрын

To be technically accurate, radio gaga Was performed to click/ sequenced keys. But detracts absolutely not at all

@almahperditae

4 ай бұрын

What's the problem with ear monitors? They have monitors, they have to. Just at the time they have at front, it's just a matter of taste.

I have watched this over a thousand times, including when it was live on TV. Never gets old. Freddie Mercury, the One and Only.

@sniffiejoe9370

4 ай бұрын

who cares what you got to say

@marmit1980

4 ай бұрын

Same

@jamesfretwell1511

Ай бұрын

It's the quickest 25 minute you could ever spend. I watch it every time my day is going slowly, and the time just flies, sometimes I even watch it back to back.

Freddie had his mic in one hand and the whole world in the other. The best 20 minutes of live music you'll ever see from the greatest band there ever was

@tel0004

5 ай бұрын

I read a comment on another video "For 20 minutes in 1985, England had a new queen"

@rhondawest8027

4 ай бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself!!!❤❤❤

@cho317

3 ай бұрын

agreed

The 2 people sitting at the top of the scaffolding on the left hand side of the stage, which you pointed out at the end of "Radio Gaga". Was my father and his best friend. My father supplied the remote camera that is above the drummer

@samhor33

4 ай бұрын

That must be an awesome experience for him! 👍

@stretch977

4 ай бұрын

@@samhor33 It is just one of the many amazing things he has done. I'm so proud to be his son

@CuzKatieSaysSo

4 ай бұрын

He must have had some great stories to tell you, not just of Queen but the entire day! Awesome!!

@ayelensalinas4241

4 ай бұрын

Wauuuu q hermoso momento para tu padre y poder haber stado ahi🙄Q LOCURA DEBE HABER SIDO ESO. 😍

@josiepkat

4 ай бұрын

WOW!!! Experience of a LIFETIME!

Brian May talking about Freddy is probably one of the most heartwarming things to hear, he fights tears every time that is how special this man was to not only the band, but everyone. He was born to do this, I only wish I could have been alive to see this band in concert, he was, not only a trendsetter, but a real one in every aspect of the word. #ICON #LEGEND

@josie3028

5 ай бұрын

Yess for sure legend in every sense of the word ❤❤

@karenglenn6707

4 ай бұрын

I was privileged to see them in Melbourne Australia not long before this in 1985. The most amazing show of my life, and I’ve seen lots of bands. What a freaking unbelievable showman he was, worked the entire crowd. My ears rand for days and we floated and buzzed out of that concert! It was epic!!

@flawlessbydesign7284

3 ай бұрын

Brian May, the extremely talented guitarist...and vocals was tight with Freddie. If memory serves me correct, the band had been on break or hiatus? Potential break up... but they ALL pitched in on this epic day. QUEEN was, is, and will ALWAYS be the ultimate band. Set up, tear down, and take 20 minutes to perform. If you look at their performance, they pushed it right to the edge.

Over thirty years since Freddie passed, yet people are still watching and talking about him. He would be very happy, the consummate front man, often imitated but never equalled. People rightly talk about this performance, but for those not there on the day, you need to understand, ALL the tickets had been sold before Queen were confirmed to play. This was not a Queen audience, so this amazing reaction was to people who had heard of them and some of their hits, but the vast majority were not actual Queen fans, until that day.

Roger Taylor is an unsung hero of that performance. You can hear him supporting Freddie’s voice. Freddie owned the crowd and the world during that performance.

@bettybaby63

5 ай бұрын

No one could even see Roger😮.

@valogden

5 ай бұрын

They also had Spike Edney singing background vocals and playing keyboard. He still does today.

@ZENOBlAmusic

5 ай бұрын

He is not supporting Freddie's voice, he does the usual back-up vocals. Freddie killed it on we Are The Champions singing the C5 as well in chest voice. Of course Roger is a great singer in his own right.

@TammyDenneym

5 ай бұрын

There were 72,000 in attendance , 1.9 Billion people watching from around the world. Freddie went on against doctors orders with a throat infection. Live Aid made 140 million dollars for famine in Africa .

@battybatshytcrazy4365

5 ай бұрын

Yes! They’d worked together so long, roger knew when to come in clutch. A live version of Somebody to love really showcases them all beautifully, especially roger. 🩵🩷♥️💜

The two policemen at the beginning are a legendary British comedy due, Smith and Jones (Griff Rhys-Jones and Mel Smith). Mel Smith, the plumper of the two, moved into writing and directing and was director of the Mister Bean movies. He also played the albino in "The Princess Bride".

@amandaabrahams5118

5 ай бұрын

R.I.P Mel Smith loved him in that Christmas song

@VicEclectica

5 ай бұрын

Did not know that - thanks! :)

@neilanyon4792

5 ай бұрын

They first found real fame in "Not the Nine O'clock News", alongside Rowan Atkinson ( Mr Bean, Blackadder etc.) and Pamela Stephenson who would later marry Billy Connolly.

@stevemorris6855

4 ай бұрын

Look for Smith and Jones sketch on nazi generals . Classic.

For 22 minutes that day, England was ruled by a different Queen. Greatest performance ever

Queen owned the crowd and the concert. Bono, David Bowie and Elton John said that that WAS THE BEST performance Queen ever did! EPIC Concert with so many awesome musicians.

'This dude could have ruled a country if he wanted to'.

@nightthornkvala94132

5 ай бұрын

Because for those 20 minutes he ruled the world.

@srenteddylarsen892

5 ай бұрын

@@nightthornkvala94132 Yeah, plus the couple of hours at Wembley '86 - so that's 2h20m 🙂

@dominicschiro9939

5 ай бұрын

Don’t forget when he went to South America and played in front of 300,000 people

@ambercontreras8067

4 ай бұрын

He’s SO RIGHT! That’s the feeling I get every time I watch this. Such a testament to his crowd control and innate charisma, that kind of power can be used for good or evil . luckily for all of us, Freddie was the best 💓🥹 Queen gave us their all. Roger Taylor and Brian May deserve their flowers too 💐

@shopldt538

4 ай бұрын

He not only ruled the country but ruled the world for a long time and still is one if not the best singer of all time. Just look at the 2012 olympics. He was a hologram and still hypnotized the crowd.

When a singer manages to get the audience to respond to their questions/actions etc it's called a call and response. It's a kind of hypnosis. The audience is now in the palm of your hands. This man was the King of that.

@celinemedecin6233

5 ай бұрын

It's a kind of magic...❤

@37sarcastic

5 ай бұрын

Freddy was he best front man any band has ever had, a pure master of audience control

@hazelangus

5 ай бұрын

Yup. Religious ministers do that too. Minister: Peace be with you. Congregation: And also with you. M: Lift up your hands. C: We lift them to the Lord. M: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give him thanks and praise. M: It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy in all places and at all times, we honour etc. etc. I haven't said that for 20 years (I'm more of a private spirituality type) but I still remember it. I typed that without googling. That's part of why some ministers really really hate rock music, and you can see why! If they either see, have felt, or have been taught about, this type of call/response energy, they see it as competition for God and therefore it is idolatry. The energy of being in a church filled with people praying and inviting the Holy Spirit, and being at a rock gig full of people feeling the energy of the music and giving that energy back to the band, can be really quite similar. That's also why you'll sometimes hear testimonies from people saying they were a wicked, terrible sinner and among other things, they went to rock concerts. Having renounced their evil ways and repented, they say they were saved and when they did that, and confessed everything, they found the same energy in the church that they once found at rock concerts. That, they say, was when they fully realised that rock concerts were evil and a distraction from God. They're not wrong in what they have been feeling, they just might be wrong in the conclusion they take away from it.

@duncanmccann2715

4 ай бұрын

Not really anything new - Cab Calloway did it regularly, but in modern times, yup - you don't argue with Freddie!

One thing to take note during the performance of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” is that guitarist Brian May played three different guitars during the song. He starts playing an acoustic guitar, then for the first guitar solo he plays a black Telecaster guitar, and for the ending he’s playing his familiar guitar; known as “The Red Special”.

@kevinkennedy6774

2 ай бұрын

Not a Stratocaster it's a Telecaster

@christopherferrarelli2262

2 ай бұрын

@@kevinkennedy6774 My bad. Prepare for an edit.

@LeChaunce

Ай бұрын

Just "Red Special". He licensed it and sells copies.

@christopherferrarelli2262

Ай бұрын

@@LeChaunce My bad. Prepare for an edit.

@LeChaunce

Ай бұрын

@@christopherferrarelli2262 Perfectly understandable. ☺️

Freddie wrote 10 of the 17 songs on Queen's Greatest Hits album: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "We Are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and "Play the Game".

When Freddie said “This song is dedicated to all the beautiful people”, you were arguing over whether or not you were beautiful, you talked over and missed the part where Freddie says “And that means all of you”. But your excitement for this amazing set makes it understandable. 😀

@northerngurl6178

5 ай бұрын

They spent 50% of the performance with their eyes closed, definitely not the best way to take in Queen live aid 😂

@richardwest6358

5 ай бұрын

And the other 50% talking ignorant bollox and say "OK" every other second.

The greatest 20 minutes in concert of all time! There were about 75,000 people in the crowd that day. The 2 billion people watching refers to the fact that the Live Aid concert was televised around the world. Freddie Mercury and Queen literally stole the show and blew the non existent roof of Wembley stadium off that day! The other groups waiting back stage for their chance to preform were stunned and knew they weren't going to be able to top that! What is truly mind blowing is that Freddie had a bad cold and his doctor advised him NOT to sing for fear it would damage his vocal cords, but he sang anyway and was phenomenal!!! Please check out their follow up concert at Wembley Stadium the following year! 2 hours of mind blowing music by the greatest band of all time! My personal favorite Queen concert of all time!

@hondaphan4172

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget about the roughly 100K packed into Philly's JFK Stadium which is long gone at this point.

@lindazee

4 ай бұрын

​@hondaphan4172 I was just going to mention this! I was among the lucky 100K people who was at Live Aid that day, at JFK Stadium. Got there very early in the morning. Left late at night. Got to experience the whole show, including the simulcast of Queen onto a very large screen on our stage. Our own crowd reaction was exactly as the British concert goers. It was electric and unforgettable!

@davidjames3080

4 ай бұрын

@@hondaphan4172 To be fair, the old Wembley stadium, where this concert was, was also pulled down in 2002 (10 years after the JFK Stadium). The new Wembley stadium was built on the old site and has a bigger capacity, a much bigger footprint and a surrounding entertainment 'village' (bars, theatres, hotels, restaurants, pubs, etc). The stadium also has retractable roof structures as well as the famous arch and was completed in 2007.

Freddie was once asked if he played any instruments and he replied sweety I play the crowd! Such a legend and such a character

Hard to believe Brian May the guitarist did all this with Queen and still became an astrophysicist. All were very talented, but Freddy was born for it

I watched this live on TV and was blown away. I was watching mainly for Led Zep, Bowie and The Who, then Queen came out an did this set. What came before and after was diminished because they were so superior. If anyone wants to know how special Freddie was, you show them THIS! Undeniable!

@marianclough8577

5 ай бұрын

So did I and I still believe that Queen was the best!

@markgarber3465

5 ай бұрын

Right? The amount of powerhouse headliners that gave their time for this concert, on two freaking continents, and Queen rolled in and blew the roof of the mother. Cemented their mark in history for sure.

@redplanet9162

4 ай бұрын

Wait what? Led Zep at live aid? I'm 55 and didn't know. I Just Googled it.

@robertkelly1434

4 ай бұрын

​@@markgarber3465more than two. There were performances that day in Japan, Australia, and even the Antarctic. It was the day music brought the whole world together. 👍2😏

@markgarber3465

4 ай бұрын

@@redplanet9162 yeah. I actually watched the Zeppelin set on tv that day, and it was not great. I think the band has tried to block as many recordings as possible because they felt that they sucked. At least that’s my understanding

It was a day-long concert, raising funds for African famine relief - and there were 80,000 in the stadium. Many of the top bands of the day took part. Queen's set was one of the greatest live sets of all time. Freddie held the crowd in the palm of his hand and introduced the band to a new audience. There's never been another performer like him - he could play the crowd like a guitar. According to legend, David Bowie, who was the next act, spoke to Freddie as Queen came off stage and simply said "How the f*** am I supposed to follow that?" A friend of mine, the late great Matthew Seligman, was Bowie's bassist that day...

@tubelious

5 ай бұрын

yeah, and this was gig was the 1st time the guys in Queen actually saw each other for a long time, because they were almost disbanded at that point, as Freddie had some issues. But yeah, this show was Queen on a bad day. :D

@37sarcastic

5 ай бұрын

just to add. 1.5 billion people watched Live Aid in 1985 including the 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium in London and 89,000 people at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia ( it was performed simultaneously at the 2 venues some acts in Philly and some in London as the total time of the concert was about 16 hours). It was broadcast to hundereds of countries. I watched it live on TV in Canada

@jamesdignanmusic2765

5 ай бұрын

@@37sarcastic I watched it live in New Zealand :)

@37sarcastic

5 ай бұрын

@@jamesdignanmusic2765 What a great day it was! Incredible sets and songs and Queen out did everyone else. F@qing amazing.

@beanybun6110

5 ай бұрын

The guy with his arms folded in hammer to fall was Freddy’s partner…

Queen! The most wonderful band ever. No one will never be as good. RIP Freddie you were the best!

Im 57, when i found KZread the very first thing i ever looked for was Queen at Live Aid. I couldn't believe it was available ❤

This is regarded as the greatest rock set in history. That’s why it’s been viewed so many times.

THE ULTIMATE showman. He was born to own the stage. Loved and so very missed ❤

The Master.Period. Freddie commanded every stage he stepped on, and His fans willingly followed him anywhere. He has been ranked as the greatest male vocalist in musical history. Rest In Love beautiful Freddie 🙏❤️👑🥁🎤🎹🎸 Queen Forever

From documentaries and what people who were close to Freddie have spoken about. He was a very shy introverted person once you got him out off of the stage. But he turned it on somehow in order to do performances. Doing large stadium shows is something Queen had actually had quite a bit of practice with. They had done world wide touring in places like South America and filled those stadiums. A lot of bands had not had that sort of practice with audiences this large. I think Wembley had like 70k people in attendance. Most arenas, where basketball/hockey are played at were considered large audiences which would hold half of that.

Not just a legend, he made the world a better place for his short time on this planet. Love the reaction guys.

Smokey: "Radio Ga Ga!" Hollywood: "You know this song!?" Smokey: "I do now!" Hollywood: "...I guess I do too" Quite possibly the best example of the Queen effect! Nearly everyone that bought their tickets for Live Aid did NOT buy for Queen because they were a late addition. And yet, they had the entire stadium at their feet for every song! Not everyone was a Queen fan when arriving at Live Aid, but everyone left the stadium a Queen fan that day!

@josephbabcock4236

5 ай бұрын

Lady Ga-Ga's name comes from Radio Ga-Ga

@dannjp75

5 ай бұрын

@@josephbabcock4236aaah, I was gonna say that! 😂😂

@gerose1964

5 ай бұрын

Couldn’t have said it better 💚

@paintedlady_81

5 ай бұрын

I came to mention this as well. Lol

Queen brings so many people together because we all appreciate greatness!

Live Aid was the largest musical fund raiser of the 80s( if not ever,).There were 72000 people at Wembley Stadium for that show, but simultaneously there were nearly 90000 people in Philadelphia for a live show there, and both were being live cast on television around the world. Which, in the 80s, was no small feat. My friends and watched that performance live on television. The entire event raised something like $142 million dollars. Which was huge back then. Lol, I wish I was there like a previous poster. I was lucky enough to see Queen live in concert before Freddy passed. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. It will give a decent bit of insite into the band and Freddy's life.

Queen were a late sign up for the concert so while there would be queen fans in the audience this isn't a queen audience and that just shows how good he was

No matter how many times I watch this I get chills! What a performer. The best frontman of all time!

I saw this live I was 34. What a performance!

I loved every minute of your reaction! Queen has been part of the soundtrack of my life. My 7yr grandson gave the big cd set for xmas this granny's car rocks on the school run.

As David bowie passed Queen coming off stage…. He looked at them and said “ You Bastards”….. and rightly so 😂. Epic performance. Epic Reaction. The reasons Queen stood out were ,… ( even though they were already Great.),..they were added last minute. And their manager went over to the soundboard when nobody was around and changed the master volume level. There was a piece of tape that said “ Don’t go above this line,… and he put the tape and the master volume knob up three levels. Thank you guys!!!🤘🤘🤘✌️

@fionariordan9480

3 ай бұрын

Didn't Bowie say, " How am I supposed to top that??" 😂

@nancyblumberg4612

3 ай бұрын

Kinda the right story, the sound guys were Queens sound people and they took off the restrictors during Queen. When done they went back on.

Almost 40 years old and still one of the greatest performances of all time

The best 21 minutes of live music in history! I watched this live on tv. ♥ Queen saved Live Aid! I miss you every day Freddie!

I was a wee lad of 8 when this took place the summer of '85, and my parents being lovers of all kinds of music meant the Live Aid broadcast was a must watch in our house. Funny thing is I remember watching it and not thinking a whole lot about it, that is until I was listening to my parents and their friends react to Queen's performance, and realizing that I'd actually witnessed history as it happened. I distinctly remember my interest in history and events, increasing greatly from that point onward, as well as how much I actually paid attention to the goings on in world around me, that I carry to this day. The crazy thing to think about is the shear amount of impactful historical moments that I was witness to as a kid in the mid 80's. Off the top of my head starting in early 1985 "We Are The World" song debuts, Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR, Live aid concerts, the "New Coke" fiasco, Nintendo NES hit's the American Market, and a record breaking cold winter close out '85, but not to worry '86 started with us watching the Challenger Shuttle explosion live on TV in our 3rd grade classroom, being able to see Halley's comet, and topping of that 12 month span was the Chernobyl Explosion. That's pretty much the super basic highlights, of one singular year from the spring of '85 to the spring of '86, that I experienced at 8-9 years old, that's just a small number, of global events that year, so think of all the smaller goings on also in that time frame, it's absolutely bonkers. Seriously it's no wonder most of Genx couldn't give a shit if you paid them, meet the new boss, same as the old boss, we've been there, done that, try harder next time.

@MostlyPennyCat

3 ай бұрын

Same, I was 7, but I was a massive queen fan so this was electric to me.

I'll never forget a reporter asking Freddie Mercury what his favorite instrument to play was and he said, "The audience, darling, the audience!" 😎🖤✌

Brings a tear to my eye every single time I watch it. This performance never gets old. RIP Freddie

I watched this live from just outside Philadelphia, where the other half of the live audience was just waiting for its turn to rock! Every time I watch this performance, I'm 17 again. ❤

I had read that as they made their way off stage, the next performer in line, David Bowie. “You bastards,” Elton John said jokingly to them following their set. “You stole the show.”

Undoubtedly, the most iconic live set of all time. RIP Freddie 😢

@celtasnake

5 ай бұрын

And yet, not even Queen´s best concert.

I watched this whole Live Aid thing back in 85 (13th of July, it was on my birthday). My best birthday..it was magic!

It’s Live Aid 1985 at the old Wembley Stadium. It was a concert fundraising for Aid to Ethiopia that was televised globally. The Policemen are actually Smith & Jones 2 British Comedians.

I watched this Live on TV from Cleveland in 1985. ❤❤❤❤

I remember this so well - there was hardly anyone in the country not watching the TV as I remember it. Bob Geldof (now Sir Bob) had been inspired by seeing the tragic BBC report about the famine in Ethiopia, and had dragged the music industry into doing something to try to help by the force of his will. He combined with others such as Bono from U2 and many many others to make the Band Aid single “do they know it’s Christmas” to raise money - ALL of which was to go as aid. He then declared there would be this live concert and I don’t think anyone dare say no. He famously said during one of the fund raising moments between the music for this concert “just send us your fecking money” - and people did. Queen was absolutely huge at the time, and this performance was one of the highlights of the entire concert - either in London at Wembley or the venue in America. The event included Phil Collins I think it was, playing at both concert venues and also playing while flying to America on Concord to do that. It was a gimmick but then the whole thing was, and almost everything was done “for free” so the money would go to those who needed it. The Queen movie captures this performance amazingly well. There was one point while the concert was on TV I had to take my grandmas dog for a walk, and there was no one on the streets. And it was a hot day, everyone had windows open and all you heard was Live Aid coming from every house. It was THAT much of a phenomena.

@sputukgmail

5 ай бұрын

Bowie absolutely smashed it too following this - but…everyone remembers Queen for that day. It was great watching your excitement and joy watching this - I was right back in the 80s remember how excited everyone was. That was a special day.

@sputukgmail

5 ай бұрын

I wonder if you know that Bryan May is a legitimate Astro-physicist, and made his own guitar. The whole band is made of legends even though Freddie was top tier front man.

@user-tm5cu1ir1c

5 ай бұрын

And Sting has performed three times at Wembley. He opened the show, then played two songs with Phil Collins and sang vocals on Money for Nothing with Dire Straits

@luciasantiagotaylor8817

5 ай бұрын

I'd love to see you both react to another of the best live performances being 'Somebody to love' at Montreal in 1981, and 'The One vision documenary' which shows how they went about writing and recording 'One Vision' a good live performance of that song, would be at Wembley 1986, one year after Live Aid. Enjoy!😅😅

Freddie Mercury is a legend. He suffered from awful anxiety believe it or not but he just went up and did his thing. Absolute legend of a man ❤

He would have just loved seeing you guys adore him and his talent the way you do! YOU GET IT!😊 He lives on through the generations! He truly was THE BEST!❤❤❤❤

No earpiece, doesn't miss a beat or word or tune, he's just so amazing. *pepsi

I was 13 when this happened and I remember watching the whole concert from start to finish.. what a great Saturday that was ❤❤❤

No matter how many times I watch this, I have goosebumps the whole performance.

Queen had total command of 75,000 people at Wembly. It was so awesome to watch that whole concert in real time. My son was born just a week before. Fabulous show!

No one before or since has ever owned the stage the way Freddie did best frontman ever GOAT

@tihomirrasperic

4 ай бұрын

You're wrong Elvis and the Beatles, you should see their concerts girls cum as soon as they saw them, Elvis didn't even have to sing he moves his hand and the first two rows of the audience faint

Reportedly Freddie arrived in his dressing room fresh off the stage and his first words were "Thank God that's over"! Queen prepared carefully for this gig, rehearsing for 3 afternoons earlier in the week. Most of the other performers didn't bother. Great reaction!

@vallee3140

5 ай бұрын

surely that was only because of his sore throat?

Queen stole the show. Freddie is a total package! The greatest front man of all time. No auto tune, only pure talent. And the audience are not all Queen Fans but yet he still control the crowd. The doctor advise him not to do it due to throat infection but he still gave such an amazing show. A true Legend. Gone but never forgotten. A great soul. Thank you for your great reaction🙂

This was more than just a concert. This was the music event of the century and I don’t believe anything has come close to this huge since. I have the full event with every performance on DVD. My friend and I watched it live in the clubhouse while camping at Bass Lake in Ca, we were only 14. Incredible experience.

It was not 1.5 billion have watched. It was 1.5 billion watched live. I was one. I was stationed 90 miles from this venue. I watched on TV. Live aide was a worldwide live broadcast. From concerts all over the planet. Queens performance is one of many. But it is the only one that is remembered.

Saw them in concert. Phenomenal! He gave me a rose. It's pressed between the pages of my Bible. He sang opera in Spain with their opera star. I miss him😞

This was just in the set list as part of that benefit concert…everyone who was anyone played this concert. This queen set was in London…then at the same time they had part of the concert play in Philadelphia so we seen tons of bands/singers do there thing to raise money for Africa. I actually own the dvd box set of the entire concert and everyone did amazing but queen blew everyone out of the water!!!

@boxerboy602

5 ай бұрын

Gay.

@tobeski

5 ай бұрын

And Phil Collins played early in the London set, gto in a helicopter to Heathrow Airport, jumped on Concorde, then landed at JFK, another chopper to the stadium and played the US end as well

@BonniBarlow-fn6oj

5 ай бұрын

@@boxerboy602 A lovely compliment.

@susanrodgers6070

5 ай бұрын

@@boxerboy602troll! So what!

Fun fact, Lady Gaga got her name from that queen song Radio Gaga.

Then in '86, a year after this, they returned to London, selling out Wembley Stadium for 2 Nights, and a 3rd concert out at Knebworth Park in front of 120,000 (260,000 across the 3 nights) for the Magic Tour. The full performance at Wembley is here on KZread and you should absolutely check it out in your own time, or in pieces here as it's a full 2 hour set. Absolutely Legendary show that ets overshadowed by Live Aid (and rightly so).

Apparently David Bowie, who was the next act on from Queen, supposedly called Freddy Mercury a bastard or something similar as he was going on, because he had to follow on from that performance.

@tannoys2008

5 ай бұрын

True but it was Elton John on afterwards.

@fellforit

5 ай бұрын

@@tannoys2008 No it was Queen, Bowie, The Who, and then Elton John wasn't on until 8:50 PM.

@rebellibrarian

5 ай бұрын

Let's be honest, only Bowie could follow Queen. ❤

@Nightdominia

5 ай бұрын

​@@rebellibrarianTrue, but different vibe. Bowie is a chiller vibe, so he'd be the break between Queen and The Who. 😅

@cirrustate8674

5 ай бұрын

Bowie said "How the FUCK am I supposed to follow that?"

One of the best live performances ever captured. 20 something minutes of perfection. It cannot be overstated how amazing this was/is. Watched this live on tv, both me and my dad (Queen and ELO were the only bands we agreed on) were mesmerized.

Thanks, guys! a stunning performance by the entire band! (and Queen was a last-minute add to the roster.. so most people didn't even expect to see them... ).. still, it's widely known that they "stole the show"... appreciate your reaction..

That night Phil Collins performed there at Wimbley Stadium. Then he boarded a Concord jet and flew to Philadelphia Pa and Performed that same night. Live Aid took place at Wimbley and Philly. It was amazing and i watched the entire broadcast as it happened.

The mic stand is something that is Freddie's thing. No one else better ever try it or they would get booed off the stage. That is Freddie's signature move along with his yellow jacket and he has a couple of stances that are his too. He never drank anything with bubbles in it before or during a concert because he said it would be very rude to his listeners if he were to burp while singing. He drank tea with lemon and honey to keep soothing his throat to keep it in its best preforming condition while belting out one song after another the way he did.

One thing I’m sooo disappointed in, is that I will never get to see Queen, Prince or Bowie live 🥲

@DawnSuttonfabfour

5 ай бұрын

I saw all of them. Sorry! if it helps, they were all magnificent.

One of the best showmen you’ll ever ever see. He was the master at holding the audience in his hand. They were a small set amongst a very long day of other artists. He plays pretty much everything, write many of their songs and has one of the best voices/vocal ranges you’ll ever hear. He was a total original. A one off genius. And we were lucky to have him. And I was lucky enough to live nearby - I could hear all the major concerts either from our garden or upstairs in the front of the house. 😊 When they were playing the money came rolling in for the charity (which is what this was all about). Go look at the performers list, and for the one in the US that was playing alongside this one. It was quite the day/night

I‘ve seen so many reactions to this but you two are by far the absolute best and I loved watching this through your eyes ❤️

Queen live performance of Somebody to love in Montreal is a masterpiece.

@lindamason570

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.😀

@Trash Talkers , After Queen left the stage David Bowie was next on . Live Aid lasted 16 hours between 2 venues Wembley & Philadelphia and was watched in over 100 countries live . It lasted 16 hours mainly because the US were 5 hours behind the UK . The Wembley Concert started with Status Quo , The Style Council , The Boomtown Rats , Adam Ant , Ultravox , Spandau Ballet , Elvis Costello , Nik Kershaw , Sade , Sting , Phil Collins , Howard Jones , Bryan Ferry , U2 , Dire Straits , Queen , David Bowie , The who , Elton John , Paul McCartney .

You mentioned that you didn't think there was one Black person in the audience. Here's something for you: Freddie was born to parents from India! Although many often mistake him as white, he wasn't white. A man born in Zanzabar was the greatest singer in modern history!

@annwhiteaker6144

2 ай бұрын

The West Indian immigrants, who were well-established by the time of this concert had a strong regga culture of their own.

I enjoyed your reaction almost as much as the performance. 💕I, like most my age who grew up listening to & loving Queen, have a special place in my heart for Freddie. His was the only “celebrity” death that caused me to cry. Your appreciation & *enjoyment* of him makes my heart happy. Thanks for the reaction. ✌️

This was an EPIC experience in my youth as I sat by the TV all day and night for the entire Live Aid gala. Queen was the highlight and no band wanted to enter the stage after that perfomance.

As Queen came off the stage, David Bowie said,"how am i suppose to follow ,that? And he nor any of the others did anywhere close to what queen did. This is considered the best live rock performance ever.

In a word? Charisma. Freddie had talent in spades, but the way he could control an audience? Pure charisma.

Best ever! Was 22 and watched live on tv. Glad you loved it!

So I was 15 when this Epic event happened we were stoked for weeks. My Dad and I watched this set together. Freddie had Wembley stadium and the world 1.8 billion people in the palm of his hand. I was already a Queen fan but after this day my Dad was too. This set raised more money than anyone and all the worlds best performers were there. Queen and Freddie stole the show that day and cemented their legacy❤

You are right, the band that was scheduled to follow them (David Bowie) immediatly said he wanted to be pushed back because he didn't want to have to follow up that performance!

Elton John was on after Bowie and the Who. It is said Elton ran up to Queen after their set and said, only half jokingly, "you bastards, you stole the show!"

The ultimate showman, with the ultimate voice, with the ultimate band. Only a few guitarists have a unique sound. Brian May is one of them. Roger on the drums and major backing singer - a class act John Deacon - exceptional bassist, kept the band ticking. Freddie - well there will only ever be ONE FREDDIE MERCURY. RIP

Freddie was advised not to do the show by doctors because of a persistent throat problem

@Cris-ux9tq

5 ай бұрын

He even said in an interview later that it was like gargling class the whole time he was out there. Absolutely a legend.!

@GirlWithAnOpinion

5 ай бұрын

And Roger hit all the high notes for him. ❤

They said they were EXTREMELY humbled the first site of the audience & HONORED to be a part🥰

Live Aid was the largest concert in history, simulcast between Wembley Stadium in England and Madison Square Gardens in the US, with every act getting an equal 20 minute set. Dozens of major recording artist participated, including Bowie, Paul McCartney, U2, The Who, Elton John, Dire Straits, and Led Zeppelin. Over 150,000 people attended live, and 1.9 billion watched on TV in 150 countries, nearly 40% of the world population at the time.

All this magic and you can't even tell that Freddie was almost sick enough to have to cancel their appearance. He could barely talk let alone sing but he rested his voice and drank what singers do to help their vocal cords, just to be able for those 20 minutes. I remember watching parts of the concert when i was 9 years old so i didn't fully grasp the magnitude of it at the time. I do remember watching this with my older sister and my mom while my dad left cause he was strictly a country guy. Thankfully my momma was a 60s hippy and introduced me to all kinds of great music!

They.... All of Queen members were Music Genius's❤❤❤❤

Freddie is PURE MAGIC. There will never NEVER be another one like him. The whole world darkened the day he left this earth. We still miss you, Freddie. Whole new generations are appreciating the magic and joy and light you brought to the whole world. Rest in peace. 🌹♥️🌹

Freddie had the energy of 2 tons of Fireworks that night. One of his best performances vocally, and one of his best, if not the best. Long Live Freddie, Roger, Brian and John. Queen are fantastic. It was such a joy seeing your reaction. I had as much fun as you two did seeing it in full. “The bigger, the better, in everything.” - Freddie Mercury.

Live aid was a benefit concert broadcast live around the world from I believe 2 places- Wembley stadium in UK and Philadelphia. Queen was a last minute add in. Doctors told Freddie not to perform due to a throat infection. What happened instead was Freddie and the rest of queen giving what is still considered to be the best live performance ever recorded. He sounded so good as always and with a throat infection. Each performer was giving roughly 20 minutes of time on stage.

Radio GaGa is the song that a young Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta used to sing while going to recording studio, until someone decided to give her the nickname of Lady Gaga ❤❤❤

Glad I waited till the end of your reaction to comment. Yeah, just imagine having to follow that.

I was lucky enough to be able to watch all of live aid on the Tv. Best concert ever. This brings back so many memories.

After asking the other band members what instruments they play,a journalist asks Freddy And you? Freddy responds ,the crowd dahling the crowd! Epic!