Too funny, I was just going to comment that Bon Scott is my SECOND favorite frontman for sheer personality, and they had a song called Rock In Peace....
No elaborate lightshow, no dancers, no costume changes, no auto-tune... Just 4 masterful musicians practicing their craft and making an entire stadium and over 1.5 billion people watching blow their top. There will never be another Freddie.
Somebody To Love live in Montreal is mandatory. Ranked as the second greatest live performance with Live Aid ranked as number one. Rest In Paradise beautiful Freddie 🎹🎤🥁🎸👑♥️
Live Aid his voice wasn't at peak ability ( he was just getting over something at the time ). L.I. is like a taste of how Freddie performed in concert. Saw them early 80's, by the last song of the night, NO-ONE was sitting.
It's a much better performance than this. Freddie can't sing here due to a throat infection, the stage and sound system aren't t set up for them and the camera work is also great in Montreal.
At the time of Live Aid I was serving in the British Royal Marine Commandos in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. We listened to it on the radio. We were surrounded by the full horror of the Famine, but when Queen came on the radio those poor soles who were there even reacted in a very positive way. I remember that a lot of us Royal Marine Commandos were crying watching some of the children dancing along, I'm teary eyed just remembering. I looked around at men I had fought alongside, who were tough, hardened Royal Marine Commandos who had fought a life and death war against Argentinian's in 82. By the end of Queen's set we were dancing with the children. It went along way to help build their trust in us. The famine is only one of many terrible memories I have from 35 years of active service, and over 3 years hospitalisation. But when I remember the smiles on the children's faces, and their laughter at the terrible way we danced always reminds me that humanity will always find it's way through even the worst of times. I only watched it for the first time last year, my son put it on the TV. A lot of memories came back and a lot of tears. My amazing Wife took me to see Queen at Wembley, U.K., in 1986 two weeks after I got back from Ethiopia as a surprise, we also went to the last Queen concert they ever did. I saw Queen live 8 times in all (my wife only 6 ha ha), they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart.
As a "working" musician, I can relate to how hard it is to perform when you're not at your best. Not feeling it is death. Freddie slays it. Also, a great band helps you with that front-man energy.
@@MrMCCONNELL74 yep that is honey and lemon he is drinking for his throat, not beer on the piano Most artists seem to do there greatest preformance when ill, pressed for time, had no practice, or the weather is punishing them
His doctor told him not to go on, but being the master of singing and professionalism, he ignored the doctor and took two shots of vodka and went on stage. As one of their songs state“the show must go on”. Rest in power Freddy Mercury.
This was the most amazing day of live music. Almost back-to-back we had Status Quo, Spandau Ballet, Elvis Costello, Sade, Sting and Phil Collins, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young and Alison Moyet, U2, Dire Straits, Queen, and pity David Bowie who went on straight after Queen and who just said "You bastards!" as they passed him waiting to go on stage, The Who, Elton John, and Paul McCartney. All in one line-up one after the other. It was epic.
How do you go onstage straight after Queen and top what the crowd just saw? YOU DON'T. I'm kinda glad a vet like Bowie was up next because he can recover from a below average performance NO SWEAT AT ALL. He's ready a made man he doesn't have to worry about every single show being an absolute banger.
It was an amazing day. I was in Philidelphia and this was the total highlight of the day....as for crowd size I believe there were 71,000 in the stadium in the US and I believe 68,000 in the UK and I believe the biggest TV crowd watching around the world.
@@ThomasTallant Yeah, I know. That was really their only opportunity. However, each artist was only given 20 minutes each and were told their mics and power would be turned off if they went over time. Queen had timed their group of songs to the nth degree (That's why all the songs they played were not the full versions. They wanted to cram in as many songs as they could in the time available and didn't have a chance to discuss the lineup with Bowie)
The best live performance of any band ever. Timed to fit their slot to perfection, true professionals and a treat to be reacted to by such a charming pretty lady. ❤
They only had 20 minutes to sing and they wanted to include as many fan favorites as possible, so they did only the first verse of two of the songs. Freddie sounded this amazing even after having laryngitis the week before.
I'm 63 now, when I was 9, it was 1969 when I met Freddie but he wasn't Freddie back then, this was pre Queen, his name was Eddie Bulsara but he was still the mad, off the wall, crazy talented lad you have just watched, my brother was a singer with his own band, Freddie joined a "rival" band around the corner from us an couch surfed there for about 6 months then "disappeared" we heard he went to London and a couple of years later he "popped up" as the lead singer called Freddie Mercury of a new band called Queen..happy days and great memories ❤
@@brobinson7978 I know, but they all called him Eddie 😏he was a born showman though, I just wish he'd have found his partner years before, it was really sad seeing him finally truly happy then gone 😔 R.I.P. Freddie ❤️
I saw Queen live in 1978 when I was 13 and they were so amazingly good. I remember much of it vividly to this day. I can remember every song they played after all this time, but sometimes I can't remember where I put my car keys an hour ago. lol
Best frontman ever, for sure!! One of the best singers too... Great energy!! Now this concert is even better then when I saw it "live" on tv back then... And it was amazing then!😍 You are great, and I loved your reaction - thank you! 🤩
I cried when Freddie died, I loved the band from when I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I was around 10yrs old and the record hadnt long been out. My Mom brought me my first album which was Sheer Heart Attack and from there I was hooked. I wasnt keen on some of the later stuff but some of it was great. Its so lovely to see such a young woman listening to Queen and enjoying the music. Its not just us oldies still listening :) Thankyou, from new subscriber
I cried when Elvis and Freddie passed, but fortunately I was blessed to see both Elvis and Queen at the same place and during the same year 1975, they are both legends and their songs will live on forever. I can listen to Queen over and over and never get tired of their songs, and all are easy on the eyes 👀 😅
Queen ruled the world that day. I was about 15 years old and can still remember watching it on TV. My elder sister was in the audience. We still talk about it to this day. One of ( if not) the best live performance by any band ever. I never get tired of watching it even after all these years - still gets the heart racing !
One of the most legendary performances by one of the most iconic, legendary performers and voices in not just Rock, but in music. Magical and contagious and an inspiration to millions. He is missed.
No one on earth could have delivered this iconic piece for Live Aid ,,only Freddie Mercury could have done this,and he did!!!. ASTONISHING to this day.
@@nightgoblin29 also saw Journey twice, '81 & '82, Styx twice, '78 & '83, Heart the day Elvis died in '77, Billy Squier twice, '81 & '82 opening for Queen, Bryan Adams opening for Journey in '83 to name a few.
@@nightgoblin29 I'm 55 and never seen Queen live either. I was devastated when Freddie past. 😢 I remember my mom didn't like rock but loved "Another One Bites the Dust". When we seen the reports of his death, my mom asked who it was. I told her and she got really sad because I was sad. 😢
Thank you, thank you for being one of the few recent reactors to pick the version that doesn't have the end cut off. I don't know why YT pushes that version but you went with the right one! There is one last song that Freddie and Brian performed right at the end of the concert ("Is This The World We Created") but that is on a separate video, if you're interested.
Indeed, I hate when videos or radio stations cut the ends of long songs that need the resolution. "Hotel California" by Eagles and "Purple Rain" by Prince are ones I hear frequently on the radio that cut off the resolution. Very dissatisfying.
I'm so glad that videos like this still exist so that people who weren't even alive or were very young could see this great performance. I remember the magnitude of this event simultaneously happening on two continents and so many of the bands that played to the live crowds and millions, millions Inna, on TV. Just magnificent. Thank you for a great reaction. ❤
I watched almost the entire Live Aid festival live on television back in 85 ... this performance by Queen blew me away, and everybody else as well. I was already a fan of their music and was it even more after watching this show ( I have never seen them live myself). I also remember the day the news broke that Freddy Mercury had passed away; it felt almost like losing a friend of sorts. He was a great singer, performer and genuine great person. And I am not at all surprised you love this performance!
Freddie could command a stadium simply with a hand gesture. He had absolutely incredible stage presence. Queen at live aid has been consistently quoted as the greatest live performance of all time - and Freddie actually did it against doctors advice! He was the complete rock megastar. As Brian has said multiple times since the rest of the band played their parts but the day belonged to Freddie. I was lucky enough to see it live on tv, yes I was one of the 1.9 billion viewers who were totally mesmerized by him that day. You should watch Queen - somebody to love - live. It's Freddie and drummer Roger Taylor on vocals and it is amazing
Freddie was so loved that after he died, many of the acts that performed for Live Aid returned to perform in A Concert for Life: A Tribute to Freddie Mercury. They performed his songs alongside the remaining members of Queen to raise money for AIDS research. You should check it out. George Michael, Annie Lennox and David Bowie come to mind as some of the strongest performances.
This whole concert was just an amazing endeavor produced and coordinated by Bob Geldof. Some time, if you have the chance, look at the lineup. Simply amazing!
72,000 in attendance at Wembley, and it was broadcast around the world. Total viewing audience was approx. 1.9 billion people. Freddy was suffering with an extreme throat infection and was told not to sing by his doctor.
"an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations" if you take the population of those 150 countries you get ~1.9 billion which implies everybody from those countries watched or listened the broadcast.
Considered one of the best live performances ever. Freddie was so energetic and had a knack for stirring up the crowd. It is amazing considering the challenges Freddie was going through at the time.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction! I'm close to my 60's, and I grew up with Queen. Being a (hobby) guitar player, I'm a great fan of Sir Brian May, which also is an astrophysicist (who would guess that). He wrote several of Queens hits, like "We Will Rock You" and "Fat Bottom Girls", and is great on guitar.
I think people loved Freddy because they loved his fragility, his honesty and his heart on his sleeve persona. He loved his audience and they knew that and paid him back with their love. Best live performance ever !
Live Aid a concert organised to raise awareness and support and funds for a terrible tragedy and famine in Ethiopia, Live Aid twinned with a concert in Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸, 72 thousand people in the crowd at Wembley Stadium United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and 92 thousand in Philadelphia, both concerts televised for the first time and watched by around 2 billion people worldwide,money raised in today’s value would be around 350 million dollars,many of the best artists and musicians throughout the world attended these concerts each artist had around 20 minutes to perform on stage, Queen came on stage and stole the show they were by far the best on the day and their legendary flamboyant performance was absolutely phenomenal , and I actually attended Live Aid myself and have so many wonderful memories of that time, great reaction thanks 🙏
There were actually several amazing performances that day, Queen among them. The most talked about thing in the aftermath of the concert was how Phil Collins played at both Wembley and at JFK Stadium, taking the Concorde to New York immediately following his London set. Phil played with Sting in London, then appeared with Eric Clapton and with Led Zeppelin in Philly. The legend of Queen's performance grew in subsequent years and it is now the main performance that everyone remembers. David Bowie's set, which immediately followed Queen's is also amazing and worth a watch.
It shows how good this performance was that after all these years, mention live aid and this is what comes to mind. Very few people even remember any of the other bands that played at live aid. One regret I have is that I never got to see Queen live.
I was very fortunate to see Queen in concert at Wembley the following year as a fresh faced 16 year old on the Its a Kind Magic Tour, NO one and I mean NO one could hold the crowd like Freddie!
Two billion (2,000,000,000) people saw Live Aid on television. Hope you soon see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I saw Queen in 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a truly GREAT concert!
Queen have been performing amazing live venues and concerts since the early 70s, and one of the very best is " White Queen, Odeon Hammersmith 1975. Their raw talent is on full display and it's definitely worth watching. I sincerely enjoyed watching your reaction and I can tell you really enjoyed this as much as we did when it happened, thank you dear.🩷🪻
Freddie Mercury is one of those rare performers that can match and feed off a crowd's energy, and stir it up some too. This was a short set, but it was broadcast globally. They only had 20 minutes for their set, and they rehearsed it like crazy. it was said that David Bowie was the next on the stage, and he told Freddie on his way out, "Son of a B---, how can I follow THAT?" This has gone down in history as one of the top live performances ever. Thank you for your reaction!
Freddie was amazing. When he looked out on a crowd of 50,000 people and said "I love you all", he meant it and you couldn't help but believe it. And he loved music. Not like other performers. He really loved it.
All you need to know about this performance... This was broadcast live around the world and everyone at home and in all the stadiums was HIS. We were all ensorcelled. And almost 40 years on, he is STILL rocking everyone that comes across this video. This literally has echoed through time and always will. Possibly the greatest achievement of human kind.
I am a Queen fan since 1975 and I love to see how you understand the love Queen fans have for Queen, Freddie and their music.😊 I even think you sort of fell in love with their music and performance.😉
You would most certainly love the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody'. It is the story of how they got together in the first place and all the way up to this very performance at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid. Incredible movie :)
@@richardwest6358 Yes - but they were private persons - and didn't like the press who haunted them - so this is a view "behind the scenes" - and it is well done - but it is NOT a documentary. Have you seen it?
Yes, you reacted to it! 😄 Been a huge Queen fan since I was little. Both my parents were big fans as well, and apparently they raised me well. 😅 One of my fondest memories is when we came home late at night and found out that all video clips from Queen were on tv. We sat down on the couch and watched them, not saying a word. It was magical. Sadly enough I never saw Freddie live (he died when I was little), but I've seen Queen (well, Brian and Roger) live with Adam Lambert a few times and he's by far the best 'next Freddie' they could've hoped for. 🙂 A bit of background. Live Aid was a benefit concert held to raise money to help battle the famine in Ethiopia during those years. The song 'Do they know it's Christmas?' (a collab by lots of famous artists and bands) was released as part of that as well a year prior and raised millions of dollars. The next year, they organised the Live Aid fundraising: live concerts at Wembley (London, UK) and JFK Stadium (Philadelphia, USA), which was live televised around the world. Almost two billion people watched the broadcast, about 40% of the world population at the time. At the same time, there were also smaller concerts being held around the world inspired by Live Aid. It's estimated that over £ 150.000.000 was raised. 1:17 A bit over 70.000 at Wembley (where this was taking place), and 90.000 at JFK Stadium. 7:30 Same, would've been amazing to see them live. 🥺 9:13 Bad timing! 😂😂 Freddie was very flamboyant, charismatic and full of confidence, and had an amazing vocal range to add to that as well. If you're talking about a pure showman I don't know if you're gonna find anyone better than him. And to think he might have not even have joined Queen, it's weird. Brian May and Roger Taylor had a band called Smile with another singer, and that singer became friends with Freddie. Freddie became a fan, but since his friend was already singing they didn't let him join. Only after that guy left Smile Freddie joined them and suggested to rename the band to Queen. When he suggested the name the others weren't certain, and he responded with "No, it’s wonderful, dear, people will love it.". And here we are. 9:53 One of the most iconic moments in music history! His crowd interaction was so, SO good. He could command the crowd to do absolutely anything. 10:56 Was already thinking you might not when the started it. 'Hammer to Fall' isn't as famous as their bigger hits. It was recorded only a year prior to this concert and it's on the same album as 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'I Want To Break Free'. That album also has beautiful unknown songs in 'Keep Passing The Open Windows' and 'Is This The World We Created?' Both the guitar play with the microphone stand and the leg tap at 13:41 are also classic Freddie moves. 25:20 If you want to know more about them, I can highly recommend the 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody. it's a biographical movie about the life of Freddie Mercury, including some of the stuff I've talked about here. 🙂 A few more unknown songs from Queen (and Freddie's solo career) that you might not know and are worth reacting to. 😉 From Queen: - The March of the Black Queen (1974. The early days of Queen, way different sound than the time of Radio Ga Ga and songs like that) - You're My Best Friend (1975. A fantastic song written by John Deacon (bass player) about the woman he'd marry. Still very popular and often played at their concerts) - The Millionaire Waltz (1976. A beautiful song, with Freddie hitting those gorgeous high notes. It was actually written as a tribute to their manager) - Teo Torriatte (1976. A song with both English and Japanese lyrics, written by Brian May as a gesture to the Japanese fan base of Queen. Still one of my personal favorites) - Dragon Attack (1980. The most loved song by John Deacon and probably the most hated by Roger Taylor since it's quite hard to play for him. It has the most addictive guitar riff) - Princes Of The Universe (1986. Title song for the Highlander movie, Roger is outstanding on the drums in this one) - Breakthru (1989. My personal favorite. It's a lovely upbeat song and it has a fantastic flow) - Innuendo (1991. A beautiful song which includes some flamenco guitar music and some operatic parts) - These Are the Days of Our Lives (1991. Freddie already knew he was sick and didn't have long to live a this point, and it really shows in the clip. It was the last clip with Freddie in it) - Heaven for Everyone (1995. Freddie recorded the vocals back in 1987, and the song was released a few years after his death with new backing vocals and a backing track) And some of Freddie's solo stuff: - Mr. Bad Guy (1985. Title track from his solo album) - There Must Be More To Live Than This (1985. Probably the best song from this album, gorgeous piano music and Freddie's voice really shines in this one) - Barcelona (1988. I could really recommend this whole album, but this is the title song. It's an album of eight songs that Freddie sung with Monserrat Caballé, a Spanish operatic soprano. She becane close friends with Freddie and Freddie thought she had the best voice in the world. This song was used for both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, as well as the Champions League final in 1999. - The Fallen Priest (1988. Another song from that album with Monserrat Caballé, their voices complement each other so perfectly here)
I LOVE how much fun you had watching the video. I wish I had 1 ounce of the confidence that Freddie Mercury did in front of people or an audience of that magnitude. He loved performing and making people happy. He did that then and continues to do so to this very day.
I would say all audiences are Queen audiences. You just can’t beat Freddie live with the magic of all four of them. The world loves Queen and always will. RIP Freddie we all miss you and know you are never boring.
After seeing Queen several times in the 80’s, Freddie was a absolute consummate performer and left the audience wanting more. There will never be another like him. One thing, watch the set right though without stopping, then ask questions.
Wembley Stadium held 100,000 in seats. Take out, say, 20,000 due to stage etc, leaves 80,000 I sears. Plus the whole grass area was covered, say 90,000. All this stands up, whatever Google may say.
Freddie stole the show.Those of us at home were as captivated by Freddie as if we were there😂❤When we left the house we listened to Live Aid on the radio but I spent most of it in front of the TV along with over a billion people at home around the world were watching❤The donations during his performance made more money than any other band.Just incredible.I wss 15 when this aired I will never forget it❤Just subbed. Much love from Canada❤🇨🇦
I was 8 when this happened and to this day I still remember it vividly. My dad, God rest his soul,was a MASSIVE Queen fan and all my family was at ours....the whole neighbourhood were out, doors open,kids running about and TV's blaring and I remember this bit cos my dad and uncle were belting it all out and the even the neighbourhood dogs tried to escape that noise. Was a truly fantastic day and an amazing memory. RIP Freddie. An absolute legend of a man and my all time favourite male vocalist. (Sorry Dad n Uncle Jim)
Now you need to watch their 1981 performance of Someone to Love from Montreal and their 1974 Stone Cold Crazy live at The Rainbow. Among others, of course, lol!
Live Aid were 20 min of songs from each artist from around the world for free to raise money for Africa. Queen by unamimous vote gave the greatest 20 min rock concert for free ever given❤ this location was Wembley Stadium in London. Approx 90,000+
Watched this at the time...and now have seen it many many many times...still loving it. And much fun to watch you watching this ❤ i love your facials and reactions. Keep up the good work
A great concert,with great artists, at Wembley, then America , Philadelphia after 10 pm,Queen stole it,that was a long day watching the two concerts,showing all over the world 🤘😊
You absolutely have to witness 'Somebody to Love' live in Montreal 1981. It is possibly the greatest single song live performance from Queen ever filmed (therefore one of the greatest live PERFORMANCES EVER by default). The live aid performance is amazing, but Freddie's voice wasn't even at 100% for that show. His vocal performance has a whole other gear, and somebody to love is a song he could/would pour his soul into every time (it was his favorite song he wrote). For anyone remotely interested in queen it's required material
A little over 72,000 people in the audience that day, and over 1.5 billion watching live on television. During Freddie's performance, Bob Geldof received a donation from the ruling family of Dubai for 1 million British quid, the largest single donation thus far.
Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of: Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and pianist Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals John Deacon - Bass guitar Queen is a "rock" group who produced 15 studio albums, 10 live albums, 16 compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, 2 extended plays, 73 singles, and seven promotional singles. and was one of the most influential groups in music history. Queen is an unusual rock band. All four members had amazing musical talent and each of the four members was a successful composer. Queen is the only group in which all members of the band have songs inducted into the Music Hall of Fame. Each member of Queen was a strong and unique individual. They each had different musical tastes which is probably why Queen's catalog of music contains such a variety of genres. They wrote and recorded songs that are soft rock, hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock, thrash rock, glam rock, rockabilly, r&b, blues, pop, soul, funk, disco, dance music, jazz, gospel, folk, opera, show tunes, ragtime, etc. They would sometimes combine multiple genres in a single song. ********** Live Aid was a duel venue concert to raise money to aid Ethiopia in its struggle against a 2-year famine. The concert was held jointly in Wembley Stadium, in London (72,000) and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia (100,000) and was broadcast worldwide over satellites with feeds of performances from the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia, and West Germany. Each act was given a 20-minute slot in which to perform and there were over 75 acts that perform in over 16 hours. An estimated 1.9 Billion people watched Live Aid. 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 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 David 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.” Queen's playlist for Live Aid was: 1. Bohemian Rhapsody - only the ballad and guitar solo portions 2. Radio Ga Ga 3. Freddie's call and response with the audience 4. Hammer to Fall 5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 6. We Will Rock You (just the first verse and guitar solo) 7. We Are The Champions, FYI - Freddie bends over and shows his butt in every concert. It is a "salute" to their first manager, Norman Sheffield. As you can guess, the association did not end well. Queen recorded a song that Freddie wrote about their feelings toward Norman Sheffield called, "Death On Two Legs."
@Sassypaws4927 I haven't read all of this - but am thinking, wonderful to post all this. . . . I'll add, they say Freddie cavorted with the cameraman/his camera really to include the millions watching on TV. Freddie appreciated the attention of every Queen fan. Thanks - I'll very much enjoy reading your post.
the best 25 minutes of music ever it changed everything !!!! remember this was a not a queen fan crowd,, and yet you can hear them sing every song word for word... such was the power of queen.
Crazy little thing called love is a Queen music wrote by Freddie to honour Elvis, he made in 10 minutes while took a bath... Thanks for your reaction to magnificent Freddie and marvelous Queen! ❤
they were the first band i saw with my friends, when night at the opera came out. a teeny 1500 seat venue in nyc. we were in the third row, under the influence of, ahem, many mind altering substances, and the whole crowd stood on their seats for the whole show. one of the best shows i ever saw.
All you NEED to know, can be learned by listening to their albums and watching their performances. The 80's was a time that was simply amazing. The power of music cannot be denied.
There was 72,000 in Wembly for Live Aid which was broadcast to whole world. Then concert continued in Philadelia with 89,500. both concerts raised over £150 million.
The two songs you didn't appear to recognize were, "Hammer To Fall" by Sir Brian May (their most recent single at the time) and, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Freddie Mercury (famously written in 10 minutes while taking a bath) as a tribute to Elvis Presley. Showing his backside to the audience was something he did at all live performances (from 1975 on) as a message to their first manager, as in kiss my @rse goodbye, for a true idea of how Freddie felt about him check the official lyric version of "Death on Two Legs" he apparently spent a long time thinking up creative ways to make his feelings clear.
Thank you very much for watching! ❤️ I’ll see you guys on twitch.tv/innasolo
Do you listen to Greta Van Fleet Inna. It would be great to see a reaction on them. You're awesome and have an awesome evening 😊
Thank you for posting this reaction, one the best!
Let me tell you something lot of people not beautiful someone have ugly faces too 😂
Freddie was perfection. He could hold a microphone in one hand and 90,000 people in the other.
Maybe 90k seats but there are at least a 150k at the live aid concert on that day.
They was 72 thousand people there go to google and look it up not all seats was full because of how the stage is
@@miketwomey4923 72,000 at Wembley, 89,000 at JFK Stadium.
140,000 actually.
And 2 billion around the world
Rock in peace Freddie. Gone but never forgotten.🙏🤘❤️🤘🇮🇹
Too funny, I was just going to comment that Bon Scott is my SECOND favorite frontman for sheer personality, and they had a song called Rock In Peace....
Love the 2017 greenday bohemian rhapsody.
So true
No elaborate lightshow, no dancers, no costume changes, no auto-tune... Just 4 masterful musicians practicing their craft and making an entire stadium and over 1.5 billion people watching blow their top. There will never be another Freddie.
Muy justas tus palabras!! Jamás habrá otro MERCURY
1.5 billion people was the broadcast reach estimation given by BBC.
not actual viewers number
Somebody To Love live in Montreal is mandatory. Ranked as the second greatest live performance with Live Aid ranked as number one. Rest In Paradise beautiful Freddie 🎹🎤🥁🎸👑♥️
I second this
Live Aid his voice wasn't at peak ability ( he was just getting over something at the time ). L.I. is like a taste of how Freddie performed in concert. Saw them early 80's, by the last song of the night, NO-ONE was sitting.
It's a much better performance than this. Freddie can't sing here due to a throat infection, the stage and sound system aren't t set up for them and the camera work is also great in Montreal.
I was there.!!!
Also Dragon Attack from the same
At the time of Live Aid I was serving in the British Royal Marine Commandos in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. We listened to it on the radio. We were surrounded by the full horror of the Famine, but when Queen came on the radio those poor soles who were there even reacted in a very positive way. I remember that a lot of us Royal Marine Commandos were crying watching some of the children dancing along, I'm teary eyed just remembering. I looked around at men I had fought alongside, who were tough, hardened Royal Marine Commandos who had fought a life and death war against Argentinian's in 82. By the end of Queen's set we were dancing with the children. It went along way to help build their trust in us. The famine is only one of many terrible memories I have from 35 years of active service, and over 3 years hospitalisation. But when I remember the smiles on the children's faces, and their laughter at the terrible way we danced always reminds me that humanity will always find it's way through even the worst of times. I only watched it for the first time last year, my son put it on the TV. A lot of memories came back and a lot of tears.
My amazing Wife took me to see Queen at Wembley, U.K., in 1986 two weeks after I got back from Ethiopia as a surprise, we also went to the last Queen concert they ever did. I saw Queen live 8 times in all (my wife only 6 ha ha), they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart.
Thank you for your service. I'm an American, 55 years old. Reading your post just watered my eyes.
Considering Freddie was feeling unwell, this is the greatest 25mins concert performance ever, RIP
Consider nothing, this is widely considered the best live performance in rock history.
As a "working" musician, I can relate to how hard it is to perform when you're not at your best. Not feeling it is death. Freddie slays it. Also, a great band helps you with that front-man energy.
@@MrMCCONNELL74 yep that is honey and lemon he is drinking for his throat, not beer on the piano
Most artists seem to do there greatest preformance when ill, pressed for time, had no practice, or the weather is punishing them
Watched it live in 85 must have seen 50 times on video absolutely outstanding
His doctor told him not to go on, but being the master of singing and professionalism, he ignored the doctor and took two shots of vodka and went on stage. As one of their songs state“the show must go on”. Rest in power Freddy Mercury.
This was the most amazing day of live music. Almost back-to-back we had Status Quo, Spandau Ballet, Elvis Costello, Sade, Sting and Phil Collins, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young and Alison Moyet, U2, Dire Straits, Queen, and pity David Bowie who went on straight after Queen and who just said "You bastards!" as they passed him waiting to go on stage, The Who, Elton John, and Paul McCartney. All in one line-up one after the other. It was epic.
Don't forget that Phil played on 2 continents that day. And wait, Bowie came on after Queen and they DIDN'T do Under Pressure together?
How do you go onstage straight after Queen and top what the crowd just saw? YOU DON'T. I'm kinda glad a vet like Bowie was up next because he can recover from a below average performance NO SWEAT AT ALL. He's ready a made man he doesn't have to worry about every single show being an absolute banger.
It was an amazing day. I was in Philidelphia and this was the total highlight of the day....as for crowd size I believe there were 71,000 in the stadium in the US and I believe 68,000 in the UK and I believe the biggest TV crowd watching around the world.
I was 8 and on the wrong continent..... but as an adult I wish I'd seen it!!! All I remember is being taught about the famine in school.
@@ThomasTallant Yeah, I know. That was really their only opportunity. However, each artist was only given 20 minutes each and were told their mics and power would be turned off if they went over time. Queen had timed their group of songs to the nth degree (That's why all the songs they played were not the full versions. They wanted to cram in as many songs as they could in the time available and didn't have a chance to discuss the lineup with Bowie)
Amazing voice, amazing performer. Never mind how many times I listen to this, I always get goosebumps.
Indeed, goosebumps!
The best live performance of any band ever. Timed to fit their slot to perfection, true professionals and a treat to be reacted to by such a charming pretty lady.
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They only had 20 minutes to sing and they wanted to include as many fan favorites as possible, so they did only the first verse of two of the songs. Freddie sounded this amazing even after having laryngitis the week before.
Amazing 👏🏻
They nailed it by 10 seconds. That I impressive.
Most of the crowd weren't Queen fans. Their fame was waning. This set launched them back into the mega group worldwide.
I'm 63 now, when I was 9, it was 1969 when I met Freddie but he wasn't Freddie back then, this was pre Queen, his name was Eddie Bulsara but he was still the mad, off the wall, crazy talented lad you have just watched, my brother was a singer with his own band, Freddie joined a "rival" band around the corner from us an couch surfed there for about 6 months then "disappeared" we heard he went to London and a couple of years later he "popped up" as the lead singer called Freddie Mercury of a new band called Queen..happy days and great memories ❤
One small change, is name then was Farrokh Bulsara, which was his birth name
@@brobinson7978 I know, but they all called him Eddie 😏he was a born showman though, I just wish he'd have found his partner years before, it was really sad seeing him finally truly happy then gone 😔 R.I.P. Freddie ❤️
I saw Queen live in 1978 when I was 13 and they were so amazingly good. I remember much of it vividly to this day. I can remember every song they played after all this time, but sometimes I can't remember where I put my car keys an hour ago. lol
I deeply admire you that you were lucky enough to see them play. I wish I had been born in the 60s to have enjoyed his recitals 😪😢😞
I was lucky enough to see Queen live a few times. They never did a dud performance. Looking back at those days I feel blessed to have those memories.
Best frontman ever, for sure!! One of the best singers too... Great energy!! Now this concert is even better then when I saw it "live" on tv back then... And it was amazing then!😍
You are great, and I loved your reaction - thank you! 🤩
I cried when Freddie died, I loved the band from when I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I was around 10yrs old and the record hadnt long been out. My Mom brought me my first album which was Sheer Heart Attack and from there I was hooked. I wasnt keen on some of the later stuff but some of it was great. Its so lovely to see such a young woman listening to Queen and enjoying the music. Its not just us oldies still listening :) Thankyou, from new subscriber
Thank you very much 😊
I cried when Elvis and Freddie passed, but fortunately I was blessed to see both Elvis and Queen at the same place and during the same year 1975, they are both legends and their songs will live on forever. I can listen to Queen over and over and never get tired of their songs, and all are easy on the eyes 👀 😅
Great reaction, you really enjoyed this! Excellent performance by Quenn. Hard to find a better singer/entertainer than Freddie. Thanks for sharing 🎉❤
Queen ruled the world that day. I was about 15 years old and can still remember watching it on TV. My elder sister was in the audience. We still talk about it to this day. One of ( if not) the best live performance by any band ever. I never get tired of watching it even after all these years - still gets the heart racing !
One of the most legendary performances by one of the most iconic, legendary performers and voices in not just Rock, but in music. Magical and contagious and an inspiration to millions. He is missed.
With out a doubt the best front man in a rock band ever. One of a kind entertainer.
Ever time I see this I am moved by his greatness. He is spectacular... incomparable. Love him forever.
No one on earth could have delivered this iconic piece for Live Aid ,,only Freddie Mercury could have done this,and he did!!!. ASTONISHING to this day.
Queen was the best band EVER, and Freddie was a magical being.
That's normal young lady. I've been listening to them for 50 years and saw them live twice, in 1980 & 1982, and still get chills. 😊
Ow jealous haha.. I'm 50 and never saw them live : (
@@nightgoblin29 also saw Journey twice, '81 & '82, Styx twice, '78 & '83, Heart the day Elvis died in '77, Billy Squier twice, '81 & '82 opening for Queen, Bryan Adams opening for Journey in '83 to name a few.
@@nightgoblin29 I'm 55 and never seen Queen live either. I was devastated when Freddie past. 😢 I remember my mom didn't like rock but loved "Another One Bites the Dust". When we seen the reports of his death, my mom asked who it was. I told her and she got really sad because I was sad. 😢
the cameraman that filmed him around minute 8 was brilliant! That footage is unique.
Thank you, thank you for being one of the few recent reactors to pick the version that doesn't have the end cut off. I don't know why YT pushes that version but you went with the right one! There is one last song that Freddie and Brian performed right at the end of the concert ("Is This The World We Created") but that is on a separate video, if you're interested.
😄I always hold my breath at the end, for fear that it’s the cut-off version! (I hope desperately that someday it will be taken down.)
Indeed, I hate when videos or radio stations cut the ends of long songs that need the resolution. "Hotel California" by Eagles and "Purple Rain" by Prince are ones I hear frequently on the radio that cut off the resolution. Very dissatisfying.
I'm so glad that videos like this still exist so that people who weren't even alive or were very young could see this great performance. I remember the magnitude of this event simultaneously happening on two continents and so many of the bands that played to the live crowds and millions, millions Inna, on TV. Just magnificent. Thank you for a great reaction. ❤
Any song Freddie sang was great . No one even comes close to Freddie’s voice . His the most mesmerising. RIP . LOVE YOU FREDDIE ALWAYS ❤️❤️❤️
I watched almost the entire Live Aid festival live on television back in 85 ... this performance by Queen blew me away, and everybody else as well. I was already a fan of their music and was it even more after watching this show ( I have never seen them live myself). I also remember the day the news broke that Freddy Mercury had passed away; it felt almost like losing a friend of sorts. He was a great singer, performer and genuine great person.
And I am not at all surprised you love this performance!
I was there on this day. The whole day was epic. So many new (then) and established artists performing back to back. Incredible.
They weren't supposed to perform, Freddy was sick........They came on and saved the whole show.
Freddie could command a stadium simply with a hand gesture. He had absolutely incredible stage presence. Queen at live aid has been consistently quoted as the greatest live performance of all time - and Freddie actually did it against doctors advice! He was the complete rock megastar. As Brian has said multiple times since the rest of the band played their parts but the day belonged to Freddie. I was lucky enough to see it live on tv, yes I was one of the 1.9 billion viewers who were totally mesmerized by him that day.
You should watch Queen - somebody to love - live. It's Freddie and drummer Roger Taylor on vocals and it is amazing
Freddie was so loved that after he died, many of the acts that performed for Live Aid returned to perform in A Concert for Life: A Tribute to Freddie Mercury. They performed his songs alongside the remaining members of Queen to raise money for AIDS research. You should check it out. George Michael, Annie Lennox and David Bowie come to mind as some of the strongest performances.
This whole concert was just an amazing endeavor produced and coordinated by Bob Geldof. Some time, if you have the chance, look at the lineup. Simply amazing!
Right! Wasn't this the day when the greatest bands of that time opened for Queen? I think they all knew it too!😅
What was crazy was they hadn't gotten agreement from some of the people they said would be performing when they announced the list.
Dear Freddie showed us inside his heart.....and we will love him forever for it.❤
They ruled the world that day...
72,000 in attendance at Wembley, and it was broadcast around the world. Total viewing audience was approx. 1.9 billion people.
Freddy was suffering with an extreme throat infection and was told not to sing by his doctor.
"an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations"
if you take the population of those 150 countries you get ~1.9 billion
which implies everybody from those countries watched or listened the broadcast.
Maravilhoso o Rei do Rock! Freddie Mercury encantando a todos. Saudades eternas!!!!! Obrigada pela sua reação.......
Iconic. And it basically rebooted their career, they played Wembley again in 86 and it was HUGE!
no, that is movie magic - - they had just returned from a promotional tour.
It did kick the career back to super high gear, I have heard all of the guys say that. Sorry no movie magic for that info.
@@anne-mariesindruprix4792 Thanks for the correction . . .
Look at the crowd. They were so into this
Freddie calling card is the little song with the fans and he will enter your dream and what a honor.
Considered one of the best live performances ever. Freddie was so energetic and had a knack for stirring up the crowd. It is amazing considering the challenges Freddie was going through at the time.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction!
I'm close to my 60's, and I grew up with Queen. Being a (hobby) guitar player, I'm a great fan of Sir Brian May, which also is an astrophysicist (who would guess that).
He wrote several of Queens hits, like "We Will Rock You" and "Fat Bottom Girls", and is great on guitar.
You forgot to mention that Brian is also a doctor
Every member of the band wrote a number one single
& now a Sir!
I think people loved Freddy because they loved his fragility, his honesty and his heart on his sleeve persona. He loved his audience and they knew that and paid him back with their love. Best live performance ever !
Live Aid a concert organised to raise awareness and support and funds for a terrible tragedy and famine in Ethiopia, Live Aid twinned with a concert in Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸, 72 thousand people in the crowd at Wembley Stadium United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and 92 thousand in Philadelphia, both concerts televised for the first time and watched by around 2 billion people worldwide,money raised in today’s value would be around 350 million dollars,many of the best artists and musicians throughout the world attended these concerts each artist had around 20 minutes to perform on stage, Queen came on stage and stole the show they were by far the best on the day and their legendary flamboyant performance was absolutely phenomenal , and I actually attended Live Aid myself and have so many wonderful memories of that time, great reaction thanks 🙏
There were actually several amazing performances that day, Queen among them. The most talked about thing in the aftermath of the concert was how Phil Collins played at both Wembley and at JFK Stadium, taking the Concorde to New York immediately following his London set. Phil played with Sting in London, then appeared with Eric Clapton and with Led Zeppelin in Philly. The legend of Queen's performance grew in subsequent years and it is now the main performance that everyone remembers. David Bowie's set, which immediately followed Queen's is also amazing and worth a watch.
It shows how good this performance was that after all these years, mention live aid and this is what comes to mind. Very few people even remember any of the other bands that played at live aid. One regret I have is that I never got to see Queen live.
Live Aid was 16 hours long and you just watched the best 20 minutes of it. 🔥
I was very fortunate to see Queen in concert at Wembley the following year as a fresh faced 16 year old on the Its a Kind Magic Tour, NO one and I mean NO one could hold the crowd like Freddie!
The best live performance of all time!!!
Being broadcast around the planet it was a massive world concert for a great cause!!! It’s hard in 2023 to understand how huge this really was
Using multiple satellites. It was something that hadn't been done before, now it's easy with internet, but that didn't exist then.
One of the greatest live performance in the history of live performances. Fantastic and awesome and amazing.....lots to love here.
Thanks for reacting to Queen at Live Aids, @innaSoloMusic! You're amazing 👏👏👏
Two billion (2,000,000,000) people saw Live Aid on television. Hope you soon see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I saw Queen in 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a truly GREAT concert!
I wish I could have witnessed Freddie Mercury. What man, what a performer!
Queen have been performing amazing live venues and concerts since the early 70s, and one of the very best is " White Queen, Odeon Hammersmith 1975. Their raw talent is on full display and it's definitely worth watching. I sincerely enjoyed watching your reaction and I can tell you really enjoyed this as much as we did when it happened, thank you dear.🩷🪻
My favorite too! Absolutely stunning performance by Queen ❤🌈👑
Freddie Mercury is one of those rare performers that can match and feed off a crowd's energy, and stir it up some too. This was a short set, but it was broadcast globally. They only had 20 minutes for their set, and they rehearsed it like crazy. it was said that David Bowie was the next on the stage, and he told Freddie on his way out, "Son of a B---, how can I follow THAT?" This has gone down in history as one of the top live performances ever.
Thank you for your reaction!
Freddie was amazing. When he looked out on a crowd of 50,000 people and said "I love you all", he meant it and you couldn't help but believe it. And he loved music. Not like other performers. He really loved it.
All you need to know about this performance... This was broadcast live around the world and everyone at home and in all the stadiums was HIS. We were all ensorcelled. And almost 40 years on, he is STILL rocking everyone that comes across this video. This literally has echoed through time and always will. Possibly the greatest achievement of human kind.
Freddie had a magnetic personality. He is a legend
The 🐐! I was fortunate to see them in 1982, my first concert ever! Never will forget it!
72,000 in the crowd & they didn't even know that Queen were going to play... Just goes to show how good they were.
I am a Queen fan since 1975 and I love to see how you understand the love Queen fans have for Queen, Freddie and their music.😊
I even think you sort of fell in love with their music and performance.😉
One of the best live performances of all time. Freddie is sadly missed gone way too soon. Also enjoyed your reactions to the concert ❤
was so much fun watching with you, so nice to see young people getting exited about music from my generation
You would most certainly love the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody'. It is the story of how they got together in the first place and all the way up to this very performance at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid. Incredible movie :)
Amazing movie, but not at all historically accurate.
@@Erfedwe Got that right as timelines, especially with the songs are all over the place.
Why watch an imitation when there are literally dozens of whole concerts from around the world here on UA-cam
@@richardwest6358 Yes - but they were private persons - and didn't like the press who haunted them - so this is a view "behind the scenes" - and it is well done - but it is NOT a documentary. Have you seen it?
@@anne-mariesindruprix4792 Well said :)
Yes, you reacted to it! 😄
Been a huge Queen fan since I was little. Both my parents were big fans as well, and apparently they raised me well. 😅 One of my fondest memories is when we came home late at night and found out that all video clips from Queen were on tv. We sat down on the couch and watched them, not saying a word. It was magical. Sadly enough I never saw Freddie live (he died when I was little), but I've seen Queen (well, Brian and Roger) live with Adam Lambert a few times and he's by far the best 'next Freddie' they could've hoped for. 🙂
A bit of background. Live Aid was a benefit concert held to raise money to help battle the famine in Ethiopia during those years. The song 'Do they know it's Christmas?' (a collab by lots of famous artists and bands) was released as part of that as well a year prior and raised millions of dollars.
The next year, they organised the Live Aid fundraising: live concerts at Wembley (London, UK) and JFK Stadium (Philadelphia, USA), which was live televised around the world. Almost two billion people watched the broadcast, about 40% of the world population at the time. At the same time, there were also smaller concerts being held around the world inspired by Live Aid. It's estimated that over £ 150.000.000 was raised.
1:17 A bit over 70.000 at Wembley (where this was taking place), and 90.000 at JFK Stadium.
7:30 Same, would've been amazing to see them live. 🥺
9:13 Bad timing! 😂😂 Freddie was very flamboyant, charismatic and full of confidence, and had an amazing vocal range to add to that as well. If you're talking about a pure showman I don't know if you're gonna find anyone better than him. And to think he might have not even have joined Queen, it's weird.
Brian May and Roger Taylor had a band called Smile with another singer, and that singer became friends with Freddie. Freddie became a fan, but since his friend was already singing they didn't let him join. Only after that guy left Smile Freddie joined them and suggested to rename the band to Queen. When he suggested the name the others weren't certain, and he responded with "No, it’s wonderful, dear, people will love it.". And here we are.
9:53 One of the most iconic moments in music history! His crowd interaction was so, SO good. He could command the crowd to do absolutely anything.
10:56 Was already thinking you might not when the started it. 'Hammer to Fall' isn't as famous as their bigger hits. It was recorded only a year prior to this concert and it's on the same album as 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'I Want To Break Free'. That album also has beautiful unknown songs in 'Keep Passing The Open Windows' and 'Is This The World We Created?'
Both the guitar play with the microphone stand and the leg tap at 13:41 are also classic Freddie moves.
25:20 If you want to know more about them, I can highly recommend the 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody. it's a biographical movie about the life of Freddie Mercury, including some of the stuff I've talked about here. 🙂
A few more unknown songs from Queen (and Freddie's solo career) that you might not know and are worth reacting to. 😉
From Queen:
- The March of the Black Queen (1974. The early days of Queen, way different sound than the time of Radio Ga Ga and songs like that)
- You're My Best Friend (1975. A fantastic song written by John Deacon (bass player) about the woman he'd marry. Still very popular and often played at their concerts)
- The Millionaire Waltz (1976. A beautiful song, with Freddie hitting those gorgeous high notes. It was actually written as a tribute to their manager)
- Teo Torriatte (1976. A song with both English and Japanese lyrics, written by Brian May as a gesture to the Japanese fan base of Queen. Still one of my personal favorites)
- Dragon Attack (1980. The most loved song by John Deacon and probably the most hated by Roger Taylor since it's quite hard to play for him. It has the most addictive guitar riff)
- Princes Of The Universe (1986. Title song for the Highlander movie, Roger is outstanding on the drums in this one)
- Breakthru (1989. My personal favorite. It's a lovely upbeat song and it has a fantastic flow)
- Innuendo (1991. A beautiful song which includes some flamenco guitar music and some operatic parts)
- These Are the Days of Our Lives (1991. Freddie already knew he was sick and didn't have long to live a this point, and it really shows in the clip. It was the last clip with Freddie in it)
- Heaven for Everyone (1995. Freddie recorded the vocals back in 1987, and the song was released a few years after his death with new backing vocals and a backing track)
And some of Freddie's solo stuff:
- Mr. Bad Guy (1985. Title track from his solo album)
- There Must Be More To Live Than This (1985. Probably the best song from this album, gorgeous piano music and Freddie's voice really shines in this one)
- Barcelona (1988. I could really recommend this whole album, but this is the title song. It's an album of eight songs that Freddie sung with Monserrat Caballé, a Spanish operatic soprano. She becane close friends with Freddie and Freddie thought she had the best voice in the world. This song was used for both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, as well as the Champions League final in 1999.
- The Fallen Priest (1988. Another song from that album with Monserrat Caballé, their voices complement each other so perfectly here)
The flamenco part of Innuendo was played on the recording by Steve Howe of the band Yes.
I LOVE how much fun you had watching the video.
I wish I had 1 ounce of the confidence that Freddie Mercury did in front of people or an audience of that magnitude.
He loved performing and making people happy. He did that then and continues to do so to this very day.
One of the all time greatest performances, regardless if you like Queen or not, just a perfect 20 min set.
This performance was all the more amazing, when you consider this wasn't an all Queen audience.
I would say all audiences are Queen audiences. You just can’t beat Freddie live with the magic of all four of them. The world loves Queen and always will. RIP Freddie we all miss you and know you are never boring.
After seeing Queen several times in the 80’s, Freddie was a absolute consummate performer and left the audience wanting more. There will never be another like him. One thing, watch the set right though without stopping, then ask questions.
That's the best 20 minute set I've ever seen. It was an honor Freddie.
Wembley Stadium held 100,000 in seats. Take out, say, 20,000 due to stage etc, leaves 80,000 I sears. Plus the whole grass area was covered, say 90,000. All this stands up, whatever Google may say.
80k was the maximum at concerts. FACT
stop making up stories
I was fortunate to be there on that hot day and it’s still the best performance I’ve ever seen !
The best ever song that any band could finish their set with!
Freddie stole the show.Those of us at home were as captivated by Freddie as if we were there😂❤When we left the house we listened to Live Aid on the radio but I spent most of it in front of the TV along with over a billion people at home around the world were watching❤The donations during his performance made more money than any other band.Just incredible.I wss 15 when this aired I will never forget it❤Just subbed. Much love from Canada❤🇨🇦
I was 8 when this happened and to this day I still remember it vividly. My dad, God rest his soul,was a MASSIVE Queen fan and all my family was at ours....the whole neighbourhood were out, doors open,kids running about and TV's blaring and I remember this bit cos my dad and uncle were belting it all out and the even the neighbourhood dogs tried to escape that noise. Was a truly fantastic day and an amazing memory. RIP Freddie. An absolute legend of a man and my all time favourite male vocalist. (Sorry Dad n Uncle Jim)
Now you need to watch their 1981 performance of Someone to Love from Montreal and their 1974 Stone Cold Crazy live at The Rainbow. Among others, of course, lol!
Thank you very much for the suggestions 😊
This was a charity concert - each group got 20 minutes each, so the songs were truncated
IIRC Queen kicked off the concert at around mid-day
Freddie Legend💯‼️ star in heaven 🙏🏽
Live Aid were 20 min of songs from each artist from around the world for free to raise money for Africa. Queen by unamimous vote gave the greatest 20 min rock concert for free ever given❤ this location was Wembley Stadium in London. Approx 90,000+
A great day, even watching at home on TV aged 12. The concert opened with Status Que 'rocking all over the world', perfect choice.
I was 15 when this rocked the world amazing performance brings back so many memories thank you x
The only thing you cam say about Queen and Freddie is WOW...True Legends.....
Watched this at the time...and now have seen it many many many times...still loving it. And much fun to watch you watching this ❤ i love your facials and reactions. Keep up the good work
A great concert,with great artists, at Wembley, then America , Philadelphia after 10 pm,Queen stole it,that was a long day watching the two concerts,showing all over the world 🤘😊
You absolutely have to witness 'Somebody to Love' live in Montreal 1981. It is possibly the greatest single song live performance from Queen ever filmed (therefore one of the greatest live PERFORMANCES EVER by default). The live aid performance is amazing, but Freddie's voice wasn't even at 100% for that show. His vocal performance has a whole other gear, and somebody to love is a song he could/would pour his soul into every time (it was his favorite song he wrote). For anyone remotely interested in queen it's required material
A little over 72,000 people in the audience that day, and over 1.5 billion watching live on television. During Freddie's performance, Bob Geldof received a donation from the ruling family of Dubai for 1 million British quid, the largest single donation thus far.
Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of:
Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and pianist
Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals
Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals
John Deacon - Bass guitar
Queen is a "rock" group who produced 15 studio albums, 10 live albums, 16 compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, 2 extended plays, 73 singles, and seven promotional singles. and was one of the most influential groups in music history.
Queen is an unusual rock band. All four members had amazing musical talent and each of the four members was a successful composer. Queen is the only group in which all members of the band have songs inducted into the Music Hall of Fame.
Each member of Queen was a strong and unique individual. They each had different musical tastes which is probably why Queen's catalog of music contains such a variety of genres. They wrote and recorded songs that are soft rock, hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock, thrash rock, glam rock, rockabilly, r&b, blues, pop, soul, funk, disco, dance music, jazz, gospel, folk, opera, show tunes, ragtime, etc. They would sometimes combine multiple genres in a single song.
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Live Aid was a duel venue concert to raise money to aid Ethiopia in its struggle against a 2-year famine. The concert was held jointly in Wembley Stadium, in London (72,000) and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia (100,000) and was broadcast worldwide over satellites with feeds of performances from the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia, and West Germany. Each act was given a 20-minute slot in which to perform and there were over 75 acts that perform in over 16 hours. An estimated 1.9 Billion people watched Live Aid.
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 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 David 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.”
Queen's playlist for Live Aid was:
1. Bohemian Rhapsody - only the ballad and guitar solo portions
2. Radio Ga Ga
3. Freddie's call and response with the audience
4. Hammer to Fall
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
6. We Will Rock You (just the first verse and guitar solo)
7. We Are The Champions,
FYI - Freddie bends over and shows his butt in every concert. It is a "salute" to their first manager, Norman Sheffield. As you can guess, the association did not end well. Queen recorded a song that Freddie wrote about their feelings toward Norman Sheffield called, "Death On Two Legs."
@Sassypaws4927 I haven't read all of this - but am thinking, wonderful to post all this. . . . I'll add, they say Freddie cavorted with the cameraman/his camera really to include the millions watching on TV. Freddie appreciated the attention of every Queen fan. Thanks - I'll very much enjoy reading your post.
the best 25 minutes of music ever it changed everything !!!! remember this was a not a queen fan crowd,, and yet you can hear them sing every song word for word... such was the power of queen.
great performance, great reaction! 👍👍
Thank you very much 😊
I grew upthruogh the late 70s and the 80s so I heard a lot of queen just simply a good allround band producing music for all ages
Freddy was dying of Aids, but still did this
Crazy little thing called love is a Queen music wrote by Freddie to honour Elvis, he made in 10 minutes while took a bath... Thanks for your reaction to magnificent Freddie and marvelous Queen! ❤
Thanks for letting me know 😊
they were the first band i saw with my friends, when night at the opera came out. a teeny 1500 seat venue in nyc. we were in the third row, under the influence of, ahem, many mind altering substances, and the whole crowd stood on their seats for the whole show. one of the best shows i ever saw.
Freddie you will be my "Rock Soul" forevr... I will always love you...
All you NEED to know, can be learned by listening to their albums and watching their performances. The 80's was a time that was simply amazing. The power of music cannot be denied.
There was 72,000 in Wembly for Live Aid which was broadcast to whole world. Then concert continued in Philadelia with 89,500. both concerts raised over £150 million.
The two songs you didn't appear to recognize were,
"Hammer To Fall" by Sir Brian May (their most recent single at the time) and,
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Freddie Mercury (famously written in 10 minutes while taking a bath) as a tribute to Elvis Presley.
Showing his backside to the audience was something he did at all live performances (from 1975 on) as a message to their first manager, as in kiss my @rse goodbye, for a true idea of how Freddie felt about him check the official lyric version of "Death on Two Legs" he apparently spent a long time thinking up creative ways to make his feelings clear.
Freddie is gone but will never be forgotten......his legacy and the band's legacy will love for all time