also, one thing i love with back in the day compared to concerts/festivals nowadays is no one is on their phones recording it. everyone is in the zone of watching and just enjoying without seeing it through their phone which a majority do whenever you got to concerts nowadays.
@@jamesstevenson9340 Yeah that always is funny to me about younger people today. Why not see history through your own eyes? I can understand trying to record something that happens spontaneously (like a train wreck or tornado), but a concert...please. You miss the thing you paid for (the concert), your recording will never be unique (thousands of others are doing the same thing), and no one will want to watch your 10 minute video on your phone of a concert they've already seen 20 times on UA-cam already....smh.
aboslutly .. pure raw live music.. makes today computer and lip synicing and background music and voices being put to shame .. love this raw live music...
I thank my dad and mom for introducing me to Queen (seeing as though I was born a year after he died). How is possible to miss someone you've never met? Freddie has that impact several years later.
I was a 4th year apprentice and in the main aisle of the electroplating shop when a workmate named Pat walked past and said he heard on the news that Freddy had died. You obviously don't have that memory but I'm sure there are others that stick as hard your mind as this did to me.
@michaelslee4336 I remember hearing about Kurt's Cobain's death and when Lennon died. I'm 54 so was young when Lennon died but remember every aspect of my life from when I saw the news after school
This was the greatest live performance of all time. Everything here are off the charts. Roger Taylor's drumming was second to none. John Deacon was stellar playing the bass guitar. Brian May was awesome in the lead guitar. Freddie Mercury's powerful voice was out of this world. Queen is not all about Freddie Mercury, he's sorrounded by highly talented musicians as well.
That's a fact that made them great, but they stayed great until the end because everyone respected that the other guys are talented; there was a humility.
And to think in their beginning years Roger and Brian dismissed him just after their lead quit...all because of his teeth smh. (Skip a few decades) - Freddie Mercury tribute. 💯🤟🏿
Widely regarded as the best 20 minutes of live rock ever, Queen stole the show with this set. No one expected them to own Live Aid…but they came out of left field and surprised everyone. When you consider the fact that this was not a Queen show but a festival, never has an audience been so engaged. Magnificent!
Thank the road crew. Queen brought their own who knew how to make their band shine, everyone else used the venue road crew and were beset with technical issues that's one of the reasons the crowd is so eager they've been waiting all day for a performance like this.
They practiced a lot and made sure their sound system was working perfectly. Most of the other artists kinda winged it. They also requested to be placed at the prime slot. They were ready, and they gave it all, especially Freddie! Their professionalism and performance were top notch.
I just showed this to my three-year-old daughter for the first time. Halfway through, she took her shirt off, started dancing, pretended to play guitar, and had the time of her life. So proud. This legend will live forever. 🤘🏻
haha, love it! she has no context at this age, but this piece is so powerfull she rock it with every cell of that little body 🤘 Stay strong little one :)
Each member of Queen held an advanced degree before touring with the band. So, inspirational! Freddy had a degree in graphic arts and design. John May was working on his PHD in astrophysics. John Deacon had a degree in electrical engineering. Roger Taylor had his degree in biology. Truly amazing young men.
I remember watching this performance as a 12 year old girl. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I’d never seen anything like it and haven’t to this day. The greatest performance of all time hands down.
my mom was at the concert and as you can imagine i grew up a huge fan. shes showing the king and queen to my kids everytime now xD what a legendary performance even crossing the borders time.
Freddie called himself a musical prostitute and he was right. When he was on stage he sold you everything, his mind, body and soul; every member of the audience went home with a piece of Freddie that they would own forever. That is what the very greatest artists, in whatever genre, do and why they achieve legendary status. Freddie you are a light in my darkness.
As a musician, i am still amazed at the quality of the sound Queen manage to play on this live set! The beat is tight and steady, the guitars and bass are sharp and Mercury's voice is powerful and clear! Little detail : All this happens during a multi-band live show so kudos to the techs and support crew that were the unsung heroes of Live Aid .
He was actually advised by his doctor not to perform this event as he had an infection in his vocal chord, but he went on to perform anyway and made history.
Here's a story you will like... In the control room, there were markers on the soundboard with a note stating... "DO NOT INCREASE," but Queens sound engineer went into the control room and increased the sound as high as he could as Queen was entering the stage, and he did this by Freddie's insistence. That's why the people were roaring! After Queen exited the stage, the volume was turned back down.
@angelicamottin8302 hi Angelica, nice to meet you on here. Do you live in Italy? I used to say to my friends there. are 2 kinds of people in this world, the Italians and the ones that want to be
The way that Freddie Mercury commanded not only that stage, but the 72,000 people in attendance at Wembley, another 89,000 in attendance at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, and 1.9 “BILLION” live viewers (NEARLY 40% OF THE WORLDS POPULATION) that evening will “NEVER” be duplicated. It was/is still considered by the majority of artist, and the majority of music fans to be the best live performance by a band ever in the history of music. Most importantly this event really put world hunger on the map for much of the world. Unfortunately to this day children and people still starve to death while we live in a world of abundance.
"beamed live to 1.5 billion people worldwide." - BBC means broadcasted to an estimated audience of... it doesnt say estimated viewers for that we have this BBC quote: "Live Aid, a multi-venue rock music concert, was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopia famine relief. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time with an estimated 400 million viewers, across 60 countries, watching the live broadcast.
Freddy once said before Queen, that he wasn't going to be a star, he was going to be a legend. There had never been anyone like Freddy before or after & we will never see another like him. Freddy wasn't just an incredible singer, he was a force of pure will & nature. It's truly heartbreaking to know that just 6 years after this he would pass away. Gone but NEVER forgotten. Worry not my friend, people are using your music & no one has or will ever make you boring.
When the audience is singing louder then the band that's a rarity in music. Knowing that Freddy Mercury's health wasn't the best also and he sounded this amazing just solidifies why they were called Queen. This is one of the best live performances of all time for anyone. Period.
I remember watching this at the time - I was far from being a Queen fan but I was amazed at how well old Freddy could work an audience - pure show-biz !
1985, who had a Cell phone.? At least none that took Pictures. We were still Landline Locked..! Think the first Cell phone went up for Sale in 1984. @ a Cost of $3.900 U.S.D. I didn't have one for sure..! Great Concert mind. 🤗
It was at 6:54 that every other band performing that day figured out they were simply the opening and closing acts for the greatest Queen Concert to ever occur.
This live performance should have been on the golden record sent along with the Voyager 1 space probe for aliens to find and listen to at some point in the future…
@@ncard00 Aliens would have thought we were some kind of cohesive people that were united. Boy what a let down it would be when they actually met us, lol.
My god Freddie had some charisma. The entire audience held in the palm of his hand from the time he stepped on stage to the time he left. I remember watching it and there was no other act that came close to Queen that day. Sheer utter pop genius. All these years later and I still miss him, the consummate showman..
It was the best performance ever. For those who where there....no high technology involved, just a rock band with the loudest and clearest voice on the planet.... Freddie, its just like yesterday and it will always be like that. You left too early. You are deeply missed by millions...
Here Dec 28 2024. Been following Queen since I was 14 years old. I'm 66 now. Whenever I'm feeling down I watch this performance and feel both happy and sad. Sad that Freddie is gone.😢
You know what's crazy? All those people in the audience are in their 60's and 70's. We never thought we would get old. Forever young. Time doesn't stand still.
this is hands down one of, if not THE, most amazing performance Ive ever seen. No special effects, not a dozen background dancers, just a mindblowing performance.
This is 39 years ago and it's still incredible. Freddie could sing 3-4 octaves! A musical genius. He fought to the end. Today he could have been saved. ❤
К сожалению от судьбы не уйдёшь... такой человек рождается раз сто лет,и того не будет. Его погубила зависимость в те года, и нечего не меняется, может это моё последнее сообщение. Мне 29, скажу одно я всегда был человеком, помогать слабым для меня небыло слабостью! Прощайте, не нужно войны на земле.. запомните любовь спасёт м✌️ ❤
Everyones holding up their arms, but no one is holding a phone in their hand, everyone is just being there in the moment and the only thing recorded of this legendary concert is in their memory.
That's true. A common rejoinder nowadays is that if we'd have had smartphones back then, people would have been doing the same thing, but that misses the point. Of course we would if it had developed at the same pace and we'd become accustomed to using them all the time, because we are the same creatures now as we always have been, but the point is that the technology has changed our behaviour and we don't really experience these events properly anymore, the technology tempts us into distraction. Much as the internet dilutes our normal human behaviour and can bring out the worst in us. We are tempted to use these technologies and often get some sort of satisfaction or even tangible benefits from doing so, but it comes at a cost. I definitely think that aspects of life such as experiencing a live, communal event are better without smartphones and cameras.
@@danyoutube7491I just wanted you to know that i captured a screenshot of what you wrote (yes I’m aware of the irony) to help me remember to experience life the way its supposed to be experienced and to put my stupid phone down sometimes and take a breath. Thank you. 🙏
I am 23 years old and it is truly impressive what this man has caused with that extravagant voice...without a doubt the best in history, I am from Argentina
90s kid here, born in 96, my mother and father born in the early 60s and mid 60s. Lets just say, Queen somewhat raised me. So sad I will never witness this in life but forever proud to know each song word from word. My mother is a singer, piano player and my father plays the drums and also sings. Queen is in my DNA. ❤ Much love from South GA, USA. 2024.
Bono was backstage with other musicians and said to them, “That sound you just heard was Queen stealing this show”. It has been called “The twenty minutes that changed music”.
I was 7 years old when this played and I remember my uncle watching this. My aunt is a lesbian and dealt with a lot of the BS in the '80s so she was a huge queen fan and other artists that were coming out back then! As I watch it today it brings back a lot of memories. This man was probably one of the most talented singers to ever walk the face of Earth. These kids today do not know what a real live performance is. I'm not a Taylor Swift fan but you can take Taylor Swift and every single pop music star today and put them together and they still would not equal the talent of Freddie Mercury! The man had a voice of gods! He was an entertainer He knew how to get the crowd going. Love how he blows kisses at the audience and he knows that he's good You can see his pride in his work. There's no voice clean up. No pre-recorded background music. This is straight talent. This is when singers were actual artists and they sounded better live. There will never be another live performance like this. There will never be another Freddie Mercury.
WE GREW UP IN THE BEST MUSIC AGE 75 here and these fellas are G.O.A.T.. SOME SAY THE STONES. BEETLES, LED ZEP, AEROSMITH,...MANY OTHER GREATS BUT NOTHING IS QUEEN. Musicians, composers, technicians, poets and the paradigm of perfection.
i was 18 visiting London, went to surprise concert with family and some friend's. When Queen came on stage the stadium was electric. This concert I will never ever forget. RIP Freddy
The camera men and the director are unsung heroes here, this was a live broadcast, streamed across the world with no rehearsal, almost 40 years ago. The panning up as Freddie lifts his arm at , just so much so the sun breaks through to give that golden glow.
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457 Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. Prince was amazing no doubt, but you’re comparing artists full concerts that had months of preparation to a last minute inclusion that went 22 minutes. But if you like them more than that’s cool.
As an African American woman growing up in the city of Chicago in the 70s, I TRULY was in love with this man, I'm almost 60. My older brother and sister listened to Rock in our household. I have always loved Queen and Freddy Mercury. If I'm not mistaken, this might have been the last time that we saw him alive and performing.
The following year, 1986 they released the album “A Kinda Magic” and toured the album in what was their final round of concerts. Was called the “Magic tour”. I think these concerts were only in Europe. Managed to see them in Slane, Ireland that year. Was magical like their album!!
I like to think of this as a real life canon event. In every Universe, there is a Freddie Mercury, there's a band called Queen, and there is a Live Aid performance that blew the entire world away.
I don't know why this choked me up but it did. I love that thought, that this is something that HAD to happen. Maybe in one of those universes, he's still with us.
A few details that show the greatness of this set: - the super fast sound checks at the beginning - the studio versions have been rehearsed differently especially for this set - this allowed them to stay perfectly within the designated set time of 20 minutes - the volume limiter was set 0.2 decibels higher, which really made them sound louder in the stadium - they had practiced exactly this set for a week to do it exactly the same during the performance.
I didn't know this, but it makes perfect sense. I played in a band for 25 years, and it often took hours of practice to pull off 30 seconds of seemingly spontaneous "magic."
I am in Tanzania for work and fly home today. I had a free day yesterday and took the ferry from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar where Freddie Mercury was born. I visited the museum that was created in his honour on the ground floor of the house where he lived. It is small but quite moving, with his music playing in the background. It motivated to watch, yet again, Queen's iconic 1985 Live Aid concert. Freddie was said, "I'm not going to be a Star, I'm going to be a Legend." He was right.
Am I the only person to be crying over this clip? Just the musicality, the way he took control, the feedback people gave him and ultimately knowing what happened shortly after. 😭😭😭 What a singer and legend.
I was watching live Aid in 1985 while putting stickers on my nieces toy car for them in my Dad's living room! Queen was absolutely the best 20 minutes of the whole show! They blew everybody away! Their energy, their line up of songs, and not to mention how Freddie would have the whole crowd in complete sink with him, was amazing to watch! ❤ Beautiful! And Awesome to watch! Their music is still great to this day! Timeless! ❤🎼🎵🎶🏆💖
@Realvincegill__ неправда, что вы не получили признание, как гитарист!! Вы не стоите первым в списке лучших гитаристов мира, но вы лучший, вас знает ВЕСЬ МИР!!
Yep. Once Queen took to the stage, our eyes were glued to the TV! There are other bits of acts that I remember - Bono, George Michael and Paul McCartney having mic issues, but everyone was talking about Queen’s set in the days after.
I come back and watch this on a regular basis...it was amazing how they held the audience in the palm of their hand....its heartbreaking that we will never see such magic ever again 💔
His doctor told him not to do this show because he had a vocal cord infection. He obviously did it anyway. This is Freddie Mercury with infected vocal cords. Fu¢|
"i sometimes wish id never been born at all" ohh freddie if you just knew how much you did and still do for us.. you are one of my reasons to still go on in this earth. Your songs have the best quotes that can fix my mood in seconds. whenever i feel sad, it's your songs that help. youve helped me through suicidal thoughts. i watch your concerts and love to pretend im there too. I love you so much freddie. you taught me how to sing too, i love learning to sing with your songs. im sorry for everything you had to go through in your life. if i could be friends with anyone in my life it would be you . thank you so much queen, brian roger and john too❤
I just had to watch this after watching the movie, and I have come to the conclusion that no matter how many great male vocalists have come and gone, Freddie Mercury IS IRREPLACEABLE. I hope and pray you've found peace.
I remember watching this live on tv at my parents home (in Lisbon, Portugal) when I was 14. I wasn't a huge fan of Queen by then but this performance was something else!! I remember havin goosepumps allover; something about Freddie which is hard to explain, but he really connected with me in a personal manner!! Jaw droping performance!!!
Every member of Queen could actually legit sing and sing well, but Fred was just straight out of this world… his control, pitch, volume, vibrato, just unbelievable
Beyond legendary, I genuinely don't know what the definition of this is, best 20 minutes in the history of rock, we miss you freddie, no one can touch you, end of....
Bowie was up next, apparently the quote was, how am I supposed to follow that...? Respect the hell out of David as an artist, writer, but he's not wrong, legends in their time......
Love that moment he has with the camera guy, making him a part of the show. Plenty of other rock artist would have scolded him for being in the way, but Freddie made it a moment!
There's so many incredible performances throughout Rock history. This is definitely one of them. I want to leave it out but I won't. I recall that he had only just became aware for the first time that he was sick. But that had absolutely no effect whatsoever on his masterpiece performance. I miss you so much Freddie Mercury. It has to be mentioned the aspect of this incredibly gigantic stadium that is completely full of fans that thoroughly love Freddy. The numbers are absolutely staggering. 1. 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. An excellent example of this is Freddy directing the crowd to sing with him. Which the whole complete crowd in unison participates in. Thank you
I know lots of people have already wrote this, but it doesn’t matter. This performance must surely go down as the greatest live performance by any musician(s), EVER. Pure genius, total mastery, ultra-talented musicians.
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457no there really isn't. Not in the same sense as Freddie Mercury did that day. He had two and a half billion eyes on him and had almost every single one of them in a trance. No there are no better high performance is the net 21 minutes and that's not an opinion that is a straight fact
@@jlhflex it's a bland performance compared to Prince, Bono and numerous others. His singing is reasonably good, and the music is quite good, but it's not that remarkable in its mesmerising factor or greatness
This was the best live performance of all time, but I have to give David Bowie a lot of credit for showing up unrehearsed and having to perform live on stage immediately after Queen. Who would want to have to follow Queen after this? But David Bowie put on a great show and kept the crowd happy.
Not to mention “heroes” is one of the greatest rock songs ever. His quick to go temp band did a great job after Queen set, but check out Bowie “Hero” concert with his killer band , 230 million views on utube. Its unbelievable!
This was absolute magic. I was in my ending teen years, when this blew me off my feet. The concert was one of the first of it's kind I had seen televised. Among many great performances, Queen, Status Quo and Led Zeppelin (with Jason Bonham) stood out.
I agree, the sound stage was excellent. I can hear every instrument and the guitar solos were just the right level, even when Freddie switched mics the level was exact! what a production!
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No pyrotechnics, no big screen behind them, no laser light show. Just four absolutely mind blowing musicians giving an amazing, all time performance.
well said
also, one thing i love with back in the day compared to concerts/festivals nowadays is no one is on their phones recording it. everyone is in the zone of watching and just enjoying without seeing it through their phone which a majority do whenever you got to concerts nowadays.
Thats music.
@@jamesstevenson9340 Yeah that always is funny to me about younger people today. Why not see history through your own eyes? I can understand trying to record something that happens spontaneously (like a train wreck or tornado), but a concert...please. You miss the thing you paid for (the concert), your recording will never be unique (thousands of others are doing the same thing), and no one will want to watch your 10 minute video on your phone of a concert they've already seen 20 times on UA-cam already....smh.
aboslutly .. pure raw live music.. makes today computer and lip synicing and background music and voices being put to shame .. love this raw live music...
I thank my dad and mom for introducing me to Queen (seeing as though I was born a year after he died). How is possible to miss someone you've never met? Freddie has that impact several years later.
I was a 4th year apprentice and in the main aisle of the electroplating shop when a workmate named Pat walked past and said he heard on the news that Freddy had died. You obviously don't have that memory but I'm sure there are others that stick as hard your mind as this did to me.
@@michaelslee4336era foi e continuará sendo o fenomenal Fred Mercury
Música maravilla de mi época.
@michaelslee4336 I remember hearing about Kurt's Cobain's death and when Lennon died. I'm 54 so was young when Lennon died but remember every aspect of my life from when I saw the news after school
Elton jhon
year 2024 and I still claim: THIS IS THE BEST PERFORMANCE EVER !
ME TOO!
@@rocknrollmachine2289 Not a fan of Metallica, but their 1991 live intro beats them all, yeah
@@rocknrollmachine2289or acdc 91 come on now!
yeah i agree about that dude
AAYYYYOOO! 6:53
This was the greatest live performance of all time. Everything here are off the charts. Roger Taylor's drumming was second to none. John Deacon was stellar playing the bass guitar. Brian May was awesome in the lead guitar. Freddie Mercury's powerful voice was out of this world. Queen is not all about Freddie Mercury, he's sorrounded by highly talented musicians as well.
That's a fact that made them great, but they stayed great until the end because everyone respected that the other guys are talented; there was a humility.
And to think in their beginning years Roger and Brian dismissed him just after their lead quit...all because of his teeth smh. (Skip a few decades) - Freddie Mercury tribute. 💯🤟🏿
Not forgettiong Spike Edney who you can see in the background (to the left of the drums) playing keyboards/guitar and backing vocals.
WAS? no no no no it IS the greatest of all time.
Their full show at Wembley for Live Magic was killer too. One Vision, what an opener.
His voice is absolutely unreal!
F. MERCURY.. ❤❤🎉🎉THE 🐐,,GOAT.. THE BEST EVER...
Widely regarded as the best 20 minutes of live rock ever, Queen stole the show with this set. No one expected them to own Live Aid…but they came out of left field and surprised everyone. When you consider the fact that this was not a Queen show but a festival, never has an audience been so engaged. Magnificent!
It’s was the best live performance ever if u don’t belive me check on Google 😊
Thank the road crew. Queen brought their own who knew how to make their band shine, everyone else used the venue road crew and were beset with technical issues that's one of the reasons the crowd is so eager they've been waiting all day for a performance like this.
They practiced a lot and made sure their sound system was working perfectly. Most of the other artists kinda winged it. They also requested to be placed at the prime slot. They were ready, and they gave it all, especially Freddie! Their professionalism and performance were top notch.
I watched the whole thing after the fact bc I was 4 when it happened but yeah Queen was the best. With Freddy dying less than a year later seals it
@@tylerchapman9234he was around another six years.
I just showed this to my three-year-old daughter for the first time. Halfway through, she took her shirt off, started dancing, pretended to play guitar, and had the time of her life. So proud.
This legend will live forever. 🤘🏻
haha, love it! she has no context at this age, but this piece is so powerfull she rock it with every cell of that little body 🤘
Stay strong little one :)
You should absolutely be proud! 🥲
Love it. I miss him 😓
Goosebumps 40 years later. They don’t make em like Freddie no more
Haven't heard a more unique and instant recognizable voice than Freddie's in decades.
They realy dont.Once in a lifetime😊
Same here & tears of how brilliant Freddie was
😢😢
The weekend is close I'm not saying he's better but he's really good!
The transition from Bohemian Rhapsody to Radio Gaga will forever be my favorite concert moment
Yeah, and what comes after, Freddie's little dance and his dominance over the public. Epic just epic
That is where history was created!!!
i just wish he had finished Rhapsody first.
Absolutely mate!!!….Goosebumps and throat crackles every time I hear or watch…..sometimes a tear……just indescribable
Spot on. That fist thrust by Freddie rising from the piano amidst Brian’s power A chord is one of my favorite Queen “still shots” ever.
This is not a concert. It is a historical event
Well it’s both. But it’s definitely an historical event. Amazing.
Yes, 100% right. I was 17 at the time.
Yeah theres a movie created for this its awesome
Exactly! Gives me shivers so awesome!!
@@mclain670what's the movie
Each member of Queen held an advanced degree before touring with the band. So, inspirational! Freddy had a degree in graphic arts and design. John May was working on his PHD in astrophysics. John Deacon had a degree in electrical engineering. Roger Taylor had his degree in biology. Truly amazing young men.
I remember watching this performance as a 12 year old girl. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I’d never seen anything like it and haven’t to this day. The greatest performance of all time hands down.
my mom was at the concert and as you can imagine i grew up a huge fan. shes showing the king and queen to my kids everytime now xD what a legendary performance even crossing the borders time.
We all miss him Jess 😔
We're basically about the same age. I remember watching this too. This was a few weeks before my 11th birthday.
It's so beautiful,I have 12 years old now and I love queen,do you like this performance?excuse me for my poor english im italiana
I was 12 years old at that time also.
Freddie called himself a musical prostitute and he was right. When he was on stage he sold you everything, his mind, body and soul; every member of the audience went home with a piece of Freddie that they would own forever. That is what the very greatest artists, in whatever genre, do and why they achieve legendary status.
Freddie you are a light in my darkness.
Nu blufatii,a fost El.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
This is lovely
@@AdrianGillard-n3f ☀️SIR GILLARD, FREDDIE WILL BE LIGHT IN OUR HEARTS ♾️ FOREVER.
For You ☀️🌟In Your Heart.
It’s now 2024 and I’m still coming back to watch this SPECTACULAR performance
always and forever aha
🏴🍻🍻🍻yeah 😮I’m still waiting to watch the performance again 🥴
me 2
Me too all the way from Malaysia 🇲🇾. They stole the whole festival. Thank you Freddie. Forever grateful.
Thank you Queen 👑.
Me too
December 2024 anyone?
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in japan now
from japan
Here, kids, this is music and that is a real singer.
😊
❤❤❤
My son is now twelve. He knows these songs by heart. I feel like a good father 😊
Real talent and real music
They will never know.
As a musician, i am still amazed at the quality of the sound Queen manage to play on this live set! The beat is tight and steady, the guitars and bass are sharp and Mercury's voice is powerful and clear! Little detail : All this happens during a multi-band live show so kudos to the techs and support crew that were the unsung heroes of Live Aid .
And side show bob - Who still dont like Mondays much better than US live aid
Speaking of, I love Freddie's love and appreciation he shows to the techs and stagehands through out
Freddy's command of the stage is legendary. I wish I had that ability, when I play.
He was actually advised by his doctor not to perform this event as he had an infection in his vocal chord, but he went on to perform anyway and made history.
Here's a story you will like...
In the control room, there were markers on the soundboard with a note stating...
"DO NOT INCREASE," but Queens sound engineer went into the control room and increased the sound as high as he could as Queen was entering the stage, and he did this by Freddie's insistence. That's why the people were roaring! After Queen exited the stage, the volume was turned back down.
Oh Freddie - the world still misses you ❤
This is the best performance ever
@Brianmay.____I’m good thanks for asking fake Brian may
Candid!!!
BEST PERFORMANCE EVER!!!! 2024 Anyone?
Without doubt.
yes almost 2025
You better believe it Freddie FOREVER
I'm here. Dez2024.
I remember watching this on TV, I was 17 years old. Now I'm 56, where does the time go. They were great!!
Same! I'm an Italian women 56yo 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 ciao!
I was seventeen, too. Time flies!!! Thanks for the memories, Queen!!
Hi John, I’m 67. I was there! And boy, time sure does fly by doesn’t it young man
@angelicamottin8302 hi Angelica, nice to meet you on here. Do you live in Italy? I used to say to my friends there. are 2 kinds of people in this world, the Italians and the ones that want to be
@angelicamottin8302 hey Angelica, if you can, please reply back
Is anyone stilll listening in 2024 to this legend he had a voice of an angel he was takin to soon 😢
You kidding? Folk will still be listening to this in 2064, and beyond. Genius is timeless
Мне 53 г, обожаю Фредди. У меня 3 сына , младшему 19 , тоже слушают и любят эту группу! Queen forever❤
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Portland Oregon May 2024
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The way that Freddie Mercury commanded not only that stage, but the 72,000 people in attendance at Wembley, another 89,000 in attendance at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, and 1.9 “BILLION” live viewers (NEARLY 40% OF THE WORLDS POPULATION) that evening will “NEVER” be duplicated. It was/is still considered by the majority of artist, and the majority of music fans to be the best live performance by a band ever in the history of music. Most importantly this event really put world hunger on the map for much of the world. Unfortunately to this day children and people still starve to death while we live in a world of abundance.
Merci pour votre compréhension je suis en vacances avec le soleil ☀️☀️☀️ 😅😅❤❤
"beamed live to 1.5 billion people worldwide." - BBC
means broadcasted to an estimated audience of... it doesnt say estimated viewers
for that we have this BBC quote:
"Live Aid, a multi-venue rock music concert, was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopia famine relief. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time with an estimated 400 million viewers, across 60 countries, watching the live broadcast.
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Foi um dos melhores cantor que já ouvi
Esse era o Fred bom dia D+
Freddy once said before Queen, that he wasn't going to be a star, he was going to be a legend. There had never been anyone like Freddy before or after & we will never see another like him. Freddy wasn't just an incredible singer, he was a force of pure will & nature. It's truly heartbreaking to know that just 6 years after this he would pass away. Gone but NEVER forgotten. Worry not my friend, people are using your music & no one has or will ever make you boring.
Freddie Mercury WE WILL ALWAYS ROCK YOU
the fact that this show (live aid) is still mostly known because of this 20 minutes. absolute legends.
When the audience is singing louder then the band that's a rarity in music. Knowing that Freddy Mercury's health wasn't the best also and he sounded this amazing just solidifies why they were called Queen. This is one of the best live performances of all time for anyone. Period.
He was fine for this. Don't believe the movie.
I remember watching this at the time - I was far from being a Queen fan but I was amazed at how well old Freddy could work an audience - pure show-biz !
@@dicky7600 Exactly, he wasn't diagnosed until 1986. He had no symptoms either. The stuff in the movie about him coughing up blood is nonsense.
@BedtimeStoriesChannel which is why I don't favor the movie.
Truly a rock and roll god. Loved the super man shirt he wore in other concerts. He had no problem living up too that. Missed every day of my life.
I like how everyone is living in the moment. No cellphones. Just clapping in sync and singing along. What a time…what a moment.
Lo
1985, who had a Cell phone.? At least none that took Pictures.
We were still Landline Locked..!
Think the first Cell phone went up for Sale in 1984. @ a Cost of $3.900 U.S.D.
I didn't have one for sure..!
Great Concert mind. 🤗
Cellphones with camera functionality hadn't been invented yet, to be fair.
Yea, we had not even heard of a bag phone back then. Good times. I'm going to be first in the time machine!
@@andrewh2817Thank God!!!!
It is november 24, 2024, freddie has been gone 23 years today. R.I.P freddie, we love you and miss you.
He died 1991 33 years ago age 46 not 23 years ago
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Iam watching this on April 2024 i wish you were still here ❤❤❤❤
Same
Same
It is good that we can still listen to the ultimate performer ❤
Oh ja, solche Sehnsucht. ❤
Zup!
Freddie owned the world for 25 minutes
He owns the world forever
@@eurekasquared9853 bro chill 💀
*Queen
@@eurekasquared9853 then hell rocks better than your little heaven
@@eurekasquared9853he who’s without sin should throw the first rock
If you don’t like what is arguably the best ever 21 minutes and 17 seconds of live performance ever seen, then music isn’t for you.
They'd have to be in a vegative state to not be moved by this performance.
Y además gratis en la palma de tus manos !!!
It was at 6:54 that every other band performing that day figured out they were simply the opening and closing acts for the greatest Queen Concert to ever occur.
hit the nail on the head!
This live performance should have been on the golden record sent along with the Voyager 1 space probe for aliens to find and listen to at some point in the future…
Hate to say it but the voyager 1 launched like 8 years prior to this concert @@ncard00
@@ncard00 Aliens would have thought we were some kind of cohesive people that were united. Boy what a let down it would be when they actually met us, lol.
Love this comment too much!! 😅
Who ever put the ads in to break this up deserves Guantánamo Bay
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It’s like breaking one of the 10 commandments to interrupt a Queen concert
My god Freddie had some charisma. The entire audience held in the palm of his hand from the time he stepped on stage to the time he left. I remember watching it and there was no other act that came close to Queen that day. Sheer utter pop genius. All these years later and I still miss him, the consummate showman..
It was the best performance ever. For those who where there....no high technology involved, just a rock band with the loudest and clearest voice on the planet.... Freddie, its just like yesterday and it will always be like that. You left too early. You are deeply missed by millions...
Here Dec 28 2024. Been following Queen since I was 14 years old. I'm 66 now. Whenever I'm feeling down I watch this performance and feel both happy and sad. Sad that Freddie is gone.😢
We do the same mam😀
You know what's crazy? All those people in the audience are in their 60's and 70's. We never thought we would get old. Forever young. Time doesn't stand still.
May we all meet up in the next life! 🎉❤❤❤
@@mimigirl3162 I do think we will !!
I saw Queen in 77 and I was 14 I'm only 60 now. This was 1985, I'd say most of those attending here are probably in their 50's to 60's.
"Tiime waits for nobody", as Freddie sang
I am 63
No playback. no Auto-tune, not 22 different writers and producers on each song. Talent was required in the old days.
@@presidentnadano it is not you are just not looking for good rock
@@presidentnadamost massive commercially produced rock is, it’s always the smaller bands that do it for real now
Talent is still required, youre just only looking at the surface level of modern music
anyone here in November 2024?
Yes im😢
I've watched this performance a million times (been a Queen fan since I was 12). Astounds me every👏 single👏 time.
@@theclassyconsultant. Your taste in music is very classy, I believe you are also a high-class human being
@@MuhammadAmin-f7v Haha thank you!
-and July 1985
this is hands down one of, if not THE, most amazing performance Ive ever seen.
No special effects, not a dozen background dancers, just a mindblowing performance.
Pure rock and roll at it's best.
Swinging Deaky is the best background dancer you could ask for. Plus one hell of a basse player.
This is 39 years ago and it's still incredible. Freddie could sing 3-4 octaves! A musical genius. He fought to the end. Today he could have been saved. ❤
Yes🎉
К сожалению от судьбы не уйдёшь... такой человек рождается раз сто лет,и того не будет. Его погубила зависимость в те года, и нечего не меняется, может это моё последнее сообщение. Мне 29, скажу одно я всегда был человеком, помогать слабым для меня небыло слабостью! Прощайте, не нужно войны на земле.. запомните любовь спасёт м✌️ ❤
@@СережаЗабелин-р5вlet's putin
get out the Russia!
@@michaeltsuiПричём тут Путин? Он пишет про то, что Фредди можно было вылечить
I was at a concert back in those days when Freddie came flying in a helicopter. So cool. One of the few concerts I ever went to. Happy I did.
Everyones holding up their arms, but no one is holding a phone in their hand, everyone is just being there in the moment and the only thing recorded of this legendary concert is in their memory.
That's true. A common rejoinder nowadays is that if we'd have had smartphones back then, people would have been doing the same thing, but that misses the point. Of course we would if it had developed at the same pace and we'd become accustomed to using them all the time, because we are the same creatures now as we always have been, but the point is that the technology has changed our behaviour and we don't really experience these events properly anymore, the technology tempts us into distraction. Much as the internet dilutes our normal human behaviour and can bring out the worst in us. We are tempted to use these technologies and often get some sort of satisfaction or even tangible benefits from doing so, but it comes at a cost. I definitely think that aspects of life such as experiencing a live, communal event are better without smartphones and cameras.
@angrypotato857 Absolutely! I was 14 back then, it was phenomenal!
Bons tempos em que realmente se vivia e não apenas existia.
@@danyoutube7491I just wanted you to know that i captured a screenshot of what you wrote (yes I’m aware of the irony) to help me remember to experience life the way its supposed to be experienced and to put my stupid phone down sometimes and take a breath. Thank you. 🙏
girl this is a video on youtube. like i get what youre saying but live aid very much was recorded. like alot
December 25 2024, alone watching this Masterpiece
The greatest showman supported by the greatest musicians. My era. We will never see the like again.
I am 23 years old and it is truly impressive what this man has caused with that extravagant voice...without a doubt the best in history, I am from Argentina
I'm from NY, I remember watching this on TV, I was 17. They stole the show, rocked the house that night.
I’m from Scotland, You have a scarey Rugby team. I agree with you, Freddie had a great rock/ Opera voice, but put it in Queen. Estupendo
You have Lione Messi true GOAT
Awesome. Happy you appreciate the music of our times
I envy everyone who had chance to be there and see this majestic performance.
I envy Freddie mercury’s pants which had the honour of tasting his ball sweat
@@youtubegimme8646BROTHER
90s kid here, born in 96, my mother and father born in the early 60s and mid 60s. Lets just say, Queen somewhat raised me. So sad I will never witness this in life but forever proud to know each song word from word. My mother is a singer, piano player and my father plays the drums and also sings. Queen is in my DNA. ❤ Much love from South GA, USA. 2024.
The talent of Freddie Mercury & Queen will NEVER be replicated!!
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Yes ….and no
The greatest live performance in history
Bono was backstage with other musicians and said to them, “That sound you just heard was Queen stealing this show”. It has been called “The twenty minutes that changed music”.
U2 were actually in the US show. It was Elton John screaming at Queen leaving the stage: "You bastards! You stole the show!". 😅
No, U2 played at Wembley!
@@paolomagni nope. U2 played at wembley.
@@Mobilitydnb @redbulls1337 Yep, I was wrong about U2 location, not about Elton John.
@@paolomagni Elton's good on the piano but he sucks on organ.
No matter how many times I watched this performance, I will never stop adoring it. Queen is simply untouchable.
I was 7 years old when this played and I remember my uncle watching this. My aunt is a lesbian and dealt with a lot of the BS in the '80s so she was a huge queen fan and other artists that were coming out back then! As I watch it today it brings back a lot of memories. This man was probably one of the most talented singers to ever walk the face of Earth. These kids today do not know what a real live performance is. I'm not a Taylor Swift fan but you can take Taylor Swift and every single pop music star today and put them together and they still would not equal the talent of Freddie Mercury! The man had a voice of gods! He was an entertainer He knew how to get the crowd going. Love how he blows kisses at the audience and he knows that he's good You can see his pride in his work. There's no voice clean up. No pre-recorded background music. This is straight talent. This is when singers were actual artists and they sounded better live. There will never be another live performance like this. There will never be another Freddie Mercury.
You stated a lot in your message and I agree with your posting. you did a great job. TU. TU
🏴🍻🍻🍻I’m 57 now 😋but I still feel like I’m 18 😇
I'm 76 and am still mesmerized by him. Can't take my eyes off of him.
60, me too, they all owned it, but Freddie was the leader
WE GREW UP IN THE BEST MUSIC AGE 75 here and these fellas are G.O.A.T.. SOME SAY THE STONES. BEETLES, LED ZEP, AEROSMITH,...MANY OTHER GREATS BUT NOTHING IS QUEEN. Musicians, composers, technicians, poets and the paradigm of perfection.
I was born 1992, I have to tell you guys who can see when he alive you are so lucky.
Summer of 1986, Budapest, People's Stadium, it was unforgettable. The first huge rock concert behind the Iron Curtain and I could be there.
@@ChrissyDeeI’m only 17 your so lucky you was around to see it
Never been a massive queen fan. But there's no denying the sheer talent on that stage. As a performer Freddie was second to none.
i was 18 visiting London, went to surprise concert with family and some friend's. When Queen came on stage the stadium was electric. This concert I will never ever forget. RIP Freddy
Wow ! What a beautiful memory❤
How lucky you are !
You’re so lucky
holy shit,how a lucky guy!
The camera men and the director are unsung heroes here, this was a live broadcast, streamed across the world with no rehearsal, almost 40 years ago. The panning up as Freddie lifts his arm at , just so much so the sun breaks through to give that golden glow.
フレディマーキュリー
輝いているヨ✨✨🎉🎉
СССР этого не видел, так как был закрыт от мира железным занавесом.
Очень жаль😢
That night every single person in that audience had a personal experience with Freddie. Best live performer of all time.
There will never be another Freddie ever again… what a legendary performance
Still the greatest live performance of all time RIP Freddie
Noooo there are better, Prince , Beyonce, Bono U2 on Zoo tour. This falls flat compared to many of Princes great shows
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457 Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. Prince was amazing no doubt, but you’re comparing artists full concerts that had months of preparation to a last minute inclusion that went 22 minutes. But if you like them more than that’s cool.
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457 you forgot michael jackson
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457do you realize 40% of the world population watched this concert live?
@@jimmy-fi2687 you do realise 40% of the world watched Princes half-time show for the super bowl 🥣. The greatest performance ever
As an African American woman growing up in the city of Chicago in the 70s, I TRULY was in love with this man, I'm almost 60. My older brother and sister listened to Rock in our household. I have always loved Queen and Freddy Mercury. If I'm not mistaken, this might have been the last time that we saw him alive and performing.
The following year, 1986 they released the album “A Kinda Magic” and toured the album in what was their final round of concerts. Was called the “Magic tour”. I think these concerts were only in Europe. Managed to see them in Slane, Ireland that year. Was magical like their album!!
His last live performance with queen was in August of 1986 at Knebworth. And his last musical live performance was in April of 1988.
I like to think of this as a real life canon event. In every Universe, there is a Freddie Mercury, there's a band called Queen, and there is a Live Aid performance that blew the entire world away.
I don't know why this choked me up but it did. I love that thought, that this is something that HAD to happen.
Maybe in one of those universes, he's still with us.
And to think he wasn't feeling well...I'm sure in some other timeline he took the doctors advice and didn't perform. Tragic.
@@slickm0uthmost tragic thing ever
So, a fixed moment in time, then? I’m on board with that.
I always come here and watch this magnificent 20min concert of my all time favorite band, QUEEN.
Freddie own the world for 21 minutes
He sure did.
@@axemanchris idk if your being sarcastic 😂
I am 63 years old and after 39 years I am still enjoying the best ever performance of Freddy Mercury and Queen. A legend.
Another lover who knows great man and band..lost to soon
They are the best...ever! .... Im agree with you!
Me tooo!😊
A few details that show the greatness of this set:
- the super fast sound checks at the beginning
- the studio versions have been rehearsed differently especially for this set
- this allowed them to stay perfectly within the designated set time of 20 minutes
- the volume limiter was set 0.2 decibels higher, which really made them sound louder in the stadium
- they had practiced exactly this set for a week to do it exactly the same during the performance.
Absolute professionalism from top to bottom. They were surrounded by great craftsmen and their own talents, which were plenty. Rock Gods, truly.
I didn't know this, but it makes perfect sense. I played in a band for 25 years, and it often took hours of practice to pull off 30 seconds of seemingly spontaneous "magic."
His ability to command an audience was amazing. Im just glad he used that power for good instead of evil. Otherwise, he'd have ruled the world...
I am in Tanzania for work and fly home today. I had a free day yesterday and took the ferry from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar where Freddie Mercury was born. I visited the museum that was created in his honour on the ground floor of the house where he lived. It is small but quite moving, with his music playing in the background. It motivated to watch, yet again, Queen's iconic 1985 Live Aid concert. Freddie was said, "I'm not going to be a Star, I'm going to be a Legend." He was right.
Lucky!!!!
Wonderful. Thanks
Good for you
@LucianoAllenWatts No need to be so rude
Am I the only person to be crying over this clip? Just the musicality, the way he took control, the feedback people gave him and ultimately knowing what happened shortly after. 😭😭😭 What a singer and legend.
Absolutely not .... always in tears watching this !!
Yep I get tears every time
Yeah every time,, fantastic musicians x
No, you're not the only one
This is bittersweet. Both a smile and a feeling of enormous sadness. 3:01 that adorable smile of joy for John.
I was watching live Aid in 1985 while putting stickers on my nieces toy car for them in my Dad's living room! Queen was absolutely the best 20 minutes of the whole show! They blew everybody away! Their energy, their line up of songs, and not to mention how Freddie would have the whole crowd in complete sink with him, was amazing to watch! ❤ Beautiful! And Awesome to watch! Their music is still great to this day! Timeless! ❤🎼🎵🎶🏆💖
@Brianmay.____ Oh, Brian, you do not get the credit you deserve as a excellent guitarist! Love your music! 🎶🎵🎼💯
@Realvincegill__ неправда, что вы не получили признание, как гитарист!! Вы не стоите первым в списке лучших гитаристов мира, но вы лучший, вас знает ВЕСЬ МИР!!
Yep. Once Queen took to the stage, our eyes were glued to the TV! There are other bits of acts that I remember - Bono, George Michael and Paul McCartney having mic issues, but everyone was talking about Queen’s set in the days after.
Show simples, sem grandes holofotes, sem grandes efeitos... sendo simplesmente histórico. 👏🏽 Icônico!
This not a documentation, this is history
Its 2024 and this is still the BEST live performance in rock history. ABSOLUTELY OFF THE CHARTS!😭😮💨
2024 here and I still watch this legendary performance everyday
Me also
I come back and watch this on a regular basis...it was amazing how they held the audience in the palm of their hand....its heartbreaking that we will never see such magic ever again 💔
His doctor told him not to do this show because he had a vocal cord infection. He obviously did it anyway. This is Freddie Mercury with infected vocal cords. Fu¢|
You could tell he was getting tired towards the end, but just nailed it!
Estando mal tenia esa voz!!... como seria si hubiese estado sano
😮....
Taylor Swift wishes she could have that many people eat out of her hand
Aww yeah...
Reminds me of concert I was @ with Journey and Steve Perry performed with the full blown flu and was amazing.
The most perfect 20 odd minutes in human history. This is just perfection, love you Freddie
It’s so impressive. Every move he makes is in perfectly sync with the music and the audience.
This is what music should be
"i sometimes wish id never been born at all" ohh freddie if you just knew how much you did and still do for us.. you are one of my reasons to still go on in this earth. Your songs have the best quotes that can fix my mood in seconds. whenever i feel sad, it's your songs that help. youve helped me through suicidal thoughts. i watch your concerts and love to pretend im there too. I love you so much freddie. you taught me how to sing too, i love learning to sing with your songs. im sorry for everything you had to go through in your life. if i could be friends with anyone in my life it would be you . thank you so much queen, brian roger and john too❤
That was beautiful!
You will be fine sweet lady l sel
I send my angelic unconditional love to you. ❤️😘🙏
I feel the same. Beautiful words. Anniversary tomorrow
Wow !!
I just had to watch this after watching the movie, and I have come to the conclusion that no matter how many great male vocalists have come and gone, Freddie Mercury IS IRREPLACEABLE. I hope and pray you've found peace.
I had to watch this right after watching the movie because I needed to know if they did the Live Aid scene justice. I must say they absolutely did!
freddie and michael dont forget him
Yeah...Michael Jackson turned down Live Aid in case playing a free show on TV hurt ticket sales for his own tour. What an asshole.
He can still reach an audience in 2023. Timeless baby.
I remember watching this live on tv at my parents home (in Lisbon, Portugal) when I was 14. I wasn't a huge fan of Queen by then but this performance was something else!! I remember havin goosepumps allover; something about Freddie which is hard to explain, but he really connected with me in a personal manner!! Jaw droping performance!!!
No light shows, no lasers, no fireworks. Just fucking good music and a hell of a performance! This concert will never be beaten. RIP Freddy ❤
Every member of Queen could actually legit sing and sing well, but Fred was just straight out of this world… his control, pitch, volume, vibrato, just unbelievable
Really, who could ever own a stage like Freddie did. Magic!
Well just like Elton John said during that performance "you bloody stole the show"
It's a kind of magic
In control. In command.
He was the best ever and he made everyone else at band aid look absolutely average
I was born a few days before he passed. I remember my dad blasting their music in the house and him and my mom dancing. lol good times
No one expected queen to do this , completely out of the blue , so glad they did , beyond legendary , the whole band , bloody brilliant....
Beyond legendary, I genuinely don't know what the definition of this is, best 20 minutes in the history of rock, we miss you freddie, no one can touch you, end of....
Bowie was up next, apparently the quote was, how am I supposed to follow that...?
Respect the hell out of David as an artist, writer, but he's not wrong, legends in their time......
Love that moment he has with the camera guy, making him a part of the show. Plenty of other rock artist would have scolded him for being in the way, but Freddie made it a moment!
My uncle was at the Wembley concert and even still he says it's the greatest concert the world has ever seen, and i can't exactly deny.
There's so many incredible performances throughout Rock history. This is definitely one of them. I want to leave it out but I won't. I recall that he had only just became aware for the first time that he was sick. But that had absolutely no effect whatsoever on his masterpiece performance. I miss you so much Freddie Mercury. It has to be mentioned the aspect of this incredibly gigantic stadium that is completely full of fans that thoroughly love Freddy. The numbers are absolutely staggering. 1. 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. An excellent example of this is Freddy directing the crowd to sing with him. Which the whole complete crowd in unison participates in. Thank you
I’ll watch this in 2044 and still be amazed.
I know lots of people have already wrote this, but it doesn’t matter. This performance must surely go down as the greatest live performance by any musician(s), EVER. Pure genius, total mastery, ultra-talented musicians.
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Definitely not..there is much better this...think PRINCE, Bono from U2 and quite a few others
The most beautiful and exhilarating 21 minutes of rock music ever recorded.
Noooooo there is better
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457no there really isn't. Not in the same sense as Freddie Mercury did that day. He had two and a half billion eyes on him and had almost every single one of them in a trance. No there are no better high performance is the net 21 minutes and that's not an opinion that is a straight fact
@@jlhflex nooooo definitely not....Prince, Michael Jackson, U2 Bono, all surpass this performance with their own for various giant concerts
@@jlhflex it's a bland performance compared to Prince, Bono and numerous others. His singing is reasonably good, and the music is quite good, but it's not that remarkable in its mesmerising factor or greatness
This was the best live performance of all time, but I have to give David Bowie a lot of credit for showing up unrehearsed and having to perform live on stage immediately after Queen. Who would want to have to follow Queen after this? But David Bowie put on a great show and kept the crowd happy.
Well, if anyone could.......🎵
I think it definitely think he was the best to be after with no problem. He was a heavy weight.
Didn’t he famously say, “How am I supposed to go on after THAT?”
Not to mention “heroes” is one of the greatest rock songs ever. His quick to go temp band did a great job after Queen set, but check out Bowie “Hero” concert with his killer band , 230 million views on utube. Its unbelievable!
This was absolute magic. I was in my ending teen years, when this blew me off my feet. The concert was one of the first of it's kind I had seen televised. Among many great performances, Queen, Status Quo and Led Zeppelin (with Jason Bonham) stood out.
Kudos to the engineers of that show… The sound quality and balance was amazing!
I agree, the sound stage was excellent. I can hear every instrument and the guitar solos were just the right level, even when Freddie switched mics the level was exact! what a production!
its a testament to the man that here we are still commenting on a performance from 39 yrs ago God i miss those days
I am 39 years old so I keep coming back to this! I was born 1985 and I watch this every year!
I didn’t know him in my young life ,but I absolutely love him now, I’m 74 now ,you can’t believe the pleasure he’s given me. ❤️
How can you 74 years old and dont know him back then sir. Just curious, queen is so big back then righth?
@@kendyjapri1559 they mean they didn't know them in real life and yk talked to them b4
December 29th 2024...Aotearoa New Zealand. Forever a Queen...Freddy❤❤
Without doubt this is the greatest 20 minutes in rock history. RIP Freddie.
There will never anyone like Freddie . Ever.