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 34 years of active service, and 2 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. I saw Queen live 6 times in all, they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart.
Apart from agreeing with what the Yanks say" thank you for your service " ; you've seen things most of us would hate to see. But also, like you say see the little things that make a difficult job well worth while. I hope that you came back ok, both physically and mentally. And seriously; thanks for doing something I could never do.
This was a benefit concert to raise money for the Ethiopian famine. All the biggest name artists of the day performed, Dire Straits, The Who, Led Zeppelin, U2, Phil Collins, Elton John...the list is long and illustrious. Wembley Stadium with 80,000 people and held simultaneously in Philadelphia with an audience of over 100,000, and a worldwide television audience of 1Billion! It was a HUGE event. Each act only got a 20minute time slot, and if they ran over they got their sound turned off so Queen practiced with alarm clocks placed all around so they got it down perfectly. All the tickets had been sold out before it was even announced that Queen would be performing so this wasn’t a crowd of typical Queen fans, but Freddie had them all under his spell. They blew every other act out of the park. It was said that when Queen started their set everyone backstage reacted like a dog whistle had gone off, they all stopped what they were doing and cocked their heads because they realised Queen were stealing the show. David Bowie who was next on stage said “How am I supposed to follow that?” And you thought it was just pretty good? Are you joking? How can I respect your opinion on anything now if you can’t recognise an Epic performance when it hits you in the face? Wow
May be he was having a bad day. Like I've said I didn't like the version he used in terms of the quality and sound of the instruments. There's better versions around. I've heard better through the same speakers as I used to listen to this one.
@@aimlessmatt9432 Maybe not, but the back story doesn’t take away from the fact that Bob Geldoff was starting to panic because the donations weren’t going as well as he had hoped, it wasn’t until Queen took the stage that the money started rolling in. They hit $1M during their set, so they must have been doing something right. The way Freddie had that crowd in the palm of his hand was incredible, and as I said, they weren’t a crowd of Queen fans but they would have done anything he asked of them.
@@aimlessmatt9432 LOL you dont? Context and history dont have anything to say? Well in this Context you didnt know 2 of the songs 😂 For what we know you probably didnt know Crazy little thing called love either.
The best live band EVER!! I'm so privileged to have lived through the whole Queen experience, right from the beginning to the sad passing of Freddie. I still get goosebumps at the sound of this amazing band. I'm in my seventies now but their music will forever be in my heart, such a brilliant time to have experienced!! Thank you Queen!!
This is all about context. The band weren’t on the schedule to perform until the last minute so the audience didn’t know they were performing nor were a ‘Queen’ crowd. Freddie almost didn’t sing due to a throat infection but soldiered on. The band had had a couple of quiet years beforehand but Freddie bagged prime time to ensure those in Philadelphia could watch ‘live’ too. Why this is so epic is that this performance re launched the band to a new fan base worldwide & gave the group superstar status. As I said, it’s all about the context
LOL had some quiet years? They almost just got back from The Works Tour. I say you base this on the movie? The movie is not a documentary and has made significant changes to history for the sake of storytelling. I bet that was Bryan "molester" Singers idea, that got fired two months before the film was to be finished.
The other performers, which included several heavy hitters stopped what they were doing back stage to watch Queen that day. During Radio Gaga, not only did everyone in Wembly clap in unison, everyone in Philadelphia did as well as they watched on the Jumbotron. What’s most impressive is that an incredible electricity was created given this was not a Queen show and they weren’t even on the bill. Almost 2 billion people watched this iconic performance and it’s regarded by many as the greatest in rock history.
Live Aid was on air for 24 hours The first leg was in Wembly England and when the 100 or so bands had played there it was over to Philadelphia for the second part of the show where loads of legendary US artists played. I'll never forget that day all my life !!
I always love the close-up of Brian's guitar. His seamless adjustments as he plays are so damn smooth you have to look very closely to see them at all. Well done, Dr. Brian May!
up to 90.000 people in the stadium. 1.2 billion watching live around the world (BILLION, not million). live aid, charity. 3 days. everybody on stage you can think of. first time ever event and broadcast of its kind. 20 minutes to play, only original songs ... 90.000 people in the palm of his hands.
The two police at the start are two British actors,one has since passed away,there's around 80,000 in the stadium and around one billion watching worldwide,as it was shown live and a concert in the States as well,also Freddie sang with a throat infection,both Freddie and Brian May come back on around 9.45pm and sing Is This The World We Created
@@maryhuhnke8496 they are both actors Mel Smith is no longer around and Griff Ryhes Jones is very much still alive they used to have a TV programme Smith and Jones and also worked separately on projects from presenting to acting,Sir Bob Geldof was in The Boomtown Rats back in the early 70's onwards he's from Ireland and was married too Paula she unfortunately died a few years ago of an overdose and Sir Bob took on her child she had with Michael Hutchison as his own!
Every song was theirs - written by one of them.. They selected the set; rehearsed...structured these hits of theirs to "entertain" for 18-20 min I'm remembering. Had no wasted time . . . Deaky and his bass bounced thru each number, Brian and that special guitar of his riffed each song, Roger put hie entire drum set thru the paces constantly while accenting Freddie's singing and Freddie, well he gave his all and more I always think. All added fantastic vocal back up to Freddie. Other acts that day were good also. It was a fabulous day, but Queen uniquely crafted a 'full concert' - a perfect presentation. It joyfully entertained and included fan participation like no other. Sorry you don't recognise the magnificence. Sporadically look at Live Aid's full 16 hour world wide concert . I think Queen was judged the most spectacular of some 22 acts. (P.S. Comparing this to their concerts is like comparing a Pumpkin to an orange.)
Matt, do your homework. Live Aid had many different artists. Line Elton John, U2, Phil Collins, and others. They played songs that the audience could get involved with. Freddie and the boys got everyone involved. If you can’t see that, then you don’t get Queen.
It was the live aid concert each band only had 16 to 20 mins to perform so they did songs that everyone knows. Personally I think it was a great concert
72,000 people in the stadium! Not just good, fantastic. Yes there are other Queen concerts but this was epic! Live aid was a benefit to fight famon in Africa. There were another 82,000 people in Philadelphia watching and then joining in when the London show finished.
Queen performed that live show for over a billion people. It was broadcasted live on television in just about every country in the world. This was part of a day long charity fundraiser trying to end the famine in Africa. Live Aid 1985.
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - RADIO GA GA - HAMMER TO FALL - CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - WE WILL ROCK YOU - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS ..... Queen rehearsed for two weeks to get all the songs perfect for their 20 min set. Each artist had 20 min to perform in this charity event for the famine in Africa!! Queen’s performance still ranks #1 in rock history!! Live Aid wasn’t making any money from donations until Queen took the stage!! 😎
Not true, really. I assume you watched the movie... AFTER Queen was on, Bob Geldof went on the radio to try and get people to donate. He swore when asked about what address the public should send money to. His plea was what increased the donations. He was persuaded to go up because of Queens performance, and the still low donation count despite of it.
@@TheMijman Oh very interesting! Did see an interview with Bob Geldof & got the impression that Queen’s performance helped spark some interest. Hmmm - I do remember Geldof worked really hard for Live Aid to be successful with a lot of begging ...... and yes, saw the movie!!
The thing about this was that it wasn’t a Queen concert- most of the people there were not Queen fans - they were considered a bit naff at the time! This performance turned everything around for them and they were suddenly “national treasures” and very well loved after that - still are :D
The mike checks at the start were necessary, because Queen's crew got into the tech suite, and they 'readjusted' the sound settings. From let's make everyone sound good, by making nobody sound bad. To Full on Rock Concert. To get the full effect of Freddy's vocals, and Brian May's guitar.
Watched it on tv on the day Watched thousands of times since THE best live performance of all time bar none as a little note David Bowie was next on stage as they passed backstage David said to Freddie "How the f&ck am i supposed to follow that!!!!
If you were a true Queen fan, and were familiar with all of their songs, you would have enjoyed it completely. It has been called "The greatest 20 minutes in rock history." Every other band there agreed Queen stole the show at Live Aid. Having had the privilege of seeing Queen in concert when I was a teenager, believe me when I say the entire band was amazing live. But, Freddie was mesmerizing. You couldn't take your eyes off of him!
Enjoyed your enjoyment of this. Freddy had a throat infection on the day although you would never know it! No earpieces to help them, no autotune, no pryrotechnics just talent and stage presence which is why it may seem flat to a modern audience.
Realize that it wasn’t just the 85k people at wembley , there were one BILLION watching around the world. Radio GaGa is the song Lady Gaga took her name from. Hammer to Fall was the biggest hit from their album out when live aid occurred. This has been called the best set ever and I must agree.
Context: This was supersonic then and remains so now - sheer tenacity, stripped bare for the group known to be so over the top theatrically. Fact: Lots of stellar acts but they stole the show - artists & crowd agreed. Think scale: they were schooled in stadiums & made it a jukebox of their sound. And in one year live performances would be over with Freddie's illness, undercover. Yet still Queen would record and produce videos. Think on that. That is achievement.
One person said that for 20 minutes in 1985 England was ruled by a different Queen. Also when they left the stage David Bowie said, "You son of a B***h I have to follow that."
Each group was only given 20 minutes to do their set, the concert was an all day affair in London and Philadelphia, shown around the world. This was just the set that Queen could do in the alloted time period. Are you really saying that if you were at that concert that you would not have been hyped by this Queen set? The crowd was loving every note, Freddie was in high gear and the band was spot on. Yes there are lots of full Queen Concerts available on UA-cam but they would be full concerts more like 2 hours. Everybody who was anybody in rock music was at this concert and Queen was by far the best act. Live Aid was viewed around the world.
@@aimlessmatt9432 I sure did...Queen stole the concert...when they came on...we rocked our stereo and tv...and cranked that mother up...needless to say the cops were called...they came in...and watched the concert with us...and partied with us...good time had by all...
I really enjoy your reactions. You just savour, allowing us to also to savour. No constant pausing with some inane statement, as many reactors seem to think is necessary. Keep it up!
No he isnt. Id like to see Him try to perform like Freddie. Maybe its some afraid of looking to "fruity" for this guy. Well thats usually the first sign of someone in the closet.
Live Aid was watched by 1.6 billion around the world on TV and they were only allowed to play for 20 minutes. this was the best show of the day and considered the best live performance in Rock history.
Watching this as a ten year old I didn't appreciate it but I distinctly remember the buzz from the rest of my family, then as soon as it finished the phone started ringing and it was the only topic of conversation that day.
Would loved to have gone to Live Aid, but at the time I had a 3 month old baby so had to watch on the TV. Perhaps you should watch the Live Aid Concert in full and know more of Queens songs to appreciate more.
What?! This performance is regarded as one of the BEST performances in rock history. Google Live Aid and see for yourself. This wasn't a Queen concert. It was a charity event with many other bands performing throughout the day. 🙄 You should've reacted to "Radio Gaga" and "Hammer To Fall" before you watched this video. That way you're familiar with those songs.
Before you do a reaction you should at least google for more background information!! There are many more reasons why this is considered to be one of the greatest live performances of all time!!! Amen😎
What made it different was that each of the many performers had 20 minutes only to perform. Queen stole the show...others bands readily admitted that Queen stole the show. Remember there was no auto tune technology back then...not all bands sounded good live. Freddie Mercury had an extraordinary voice with a rare vocal range between 4-5 octaves. He is considered the best rock frontman of all time.
There were almost a million present at Wembly and more than ONE BILLION watching around the world. No, there has never been a concert like it before or after and Queen stole the show. Their concert the year after at the same venue is amazing but this is arguably the best 23 minutes of music ever.
You clearly don't get it the bad stopped playing they came back together for this concert so you don't understand the year, the time and what real live authentic music was when you could just google a song or video!!! This bad is a legend & what Freddie could do with his voice and how he could get millions of people singing dancing and memorise them was just amazing back then, I'm so sorry you will never experience it in your lifetime! Clearly not knowing this music or the songs just shows how you really don't know real history of music at all, I lived the 70s 80 and 90s as a kid and teenager those were the most amazing years in music & concerts so your welcome for what you received from us a lot of LEGENDS!
You need to watch the back story documentary about this. A lot of the other bands/performers and promoters didn't want Queen there because they had recently performed in South Africa. In addition some of the promoters and others connected with "Live Aid" felt that Queen's best performance days were behind them. They also felt that their music was out of date and that the group would not resonate with the crowd. That was why They were slated to perform so late. The crowd was hot and tired. There was also personal issues going on with the band itself AND Freddie was sick with a cold. They came on and stole the show... But there is more to it. Watch the documentary. Then watch this again paying close attention to the choice of songs. Pay attention to where Freddie Mercury is looking during some of the lyrics. This performance was a direct rebuke to his detractors.
At the start are two comedians Brian (guitarist did a episode on their TV show I can give you the link it’s pretty funny. 👑David Bowie came on after, his set was really good to. Sad David & Freddie didn’t do Under Pressure together. Radio Ga Ga is where Lady Ga Ga took her name from. 🔥
@@aimlessmatt9432 And it was said that as Queen walked past David Bowie he looked at them and said "you bastards" because he kew that they had stolen the show, also the event organizers had set a maximum sound level but Queen had their own sound people bypass it so they would be the loudest.
Love love Queen at Live Aid, They were EPIC! I was bit disappointed at your reaction, only pretty good? I suppose there is no point in telling you to watch their Wembley concert 1986 then :(
It seems that he has no clue of the context and content of Live Aid concerts in the 80s/90s....pretty good says he doesn't. Queen were epic! Still are! Filling the Wembley stadium to the max, who can claim that?! Well, assuming people know how big and were located Wembley is!
It sure was nice of queen to let all those other people to play at their concert😜 they had not played together in a few years before rehearsal for two weeks for this show. He had throat infection at the time also. But the way he had the crowd in the palm of his hands. 70,000 people in that stadium on their feet
They had only recently finished a world tour prior to LiveAid. Don’t believe everything from the film, in fact, don’t believe much of the film. It was all Hollywood nonsense tbh.
As many others have said before me Queen had only a 20 min slot, as did all the other acts and absolutely smashed it! However if you're not yet convinced of their Brilliance you can watch and react to their whole concerts at Rock in Rio, or Tokyo (where the main language of the audience isn't English) or their concert at Wembley in 1986, one of their final concerts due to Freddies condition, and then go on to react to anything from their Innuendo album and Made in heaven album, to see how fantastically they and especially Freddie carried on when he was in last stages of life. Then I'm sure you will change you're mind and understand why Queen fans are so passionate in their opinions!
Whoever was to perform next (I’ve heard Elton John and David Bowie both so not sure which one) said to Freddie How the hell are we supposed to follow that??
Each band had a limited time on stage. I believe it was around twenty some minutes and had to squeeze in what they could. Please read on the whole live aid event.
I didn't read all.the comments but to truly understand the phenomenon that is Queen, without living during that era as I did, you need to watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody and listen to their albums in order of production. The movie and their journey is epic.
It was legendary. People who know better then you and me said so. The other bands and singers on the day in the UK and across the World. Said Queen were the best that day. Tbh you didn't have a great version there in terms of the bass/drums, and bass weight, it wasn't right. The instruments didn't sound right. Freddie was actually ill that day. Throat issues. His Doctor didn't want him to go on. And he was still the best performer on the day. lol But yes, other "proper" concerts to look out for Montreal 81. Milton keynes, at the Bowl 82.
Ignorance at its best! Their performance was and still is epic! Considering Freddie not feeling well that day and Bob Geldof attributing raising a million after their performance is epic from a human standpoint as well! But that's not important to this UA-camr....this is my last video I'm gonna watch made by this person.
When you play with the Who, Zep, Eurythmics, Dire Staits, Stevie Wonder, U2, Paul Young, etc 🤯 and the only thing people decades later still talk about is your set, then that makes it legendary. 🤔 I honestly couldn't tell you from memory what any of those bands [played except Eurythmics. Annie Lennox's performance of 'Talking To An Angel' is still a classic! 🤗 Those opening notes still send a chill down my body. 😂 And I'm 60 yo! However as someone who watched Freddie mesmerize a few Stadiums (Madison Sq Garden, The Meadowlands, Giant Stadium) of people in my life AND considering the Drs. told him not to sing due to a bad infection, I think he did pretty good! It wasn't until Radio Gaga that every hair on the back of my neck stood up that I realized "The World was watching something special and I'd hate to have to come on behind them, after that performance." I've only seen that happen 1 other time when AC/DC had to come on after Rush at the S.A.R.s Benefit Concert! Rush blew The Rolling Stones away, who played before them. 🥰🐰
Stop comparing Queen at live aid To other concerts Queen have done. If you watch the whole live aid with other singers and bands performing. Compare Queen to the other singers and bands who performed for live aid And you'll understand why they say Queen gave the best performance.
The most amazing part? Freddie had nodules on his vocal cords and was advised by his doctor not to perform ..this is Freddie Mercury not at 100 percent!!
Ouch.....! You are finding out that we Queen fans are ardent, don’t appreciate it when reactors don’t pay attention, use their common sense if you may. It started going down hill for you when you said “ that’s a lot of people “ in such an underwhelming tone. Queen fans are quite unforgiving sometimes. We say what we mean and mean what we say. May I suggest you do some research before you put your mug online. It’ll serve you well.
Research? He's reacting to music. Not the history of the band. If you can't handle someone's opinion that's not the same as yours then don't watch videos where people are giving their honest opinions.
This also shown around the world, this benifit was for the Apartheid in Africa, there were several bands that performed also, but Queen was the last band to play
Really sad you don’t get the tremendous amount of work that went into that. I won’t go on and on like many people have because they said it well I will just say Freddie had a horrible throat infection during that time and was told not to go on but their he was with No break in 100 degree heat singing his heart out. They took a 20 minute set and sang 6 great hits with style and grace while having to cut half of the songs short. Do a little more research on the concert and come back to revisit it one more time.
Point was they stole the show that day at Wembley. Other bands were great but Queen was polished, strong, the audience worldwide sang along with the whole set. Queen fans were beyond overjoyed.
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 34 years of active service, and 2 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. I saw Queen live 6 times in all, they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart.
Apart from agreeing with what the Yanks say" thank you for your service " ; you've seen things most of us would hate to see. But also, like you say see the little things that make a difficult job well worth while.
I hope that you came back ok, both physically and mentally.
And seriously; thanks for doing something I could never do.
This has been called the best rock performance in history. He is the best frontman ever. Of course, best voice!!!
Best vocalist of all time.. ❤❤❤❤
Plant is better in my opinion
Michael Hutchence INXS Outstanding Frontman!! They were there as well!!
The way he has the crowd in his hands is surreal!
Always a pleasure to watch Freddie playing his favourite instrument - the audience!
Freddie commanded any stage he stepped on. He had 65,000 people here in the palm of his hand every second. A true rock God!!
Queen's Live Aid performance is probably the best set with the most epic audience involvement ever.
The greatest 20 minutes of live music you'll ever witness!
This was a benefit concert to raise money for the Ethiopian famine. All the biggest name artists of the day performed, Dire Straits, The Who, Led Zeppelin, U2, Phil Collins, Elton John...the list is long and illustrious. Wembley Stadium with 80,000 people and held simultaneously in Philadelphia with an audience of over 100,000, and a worldwide television audience of 1Billion! It was a HUGE event. Each act only got a 20minute time slot, and if they ran over they got their sound turned off so Queen practiced with alarm clocks placed all around so they got it down perfectly. All the tickets had been sold out before it was even announced that Queen would be performing so this wasn’t a crowd of typical Queen fans, but Freddie had them all under his spell. They blew every other act out of the park. It was said that when Queen started their set everyone backstage reacted like a dog whistle had gone off, they all stopped what they were doing and cocked their heads because they realised Queen were stealing the show. David Bowie who was next on stage said “How am I supposed to follow that?” And you thought it was just pretty good? Are you joking? How can I respect your opinion on anything now if you can’t recognise an Epic performance when it hits you in the face? Wow
May be he was having a bad day. Like I've said I didn't like the version he used in terms of the quality and sound of the instruments. There's better versions around. I've heard better through the same speakers as I used to listen to this one.
I don't believe context or stories improves a performance, whether it's in music or sports or life in general.
@@aimlessmatt9432 Maybe not, but the back story doesn’t take away from the fact that Bob Geldoff was starting to panic because the donations weren’t going as well as he had hoped, it wasn’t until Queen took the stage that the money started rolling in. They hit $1M during their set, so they must have been doing something right. The way Freddie had that crowd in the palm of his hand was incredible, and as I said, they weren’t a crowd of Queen fans but they would have done anything he asked of them.
@@aimlessmatt9432 wow, ignorance at its best. Unsubscribed!
@@aimlessmatt9432 LOL you dont? Context and history dont have anything to say? Well in this Context you didnt know 2 of the songs 😂 For what we know you probably didnt know Crazy little thing called love either.
The best live band EVER!! I'm so privileged to have lived through the whole Queen experience, right from the beginning to the sad passing of Freddie. I still get goosebumps at the sound of this amazing band. I'm in my seventies now but their music will forever be in my heart, such a brilliant time to have experienced!! Thank you Queen!!
This is all about context. The band weren’t on the schedule to perform until the last minute so the audience didn’t know they were performing nor were a ‘Queen’ crowd. Freddie almost didn’t sing due to a throat infection but soldiered on. The band had had a couple of quiet years beforehand but Freddie bagged prime time to ensure those in Philadelphia could watch ‘live’ too. Why this is so epic is that this performance re launched the band to a new fan base worldwide & gave the group superstar status. As I said, it’s all about the context
That is definitely some cool stuff
LOL had some quiet years? They almost just got back from The Works Tour. I say you base this on the movie? The movie is not a documentary and has made significant changes to history for the sake of storytelling. I bet that was Bryan "molester" Singers idea, that got fired two months before the film was to be finished.
The other performers, which included several heavy hitters stopped what they were doing back stage to watch Queen that day. During Radio Gaga, not only did everyone in Wembly clap in unison, everyone in Philadelphia did as well as they watched on the Jumbotron. What’s most impressive is that an incredible electricity was created given this was not a Queen show and they weren’t even on the bill. Almost 2 billion people watched this iconic performance and it’s regarded by many as the greatest in rock history.
Live Aid was on air for 24 hours The first leg was in Wembly England and when the 100 or so bands had played there it was over to Philadelphia for the second part of the show where loads of legendary US artists played. I'll never forget that day all my life !!
I always love the close-up of Brian's guitar. His seamless adjustments as he plays are so damn smooth you have to look very closely to see them at all.
Well done, Dr. Brian May!
The circumstances and the fact he was struggling with his voice makes this the best ever
up to 90.000 people in the stadium. 1.2 billion watching live around the world (BILLION, not million). live aid, charity. 3 days. everybody on stage you can think of. first time ever event and broadcast of its kind. 20 minutes to play, only original songs ... 90.000 people in the palm of his hands.
yes 1.5 billion people was 40% of the worlds population in 1986
Good pretty good .you have got to be joking it was amazing the crowd were buzzing and his stage presence will never be beaten.
2 part concert and televised..80,000 plus therc 75,000 or so in Philidelphia watching and reacting tge same way as the England crowd...Great show.
The two police at the start are two British actors,one has since passed away,there's around 80,000 in the stadium and around one billion watching worldwide,as it was shown live and a concert in the States as well,also Freddie sang with a throat infection,both Freddie and Brian May come back on around 9.45pm and sing Is This The World We Created
One of those 'police officers' was not an actor, but Sir Bob Geldof..Anyone who is aware of Michael Hutchence would DEFINITELY know who that 💩 is!
@@maryhuhnke8496 they are both actors Mel Smith is no longer around and Griff Ryhes Jones is very much still alive they used to have a TV programme Smith and Jones and also worked separately on projects from presenting to acting,Sir Bob Geldof was in The Boomtown Rats back in the early 70's onwards he's from Ireland and was married too Paula she unfortunately died a few years ago of an overdose and Sir Bob took on her child she had with Michael Hutchison as his own!
Stunning rendition of that song! Complete contrast to their daytime show.
One of the greatest vocalists ever, and whatta performance!
Every song was theirs - written by one of them.. They selected the set; rehearsed...structured these hits of theirs to "entertain" for 18-20 min I'm remembering. Had no wasted time . . . Deaky and his bass bounced thru each number, Brian and that special guitar of his riffed each song, Roger put hie entire drum set thru the paces constantly while accenting Freddie's singing and Freddie, well he gave his all and more I always think. All added fantastic vocal back up to Freddie. Other acts that day were good also. It was a fabulous day, but Queen uniquely crafted a 'full concert' - a perfect presentation. It joyfully entertained and included fan participation like no other. Sorry you don't recognise the magnificence. Sporadically look at Live Aid's full 16 hour world wide concert . I think Queen was judged the most spectacular of some 22 acts. (P.S. Comparing this to their concerts is like comparing a Pumpkin to an orange.)
With the only real exception being we will rock you for the bass
@@justingerak9731 Actually Deaky is seen bouncing and plucking his bass during that number.
@@justingerak9731 what are you talking about just because the stupid camera man didn’t get Deaky doesn’t mean he wasn’t pulling his weight.
That long note in the Call and Response became known as the note heard round the world!!!
Matt, do your homework. Live Aid had many different artists. Line Elton John, U2, Phil Collins, and others. They played songs that the audience could get involved with. Freddie and the boys got everyone involved. If you can’t see that, then you don’t get Queen.
It was the live aid concert each band only had 16 to 20 mins to perform so they did songs that everyone knows. Personally I think it was a great concert
72,000 people in the stadium! Not just good, fantastic. Yes there are other Queen concerts but this was epic! Live aid was a benefit to fight famon in Africa. There were another 82,000 people in Philadelphia watching and then joining in when the London show finished.
Can't believe you've had little reaction to this. This was a STUPENDOUS Concert
Queen performed that live show for over a billion people. It was broadcasted live on television in just about every country in the world. This was part of a day long charity fundraiser trying to end the famine in Africa. Live Aid 1985.
4 guys
5 instruments
Lead & base guitar
Drums & piano
Voice of the century
Ab so bloody lutely!
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - RADIO GA GA - HAMMER TO FALL - CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - WE WILL ROCK YOU - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS .....
Queen rehearsed for two weeks to get all the songs perfect for their 20 min set. Each artist had 20 min to perform in this charity event for the famine in Africa!! Queen’s performance still ranks #1 in rock history!! Live Aid wasn’t making any money from donations until Queen took the stage!! 😎
Not true, really. I assume you watched the movie...
AFTER Queen was on, Bob Geldof went on the radio to try and get people to donate. He swore when asked about what address the public should send money to. His plea was what increased the donations.
He was persuaded to go up because of Queens performance, and the still low donation count despite of it.
@@TheMijman Oh very interesting! Did see an interview with Bob Geldof & got the impression that Queen’s performance helped spark some interest. Hmmm - I do remember Geldof worked really hard for Live Aid to be successful with a lot of begging ...... and yes, saw the movie!!
@@debramoore7513 Well Geldof at least acknowledged That Queen was the best band. There is a video of it.
The thing about this was that it wasn’t a Queen concert- most of the people there were not Queen fans - they were considered a bit naff at the time! This performance turned everything around for them and they were suddenly “national treasures” and very well loved after that - still are :D
The mike checks at the start were necessary, because Queen's crew got into the tech suite, and they 'readjusted' the sound settings.
From let's make everyone sound good, by making nobody sound bad.
To Full on Rock Concert.
To get the full effect of Freddy's vocals, and Brian May's guitar.
Watched it on tv on the day
Watched thousands of times since
THE best live performance of all time bar none
as a little note
David Bowie was next on stage
as they passed backstage
David said to Freddie
"How the f&ck am i supposed to follow that!!!!
If you were a true Queen fan, and were familiar with all of their songs, you would have enjoyed it completely. It has been called "The greatest 20 minutes in rock history." Every other band there agreed Queen stole the show at Live Aid. Having had the privilege of seeing Queen in concert when I was a teenager, believe me when I say the entire band was amazing live. But, Freddie was mesmerizing. You couldn't take your eyes off of him!
Queen - geniuses all 4 for sure. 😎🤘
Enjoyed your enjoyment of this. Freddy had a throat infection on the day although you would never know it! No earpieces to help them, no autotune, no pryrotechnics just talent and stage presence which is why it may seem flat to a modern audience.
Realize that it wasn’t just the 85k people at wembley , there were one BILLION watching around the world. Radio GaGa is the song Lady Gaga took her name from. Hammer to Fall was the biggest hit from their album out when live aid occurred. This has been called the best set ever and I must agree.
If you’re not impressed by this then you’re dead inside
Queen is wack except for 1 song.
Context: This was supersonic then and remains so now - sheer tenacity, stripped bare for the group known to be so over the top theatrically. Fact: Lots of stellar acts but they stole the show - artists & crowd agreed. Think scale: they were schooled in stadiums & made it a jukebox of their sound. And in one year live performances would be over with Freddie's illness, undercover. Yet still Queen would record and produce videos. Think on that. That is achievement.
your looking at it out of context they where up against all the greats of that time and stole it big time
One person said that for 20 minutes in 1985 England was ruled by a different Queen. Also when they left the stage David Bowie said, "You son of a B***h I have to follow that."
Each group was only given 20 minutes to do their set, the concert was an all day affair in London and Philadelphia, shown around the world. This was just the set that Queen could do in the alloted time period. Are you really saying that if you were at that concert that you would not have been hyped by this Queen set? The crowd was loving every note, Freddie was in high gear and the band was spot on. Yes there are lots of full Queen Concerts available on UA-cam but they would be full concerts more like 2 hours. Everybody who was anybody in rock music was at this concert and Queen was by far the best act. Live Aid was viewed around the world.
Sure I would have enjoyed it live lol
@@aimlessmatt9432 I sure did...Queen stole the concert...when they came on...we rocked our stereo and tv...and cranked that mother up...needless to say the cops were called...they came in...and watched the concert with us...and partied with us...good time had by all...
I really enjoy your reactions. You just savour, allowing us to also to savour. No constant pausing with some inane statement, as many reactors seem to think is necessary. Keep it up!
Dave Bowie was following them , he must have been thinking "how the f..k do I compete with them?!"
Wow. Just pretty good? Are you joking?
PRETTY GOOD!!! :)
No he isnt. Id like to see Him try to perform like Freddie. Maybe its some afraid of looking to "fruity" for this guy. Well thats usually the first sign of someone in the closet.
180, 000 people were there and
3 BILLION watched around the world. Greatest Concert in the world.
Live Aid was watched by 1.6 billion around the world on TV and they were only allowed to play for 20 minutes. this was the best show of the day and considered the best live performance in Rock history.
Watching this as a ten year old I didn't appreciate it but I distinctly remember the buzz from the rest of my family, then as soon as it finished the phone started ringing and it was the only topic of conversation that day.
Would loved to have gone to Live Aid, but at the time I had a 3 month old baby so had to watch on the TV. Perhaps you should watch the Live Aid Concert in full and know more of Queens songs to appreciate more.
One of the greatest days of my life. I was there x
I hate you 😋😉
The whole concert was televised , around the world
Queen started with their best song, then got even better.
Everyone loves Queen !! The best band ever !
What?! This performance is regarded as one of the BEST performances in rock history. Google Live Aid and see for yourself. This wasn't a Queen concert. It was a charity event with many other bands performing throughout the day. 🙄 You should've reacted to "Radio Gaga" and "Hammer To Fall" before you watched this video. That way you're familiar with those songs.
I was not given these instructions :P
@@aimlessmatt9432 Lol
Before you do a reaction you should at least google for more background information!! There are many more reasons why this is considered to be one of the greatest live performances of all time!!! Amen😎
What made it different was that each of the many performers had 20 minutes only to perform. Queen stole the show...others bands readily admitted that Queen stole the show. Remember there was no auto tune technology back then...not all bands sounded good live. Freddie Mercury had an extraordinary voice with a rare vocal range between 4-5 octaves. He is considered the best rock frontman of all time.
There were almost a million present at Wembly and more than ONE BILLION watching around the world. No, there has never been a concert like it before or after and Queen stole the show. Their concert the year after at the same venue is amazing but this is arguably the best 23 minutes of music ever.
Live Aid was a benefit concert to Aid Famine in Africa.
You clearly don't get it the bad stopped playing they came back together for this concert so you don't understand the year, the time and what real live authentic music was when you could just google a song or video!!! This bad is a legend & what Freddie could do with his voice and how he could get millions of people singing dancing and memorise them was just amazing back then, I'm so sorry you will never experience it in your lifetime! Clearly not knowing this music or the songs just shows how you really don't know real history of music at all, I lived the 70s 80 and 90s as a kid and teenager those were the most amazing years in music & concerts so your welcome for what you received from us a lot of LEGENDS!
One wish in life is too see them perform live.. But sadly.. We are unlucky
You need to watch the back story documentary about this. A lot of the other bands/performers and promoters didn't want Queen there because they had recently performed in South Africa. In addition some of the promoters and others connected with "Live Aid" felt that Queen's best performance days were behind them. They also felt that their music was out of date and that the group would not resonate with the crowd. That was why They were slated to perform so late. The crowd was hot and tired. There was also personal issues going on with the band itself AND Freddie was sick with a cold.
They came on and stole the show... But there is more to it. Watch the documentary. Then watch this again paying close attention to the choice of songs. Pay attention to where Freddie Mercury is looking during some of the lyrics. This performance was a direct rebuke to his detractors.
At the start are two comedians Brian (guitarist did a episode on their TV show I can give you the link it’s pretty funny. 👑David Bowie came on after, his set was really good to. Sad David & Freddie didn’t do Under Pressure together. Radio Ga Ga is where Lady Ga Ga took her name from. 🔥
lol
@@aimlessmatt9432 And it was said that as Queen walked past David Bowie he looked at them and said "you bastards" because he kew that they had stolen the show, also the event organizers had set a maximum sound level but Queen had their own sound people bypass it so they would be the loudest.
Freddie never disappoints
Love love Queen at Live Aid, They were EPIC! I was bit disappointed at your reaction, only pretty good? I suppose there is no point in telling you to watch their Wembley concert 1986 then :(
Pretty good is pretty good!!! :)
@@aimlessmatt9432 no, epic or excellent is beter! 🤣 Check out their Wembley concert 👍
It seems that he has no clue of the context and content of Live Aid concerts in the 80s/90s....pretty good says he doesn't. Queen were epic! Still are! Filling the Wembley stadium to the max, who can claim that?! Well, assuming people know how big and were located Wembley is!
It sure was nice of queen to let all those other people to play at their concert😜 they had not played together in a few years before rehearsal for two weeks for this show. He had throat infection at the time also. But the way he had the crowd in the palm of his hands. 70,000 people in that stadium on their feet
They had only recently finished a world tour prior to LiveAid. Don’t believe everything from the film, in fact, don’t believe much of the film. It was all Hollywood nonsense tbh.
@@karencrookshank4971 I had seen that in the film but , I read it somewhere as well. But of course you can’t believe that most of the time either lol😂
As many others have said before me Queen had only a 20 min slot, as did all the other acts and absolutely smashed it! However if you're not yet convinced of their Brilliance you can watch and react to their whole concerts at Rock in Rio, or Tokyo (where the main language of the audience isn't English) or their concert at Wembley in 1986, one of their final concerts due to Freddies condition, and then go on to react to anything from their Innuendo album and Made in heaven album, to see how fantastically they and especially Freddie carried on when he was in last stages of life. Then I'm sure you will change you're mind and understand why Queen fans are so passionate in their opinions!
Are you nuts. Best performace ever. Incredibe vocalist. Does not get better
You have to realize the hype of live aid that grabbed the whole planet. The athmosphere was electric
Whoever was to perform next (I’ve heard Elton John and David Bowie both so not sure which one) said to Freddie How the hell are we supposed to follow that??
I can’t believe there is only 2 hundred some likes for the best band in rock history!
FREDDY passed away not lobg after this. . RIP FREDDY & TY
Each band had a limited time on stage. I believe it was around twenty some minutes and had to squeeze in what they could. Please read on the whole live aid event.
"Pretty good?" Well, if nothing else I guess we now know why you're called "Aimless."
I didn't read all.the comments but to truly understand the phenomenon that is Queen, without living during that era as I did, you need to watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody and listen to their albums in order of production. The movie and their journey is epic.
It was legendary. People who know better then you and me said so. The other bands and singers on the day in the UK and across the World. Said Queen were the best that day.
Tbh you didn't have a great version there in terms of the bass/drums, and bass weight, it wasn't right. The instruments didn't sound right.
Freddie was actually ill that day. Throat issues. His Doctor didn't want him to go on.
And he was still the best performer on the day. lol
But yes, other "proper" concerts to look out for Montreal 81. Milton keynes, at the Bowl 82.
He visited his doctor the day before and was advised not to sing with an inflamed throat.
What do you mean "That was pretty Good"? That was the best rock performance of all time and it will take a lot to beat this
Ignorance at its best! Their performance was and still is epic! Considering Freddie not feeling well that day and Bob Geldof attributing raising a million after their performance is epic from a human standpoint as well! But that's not important to this UA-camr....this is my last video I'm gonna watch made by this person.
When you play with the Who, Zep, Eurythmics, Dire Staits, Stevie Wonder, U2, Paul Young, etc 🤯 and the only thing people decades later still talk about is your set, then that makes it legendary. 🤔 I honestly couldn't tell you from memory what any of those bands [played except Eurythmics. Annie Lennox's performance of 'Talking To An Angel' is still a classic! 🤗 Those opening notes still send a chill down my body. 😂 And I'm 60 yo! However as someone who watched Freddie mesmerize a few Stadiums (Madison Sq Garden, The Meadowlands, Giant Stadium) of people in my life AND considering the Drs. told him not to sing due to a bad infection, I think he did pretty good! It wasn't until Radio Gaga that every hair on the back of my neck stood up that I realized "The World was watching something special and I'd hate to have to come on behind them, after that performance." I've only seen that happen 1 other time when AC/DC had to come on after Rush at the S.A.R.s Benefit Concert! Rush blew The Rolling Stones away, who played before them. 🥰🐰
You need to react to their concert live at Wembley 1986.
Watch Brian May use 4 different guitars during Crazy Little thing called love.
Chief...... Wenbley 1986 Saturday night..... massive !
Watch the full concert Live in Montreal 1981. One of their best concerts (can't say the same about the audience though).
This is where Lady "Gaga" got her name.
that is 120 thousand people following one singer and 2 billion people watching on tv and Freddie stole the show
Thank you for the reaction! I enjoyed the music, I enjoyed watching you enjoying the music, great reaction video 😎
All the other at bat perform that day thought they were the best act also people still talk about it today
Stop comparing Queen at live aid
To other concerts Queen have done.
If you watch the whole live aid with other singers and bands performing.
Compare Queen to the other singers and bands who performed for live aid
And you'll understand why they say Queen gave the best performance.
The most amazing part? Freddie had nodules on his vocal cords and was advised by his doctor not to perform ..this is Freddie Mercury not at 100 percent!!
Ouch.....! You are finding out that we Queen fans are ardent, don’t appreciate it when reactors don’t pay attention, use their common sense if you may. It started going down hill for you when you said “ that’s a lot of people “ in such an underwhelming tone. Queen fans are quite unforgiving sometimes. We say what we mean and mean what we say. May I suggest you do some research before you put your mug online. It’ll serve you well.
Research? He's reacting to music. Not the history of the band. If you can't handle someone's opinion that's not the same as yours then don't watch videos where people are giving their honest opinions.
@@lonaburgess7724 Yes and I expressed mine. Your an imbecile. You actually wrote your comment with no sense of irony..........! 🤦♀️
I had to pick my jaw up .....twice
Long live Freddie
I believe it was 72,000 people there.
This also shown around the world, this benifit was for the Apartheid in Africa, there were several bands that performed also, but Queen was the last band to play
Really sad you don’t get the tremendous amount of work that went into that. I won’t go on and on like many people have because they said it well I will just say Freddie had a horrible throat infection during that time and was told not to go on but their he was with No break in 100 degree heat singing his heart out. They took a 20 minute set and sang 6 great hits with style and grace while having to cut half of the songs short. Do a little more research on the concert and come back to revisit it one more time.
Point was they stole the show that day at Wembley. Other bands were great but Queen was polished, strong, the audience worldwide sang along with the whole set. Queen fans were beyond overjoyed.
Hi was so sick at that time. Ouf
Seems like you are a virgin to Queen music. We’ll sit back, strap in and get ready for the ride of your life listening to QUEEN !!! A LEGANDARY band!!
The hype is real.
You need to watch this again:)
You should get lots of views on this one:)
I'm sure you have found out that this song is called Radio Ga Ga
Look at greenday and the crowd singing
Matt, if you are interested in Queen, and especially Freddy Mercury, a movie was made about them a couple of years ago, quite well done.
Lady Ga Ga got her name from this song