40 YEARS LATER!! First Time Reacting to Queen Live Aid Concert!!

[@MDreeezy]

Queen really had it all, never fails to amaze me🥲

[@m.frazier9952]

They were truly one of a kind!... seems like the Stars lined up just right for them to be together!.. we are all the better for that! R.I.P. Freddie.

[@jeanpierrecolimbo4911]

je suis français en effet a l'époque pas de portable on filmai pas c'est pour ça qu'on vivait l'instant présent a fond car la vidéos était dans nos tête

[@lilianeagier]

Beaucoup d’émotion dans tes commentaires. Bravo d’avoir su apprécier ce formidable groupe. Continue de découvrir d’autres artistes si puissants. Merci à toi de rester si humble

[@augustlion6645]

I count myself lucky to have seen him live and in the UK he was universally loved .... it is very rare someone is universally loved, when even the most miserable person loves him , is extraordinarily rare..... Ali was similar in the UK but in sports. I have never seen anyone close to Freddie since and the same is true of Ali. People who truly burned brightly.

[@TerminalFailSafe]

It’s great to see younger people enjoying the music that we rocked out to when I was young living life to its fullest!

[@kurtsaxton823]

The more you listen to them and go through their history, you realize how special they really were.

[@MDreeezy]

Just the beginning for me

[@mafeili]

@@MDreeezyYou gotta do “Somebody to Love” live in Montreal!

[@denisepallin5316]

Hard to believe Freddie had a bad throat infection and performed against doctors orders! They had 20 minutes to perform and then the power would get cut. You can see the red light on stage as they stopped their final note. Ultimate professionals!

[@MDreeezy]

That is insane!!! I didnt even know that🤯

[@mrtim5363]

@@MDreeezy Freddy said the difference between us & other bands is they rehearse until they can do it right. We rehearse until can't do it wrong. & You can see the effect, @ 24:48 you see May realize his guitar is not even turned on & he has to run back to the amp. Freddy is waiting for May's opening guitar note. When he doesn't hear it. He doesn't even turn around to see what's going on, he repeats the chorus by telling the crowd "One More Time" giving May time to correct the issue & come in at the next round. & Nobody knew their was a major screw up, except the band. Pure professionalism.

[@FluffySylveonBoi]

@@mrtim5363 I think the May guitar problem is at a different time. This is the start of We Will Rock You.

[@garethjamesdavies6850]

You are a very astute young man. I saw Queen in Wembley stadium london in 1986. Freddy was The Greatest Showman.......❤

[@scottclark7309]

The greatest set in rock history!! R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU

[@bjw0515]

Thank you for taking the time to watch the full concert! Much appreciated.

[@susanpeters5392]

I agree from such a young soul x

[@trishc3099]

You could never put Queen in a genre box. Queen's genre is Queen. They did it all.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Man, Freddie Mercury OWNED that strut! He was HOT - men loved him, women loved him... he was a STAR in every sense of the word! RIP Freddie - we miss you! 💖

[@TammyDenney]

72,000 people in attendance and 1.9 Billion people watching from around the world. Freddie performed against doctors orders with a throat infection.He said it felt like broken glass when he sang. Live Aid made 124 million dollars for famine in Africa. When the boys left the stage a Prince from Dubai donated $1 million

[@moziboy75]

Yea man I was a 12 year old kid watching it live from New Zealand

[@RicP351]

It felt like the whole world was tuned in to Live Aid. The most incredible time to come of age

[@HollisDuty60]

One of THE great Rock performances ever. RIP Freddie.

[@jonmac-k727]

You may like to know that Brian May is one SMART guy, an astro physicist for real! Queen rocked us for years. I'm 66 and still enjoying the legacy!

[@cityhonors1]

🤗 Watching Ready Freddie never gets old! 🥰🐰

[@joyceharkin3641]

They said the acoustics onstage were awful and that they couldn't even hear one another. That's where their professionalism comes into play. They had rehearsed the set extensively beforehand to get the timing right. You can see lots of visual cues between them too. A truly remarkable performance with no autocue, earpieces, etc. They were on fire! Freddie was enjoying himself so much. By the end of the set you could tell his voice was beginning to crack (he wasn't supposed to be singing at all). That's when you can hear Roger singing louder and louder to support him. Again, that shows how professional they were. Very tight band.

[@traceyraffle6675]

Freddie was so full of life and you can feel how much he loved to perform :) An incredible talent :)

[@Pravda224]

Live Aid was a full event with many performers. Queen stole the show.

[@susanengland3919]

It wasn’t only Queen who realized they had been sensational. Paul Gambaccini, who was part of the BBC broadcasting team at Live Aid, recalled the awe among other superstar musicians watching backstage. “Everybody realized that Queen was stealing the show,” said Gambaccini. These were the very words Elton John uttered when he rushed into Mercury’s trailer after the set. “You bastards, you stole the show,” joked the charismatic star. “Queen smoked ’em. They just took everybody. They walked away being the greatest band you’d ever seen in your life, and it was unbelievable,” said Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. “And that’s what made the band so great; that’s why they should be recognized as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, because they could connect with an audience.” Their impact was summed up by Geldof. “Queen were absolutely the best band of the day,” the Live Aid organizer said. “They played the best, had the best sound, used their time to the full. They understood the idea exactly, that it was a global jukebox. They just went and smashed one hit after another. It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world.”

[@26shedan]

glad you mentioned the drums, have always been frustrated the cameramen did not give Roger more video footage.

[@rosekelly1097]

this is why he is called the greatest showman on earth, he could hold many many thousands in the palm of his hand. a true star, R.I.P. Freddie.❤❤❤

[@Tom-pw2ni]

one of the greatest live performances ever!

[@325diane]

Lost count of how many times I've watched this performance...and it never gets old.

[@lanapoulliot7682]

I watched it live on TV, I had just graduated high school. A great time!

[@denisepallin5316]

I’m just as mesmerized watching this now as I was at 15 watching this live on tv. Just wish I could’ve seen them in concert before Freddie passed in 1991.

[@susanpeters5392]

I was 24 watched on mini tv

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

The greatest band ever. ❤ And to this date nobody can even come close to Freddie 🥰 Rest in Paradise

[@tonidarcy5515]

It's so nice seeing young people react to Queen 👑 and the best entertainer Freddie freaking Mercury 💕! You young man thank you for keeping this great music 🎶 from years ago alive! 🙏 ❤

[@joelscottarnold3262]

As has been said many times- on that day, another Queen ruled in England. If anyone was destined to be a rock god, it was Freddie.

[@jome7382]

Queen, the best rabbit hole you'll ever go down! ❤❤❤❤

[@thomasjacques5286]

Roger's drumming and background vocals are epic, and he'd be a lead singer in any other band. And Brian and John can make two guitars sound like 10.

[@richw7743]

I was there at this concert in London. Just an amazing experience. U2, Elton John, The Who. But Queen’s performances were the best.

[@susanpeters5392]

Amazing on my portable tv 24 years old ...yes Queen mesmerising

[@claudettesmith8328]

This concert started at 12 noon until 10 pm. MANY performers. Everybody got 20 minutes equal time.

[@BonniePicc]

All of the proceeds from live aid were donated to feed the people of Africa. This was an all day global event they televised for well over 1.5 billion viewers that started in Australia (Oz for Africa), then broadcast from Wembley and then from Philly which had more than 100k people in attendance. I was at the Philly concert and they broadcast Wembley for us. It was all incredible, and this performance certainly stood out. Phil Collin’s performed in London and also appeared in Philly in the evening which was also unforgettable! Even though it was close to 100 degrees that day, it was truly one of the best days of my life. Not only the music but the spirit of the event and overall caring for others. What a time!

[@Leks3777]

There's nothing like Freddy Mercury's love & singing! 😍 we miss ya!

[@RuthKing-wm9nw]

No performer like Freddie...and what a voice! You are right...nothing like a live concert in my era..just you a thousand people and music! I am lucky to have seen The Beatles, Stones, Jethro Tull and Zeppelin live in my 20s...50+ years ago. I still listen to them all every day!

[@picolo4102]

Live Aid was a charity rock concert. For africa. Big names in music were there, all had 20 minute sets. Wembly stadium is where this is. 80k in the crowd. 1b watched on tv. Its was on all major networks.

[@darrinlindsey]

That stadium holds 80K. Then they had the whole pitch packed. Had to be 100K there, at least.

[@docnflossie7351]

Philadelphia was the American concert. Phil Collins made history by playing in London and then hopping on the Concorde to play in America.❤🎉❤

[@LindaChambers-gy2zl]

Can you hear the audience singing along with Freddie? Every song too!

[@manueldeabreu1980]

Queen's had one song the top 10 on the billboard, rock, soul and rhythm and blues charts at the same time.

[@Wrenn180]

I was 14 when I watched Live Aid at home with my family, it was an intense emotional day because of the cause being so tragic, so difficult to see. The famine was all over the news and the footage was brutal. At school we were making little bracelets and keyrings to sell to raise money, doing sponsored walks and fun runs, anything we could think of to help. But the music was banging and uplifting too so it was a rollercoaster. I’ll never forget when they stopped everything to play some footage of the reason we were all doing this, to Who’s Going To Drive You Home’ by The Cars. Everyone went silent and were in tears. It’s was such a memorable day it’s the only positive about being an old fart, I witnessed Live Aid and grew up with the best music. I grew up listening to Queen and wasn’t surprised when they stole the show here. The Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody at a Green Day gig shows how powerful Queen’s music still is. Loved your reaction.

[@monicaandmindy]

The magnificent Freddie Mercury ❤ thanks you for the reaction 😊 any Queen live is amazing 😊

[@pamelariker5525]

That is definitely how you hold 72,000 people in the palm of your hand. Absolutely Amazing!!!!!

[@susieq9801]

Don't forget Queen was FOUR people. The only band where every member wrote at least one #1 hit! Two of their biggest hits "Another one bites the dust" and "You're my best friend" were written by bassist John Deacon who never gets mentioned. Freddie was the charismatic front man but they were a force together. Yes, not a sea of cell phones, just listening to REAL music and seeing the band. Radio gaga is precisely about that....The glow of the radio was our teenage friend back then, our night light. "We watched the stars on video for hours and hours, we have no need to use our ears". Radio "stick around cause we might miss you when we get tired of all these visuals", in other words LISTEN to the music, don't just go for the videos that distract from the music and lack of talent..Speaking of a choir, listen to the audio of "Let me Live". Sounds like gospel.

[@firepowder]

Which hits did the four members write specifically? Trying to get into more of their songs besides the very popular Freddie-front songs

[@susieq9801]

@@firepowder - '39 was an interesting song written and sung by Brian. Being a physicist, it is about time travel (Earth is dying. Astronauts go to find a new world but when they return everyone they knew grew old and died (Einstein's theory of relativity and time). Brighton Rock, Dragon Attack, Fat bottom girls, Hammer to fall, We will rock you. John - "One year of Love" is a beautiful ballad written for the Highlander movie (An immortal falls in love with a woman knowing she will die unlike him). Also "Another one bites the dust", "You're my best friend", "I want to break free", "Need your lovin' tonight", "Friends will be friends, "My life has been saved", "Spread your wings" and the iconic bass riff for"Under Pressure". Roger - "Radio Gaga about how important radio was and people don't listen to music any more and just watch videos. I didn't think him as prolific a writer. They also wrote together in teams.

[@jezzter4293]

A true original entertaining band. What a performance in front of such an enormous crowd. I'm glad I grew up in that era 🙂 Watching this now so many years later & I'm still jumping up & dancing around. Bless Freddie & Queen. Their place in history is already proven with modern KZbinrs being amazed at their performance. Great job for keeping it going. Awesome thank you

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

Live Aid lasted for HOURS - we were at home watching it on and off, kinda channel surfing, among the 12 channels we had at the time. LOL! A friend called (our landline) and said "Queen is taking the stage - turn it back on!" We did - and the rest is history! AMAZING! There were tons of great performances, but QUEEN stole the whole damn show!! It was a moment billions of people watching worldwide will never forget.

[@chris882211]

Was lucky enough to see Queen in Madison Square Garden decades ago

[@marvalstith2749]

My favourite distraction . . .Queen's Live Aid Concert! Thanks for the reaction.

[@jamiesweitzer8469]

I was fortunate enough to be able to go backstage (brother was a roadie that worked the audio) to the simultaneously held Live AID concert held in JFK stadium in Philly.

[@sherryheim5504]

This was an all day event with many of the best groups and concerts ran side by side in London and in Philadelphia going back and forth from one venue to the other while the stage was cleared and set up for the next band. Each band was only allowed 20 minutes for their set. This concert was broadcast around the world and everyone I knew was watching/listening to it.

[@anne-mariesindruprix4792]

Which was 1.9 billion in all

[@claudettesmith8328]

This wasn't a Queen only crowd, but Queen stole the show! NOBODY wanted to follow this!!❤

[@wyattfett5760]

Poor David Bowie 😅 think he said to them when they came off... you bastards! 😂

[@yvonnewakefield7748]

@MDreezy For many years I've labeled Queen Music as their own Genre. Agree? Loving your reactions, thank you so much 🙂

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

Live Aid had many bands here at Wembley Stadium and more in America. This was a charity event for Africa. None of the participants were paid ❤

[@susanengland3919]

Freddie and Brian came back to do the last song of the day, one Freddie wrote called "Is This the World We Created?". Even though it was not written for this occasion, the words were perfect for it.

[@musiclover9361]

Widely regarded as the greatest rock concert performance of all time, yet this wasn't a Queen gig! Reliable experts say that over a BILLION people watched this, live! I did: utterly mesmerising!

[@MarianTamaritFlores]

Reaction Queen One visión video oficial pliss 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

[@susananderson1495]

Freddy said to never let his music be blocked.

[@susanengland3919]

Freddie sounded this amazing even after having laryngitis the week before. He performed in spite of his doctor's advice to rest his voice, but he said after the performance that it felt like he was singing with a throat full of glass shards.

[@charlieb.7028]

In an Interview he was asked what his favorite Instrument was (that he played); an in true form he said “The Audience, of course, darling. He used the word “Darling” quite a bit!

[@joannparker1977]

And then there's guitarist Brian May. The brilliant and acclaimed astrophysicist. Who worked on the Hubble Telescope. Crazy.

[@TheBlackRobyn]

They certainly don’t make music like this anymore. Not saying we don’t have some good musicians these days as there’s always a few, but the 60s- 90s really gave us some pure talent which never gets old. And Queen is at the top of that list. Absolute magic 👌🏼

[@gracemcgahon4331]

It was multiple bands playing for free to help Ethiopia drought. It was simultaneously aired in America ( Philadelphia ) with American bands playing. So no not everyone at wembley were Queen fans.....they were during & after the concert! Plus Queen were added to the list of acts late so we only knew the day before that they would play! Oh how excited i was to learn this...... they stole the show ❤

[@dramaqueen6G]

I'm basically the same age as the members of Queen. This and all the music of the 60s and 70s took me through my teens and twenties. It's imprinted in my brain and my spirit. I can't tell you how thrilled and excited I am to see a new generation exploring it all. Great talent transcends time, forget the 50 years in between, we can all still recognize greatness when we see and hear it. I'm hoping that guys in their teens and twenties now will be inspired to build on it and create new music, just like great rockstars now were inspired when they were younger by the old blues men from the decades before then.

[@marianclough8577]

If you start with early Queen (73) and go through all of their albums, you'll be amazed at how different their music was and how many later bands loved them and wrote their music to be like them.

[@paulap2377]

There were more bands back stage waiting to come on when Queen finished their act back stage bands were saying : How do ya follow that: Freddy was a Legend ❤️🕊️ Coming from the UK🇬🇧🕊️

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Dreezy.. one their most iconic live performances.. everyone was on point.. especially Freddie.. (and no, he had not been diagnosed with AIDS.. but he had a sore throat and was advised not to perform.... still... WFT, right?) Queen was a last-minute addition to the venue.. and it was widely considered that they "stole the show"... appreciate your reaction... (headphones are so key to a Queen listen... lol)

[@angiemottershead1394]

Only one Queen in the country that day. Not crowd control. Just respect. Thats all. Miss you Freddie. ❤

[@Brisgma22]

Love your reaction! I would recommend Somebody to Love live at Montreal but be sure you have your headphones. Keep up the great job 👍

[@sony67100]

Hi! I was 18 years old back then and We skipped everything to watch this concert. We did not have cellphones so concerts were a magic experience.

[@wendyholmes7554]

I was 2 when this concert happened queen / Freddie Mercury will always be a legend

[@ElizabethErskine-jd7hl]

Born in 1982 love Qunne beautiful man voice talent.

[@josephinemonahan915]

Thank you…that was a great reaction…I think that the words you were searching for were “the blues”…early Queen is excellent….look for “Liar” live at the Rainbow…each member gets their chance to shine…and the most amazing thing to me is that John Deacon, the bass player is only 23 years old in that performance…check it out…you won’t regret it🤩

[@anthonyblakely399]

Great concert Great Legendary Band!!!!

[@RockinMamaT]

Welcome back ❤I was 15 when Live Aid happened and it was Epic. I was watching Queen with my Dad. I was already a huge Queen fan and When Freddie played the audience a home it was great. No other band did that only Freddie. He was instructed by his doctor not to perform because he had a throat infection (Freddie at 70 % is better than most at a 100%😂) Freddie said Queen would be there because he wasn't going to miss performing for the crowd at Wembly but mostly the 1.8 billion people watching from home. When Queen was done I realized my Dad became a fan that day as did many. There was all the best bands of the time . David Bowie had to take the stage after Queen and reportly said How The F*CK am I to follow that 😂 Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️ BTW I suggest the movie Bohemian Rapsody. It's a great movie about Freddie and Queen you might want to check out on your own time ❤ You were talking about festivals. You should react to some of the acts from Sarstock that took place in Toronto in 2003 there were 500,000 crazy Canadians there and there was 15 acts including The Guess Who, Rush AC/DC and the Rolling Stones headlining. But AC/DC Stole the show. I was about 20 rows back and it was a sea of people and we rocked out til 3am from 12 pm.

[@kels7978]

To two men at the beginning are a comedy duo called “Alas smith & Jones’ used be on tv a lot in the 80s 👍🤣

[@waltercrain2910]

historic. there will never be an audience this engaged in the cell phone era.☹

[@eldescanso2067]

I have just turned 73 years old and I was lucky to have been at the Live Aid concert at Wembley in 1985. All of the big stars of the day were performing and the concert was just moving along until Queen came on stage ,then wow , what a performance, I still get all emotional and misty eyed when I see Freddie , Brian , John and Roger on that stage, I have never seen anything like it since , the kids of today have no idea what they have missed.

[@ellet6560]

Check out early Queen. 1974 Rainbow, Stone Cold Crazy, Liar. 1975 Odeon. White Queen. In The Lap of The Gods. Thanks!.

[@cherrysakura2760]

Queen, Great Band & Performers!!!! 💖💖💖🎉

[@LeroyBrown84]

MORE QUEEN! 👑🔥 😃

[@Rotakka2]

Freddie SLAYYYcury

[@michaelcroteau5919]

I was born in 1979 and I was 5 (almost 6) when I watched this live on TV. I had no clue how crazy special it was.

[@steezbekillin]

Yessir

[@hkynuts11]

For a large crowd, Love of My Life, live in Rock in Rio. 250,000 in attendance sing the song to Freddie. It’s amazing.

[@hkynuts11]

Somebody to Love, live in Montreal is a necessity. You will get cold shivers.

[@judywelch1044]

I Love that you Love this music. Just keep listening to 60's 70's 80's music, you won't be disappointed.

[@sheilapurcell515]

Ive just watched all your reactions great. It makes me sad that after this concert we only had 6 more tears with Freddie before he passed x

[@davidcorbett341]

Pure brilliance right there Queen had it all from Freddies voice to the bands drums & guitar. This set gives you goosebumps so much magnetism about this band.

[@MarjorieStoker-oj8fh]

Thank you young man this was special in England ❤❤❤

[@sheilapurcell515]

72,000 people at the concert,in the 1980s this was quite a small gathering xx

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Yup! ❤

[@turkeytwizzler1930]

I love young people enjoying Queen. They were a supergroup basically who all played multiple instruments and all wrote massive hits. You could release a greatest hits album of John Deacon songsfor instance. Live Aid was a famine relief concert and that wasn't even a Queen audience - Roger Taylor looked at the crowd and thought 'this is going well!' Freddie had a throat infection and doctors advised him not to perform.

[@annicegrundy5307]

What a lovely honest reaction… I was 16 when this concert was aired live with millions of viewers. I still remember watching it to this day ! I loved being a teenager in the 1980s what a fun time! RIP Freddie you beautiful soul Ax

[@steezbekillin]

I don’t remember Wembley stadium being this huge

[@MDreeezy]

Place looks packed!!

[@chiaradigiorgio1821]

So mesmerising ❤️❤️❤️

[@richardsuttill54]

Having heard this live on TV this jewel makes me so nostalgic for what was probably the greatest performance I shall ever enjoy, I must have watched this a few hundred times over the years. It is so marvelous to see the younger generation appreciating Queen, I wonder what your grandchildren will make of it?

[@RaichnotTHATrach]

I was there that day in 1985 as a 15yr old pop music fan.. I left as a convert to rock music and that's thanks to Freddie and Queen. You have to remember that this was NOT a Queen concert or even a Queen audience, in fact they were a last minute addition to the line up, but for 22 minutes Freddie had close to 73,000 people in the stadium and almost 1.9 billion people world wide eating out of the palm of his hand. Now as a 55yr old woman who has probably been to 300ish live rock concerts, I can honestly say that that 22 minutes right there is without a doubt THE BEST 22 minutes of any live shows I've attended. RIP and Thank You Freddie you Legend 👑👑👑👑

[@jodyheigaard9949]

Thanks for acknowledging Roger, John & Brian. Because Freddie is the front man, he gets the majority of the attention, but each member is a musical genius. They are the picture of the saying "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

[@rosiehagglund6820]

yes I was there,

[@sheilapurcell515]

If you want not to be blocked or copyrighted use the Queen official channel to source your material. Another point is queen was a live band,on stage they were electric . 1. Liar,at the Rainbow in London 1974. This very early Queen and you will see they always rocked. Freddie wrote this in the 60's. 2. Now I'm here, Wembley Saturday night concert 1986. This was their last tour after that Freddie was too sick. It such an exciting performance. 3. Want to hear rock shortly before Freddie death? Then try Scandal, written by Brian it explains that it was the press harassing him when he was seperating and planning a divorce also it reflected on how cruel the press was, camping outside his home in the months leading to him having to hide away.

[@Dragonblaster1]

Freddie had a really bad sore throat when he did this amazing performance.

[@nickimcivor9410]

greatest rock bands of all time

[@daisyordonez4671]

Excellent reaction Check it out somebody to love live Montreal thank you

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

You should be wearing your headphones so you don’t miss out ❤