First Time Reaction to Queen's Live Aid Concert

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7 ай бұрын

The long awaited reaction to Queen's Live Aid performance. We think despite the warnings we watched the wrong version as it did cut off at the end. We were focused on making sure it had the police at the beginning and this was a longer version than the 21 minute one so we thought we had it correct.
To add insult to injury, we were blocked in the USA and Canada so we had to add an overlay to unblock it. We will put an unblocked version on Patreon once we turn that on. We already have the Patreon account mostly set up.
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@Sassypaws4927

Freddie suffered a vocal hemorrhage sometime during the 1985 Works Tour (which they had just completed before this concert) and was on doctor-ordered voice rest once the tour ended.

@janetd8198

This WASN'T a Queen crowd. That is why this is considered so special. Tickets were sold out BEFORE Queen was ever announced as one of the groups who would perform. But they completely stole the show!

@PappaPurps79

Best 20 minutes in rock and roll history.

@jjd1799

A British Tabloid journalist quoted in the paper the next day…. “In 1985, for around 20 minutes. A different Queen ruled the England that day”

@jackkilman8726

Festival gigs are always tricky because audience members tend not to pay attention if the band playing isn't one they came to see. Part of what makes this performance so legendary is how Freddie was able to captivate and control a stadium full of people who weren't necessarily Queen fans. I've read accounts saying that in bars and pubs that were showing the live TV broadcast, business came to a halt for 20 minutes as patrons and staff alike were clapping and singing in unison with Freddie. One of Freddie's best friends was backstage that day, and was later reported as saying "thank God Freddie uses his power for good" because his ability to control large crowds was almost frightening.

@christypriest30

There will never be another frontman like Freddie! RIP

@Ellen.G

Queen at Live Aid was the greatest live set of all time. Freddie got all of us on our feet, even in my parents basement, in Canada. We sang along, clapped and cheered and cried! He made us feel as if we were there. We knew that everyone else around the world watching was also singing along! We were the world at that instant at 17 in 1985! Best live set ever!

@leonprofessional600

By the will of fate, four musical geniuses met each other and changed the world of music. This did not happen before them, and it will not happen after them. Freddie is the voice of the universe. Forever.

@Sassypaws4927

FYI - Unlike most of the other acts performing, Queen took this performance very seriously. They rented a hall and rehearsed their performance for a week before the concert. They had clocks placed all over the rehearsal area to keep track of the time (remember they were limited to 20 minutes). Here is a video of the rehearsal along with an interview with the band about Live Aid -

@debfox3401

I was working in HMV in the UK on the day this was on all the stores TVs. For months after, we couldn't get Queen albums and CDs in fast enough. Never seen anything like it. They outsold any other artist at that time following this appearance.

@carlajimenez5483

Great reaction. Freddie's Dr told him not to perform but he did and he absolutely killed it. Yes we are Queenies

@neilburns8869

Not many lead singers would have gotten away with Freddie's ad-lib immediately after Radio Gaga but then again, who else could have a worldwide audience eating outta their hand the way Freddie Mercury could?

@SimbianMinistry

I was in the crowd that day - I'd been a Queen fan for years (Saw them twice before this gig) - Had my ticket for weeks before finding out that Queen would be on the bill.

@janetd8198

In the early 80's Queen hired an extra piano player whose name was Spike Edney, the unofficial 5th member of Queen. They hired him so that Freddie could do his thing on stage more and not be tied to the piano 100% of the time.

@Vogelkinder

They played right before David Bowie came on, and he was quoted as saying to Freddie Mercury in passing, "You Right Bastards! You stole the Show!". They were professional; displayed their talents as musicians, and managed to hit their show in the 20+minutes they had to perform,dead on. This was an amazing performance.

@clivehutchinson3584 Күн бұрын

It was David Bowie who followed Queen. It's understood he said to Queen as they passed something like 'Thanks guys, but how the hell do I follow that?'

@lyna4873

Freddie Mercury had a severe throat infection (he said in an interview later it felt like he was gargling broken glass) and was told by a doctor not to perform that day which advice he of course ignored--he had a world-wide audience of 1.9 Billion waiting for this performance. You can find a video of their final song "Is This The World We Created" separately which Freddie and Brian performed towards the end of the concert. You should react to the full Wembley concert from 1986 (a year later from this).

@sithompson3465

When the band first gets on stage there is no sound checks allowed, when you hear the drums hit, John hit a note, and Brian do a little chord, and Freddie tune his piano. Thats it. The Queen legend is that their sound guy turned the monitors up to the max, thus this awesome sound.

@lindamaclellan4899

Thanks for all your hard work sharing this with us! When Queen performed at Live Aid, EVERYONE in the world - or at least the 76,000 people in the stadium and the 1.9 BILLION people watching on their TVs - knew that Queen stole the show. I was one of the billions glued to my TV. Queen was PURE PERFECTION that July day. I now know from the videos/reactions I've seen over time, that the band - being the perfectionists they were - carefully selected 6 of just some of their most recognizable songs - shortened some, sped up others to fit into the 20 minute time slot. And they built in time for Freddie - the master frontman - to encourage the audience to participate. And then they practiced...and practiced some more...there is even a video of their practice sessions! They wanted to be absolutely sure they were at the top of their game for Live Aid. And there is no doubt in anyone's mind that they were.