Live Aid 1985 Full Concert By Queen | First Reaction

[@debramoore7513]

Queen’s 20 min set at Live Aid is ranked #1 as best single live performance of all time! Of course, Queen has performed just as good if not better before & after Live Aid but consider the circumstances! Queen had been touring vigorously in South America then took a few months off to rest or holiday. The Dr. diagnosed Freddie with a throat infection & nodules ... so basically Freddie needed to rest. But hearing about the charity event Queen insisted on participating & talking with Bob Geldof Queen was added to the artist list (against Dr.’s orders). They started practicing a week or so before the event using giant white clocks to make sure their set was 20 min perfect. They were the only artists to fit 6 songs in their set while other artists did about 3 songs! We’re talking about the “who’s who” of the music industry. The skuttle-but was that Queen wouldn’t be able to perform without their stage & lighting. Boy, Queen proved everyone wrong outperforming with pure talent & brilliant stage presence. I had talked to someone who was there & they even said something special happened that day when Queen took to the stage. Like the planets lined up & planet Mercury left his orbit! Goosies! 🌎 Sorry for waffling ... it’s a special moment in rock history! 👏👏👏👏

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Wow! Great background information! Thank you!

[@alethamarsh6583]

Great Comet Deborah

[@leonarae8496]

Love everything you said, especially referring to Freddie as planet Mercury! That’s awesome, we can add that to his other titles, Mr Fahrenheit, Supersonic Man, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Mother Mercury and now Planet Mercury. The thing with Queen was, they approached the whole thing with absolute professionalism. A lot of the other bands were woefully unprepared, Led Zeppelin for one, and I hate to diss them because I love Led Zep too. Most bands too only played two or three full songs, while Queen condensed their songs so they could fit in as many hits as they could. No wonder the crowd were in love with them. If Freddie had asked them to walk over hot coals, I feel sure they would have. I wish they could bottle that charisma, I’d buy dozens of them

[@irinichotou470]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Debra always gives the BEST comments 👑

[@irinichotou470]

Hi Debra.......one more time, I have no words ......You are simply THE BEST 👑👑👑

[@kinging666]

"For 20 minutes, Freddie Mercury held a microphone in one hand, and the whole world in the other...." x

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Lol i agree!

[@jo_jolambrini6775]

Perfectly put, couldn't have described it better myself! xx

[@karenj3611]

Facts

[@jeanbenton6264]

100%

[@melissaleigh5220]

Yep!

[@leonarae8496]

I saw an interview where someone said that when Queen came on, backstage everyone reacted as if a dog whistle had gone off. They all stopped what they were doing and cocked their heads, because they knew Queen were killing it! And the thing was, all those people in the audience didn’t even know Queen would be performing when they bought their tickets, they were a late inclusion. So not an audience of Queen fans, but Freddie had them right in the palm of his hand. A lot of people who weren’t fans at the start, were by the time they went home. Still widely regarded as the best ever live performance by a rock band. No one has managed to dethrone them since. That’s why they’re Queens, they are rock royalty, majestic and just freaking awesome!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Nice! They definitely had the aura! Even to a new fan like myself.

[@amymbelle]

I believe David Bowie had to follow them and called them bastards as they passed backstage 😂 it was in fun bc they were friends. You have to react to Under Pressure which queen and Bowie wrote together.

[@leonarae8496]

@@amymbelle and isn’t it a shame since David came on straight after Queen, that they didn’t do a rendition of Under Pressure together? What a missed opportunity. It would have been so awesome

[@cmoeller3]

@@amymbelle ironically they never performed it together tho... Great song as well

[@marilynsmith9758]

And now you know why Queen is often named as the best live rock band of all time and Freddie as the greatest rock frontman of all time. Brian May was recently voted the greatest rock guitarist of all time with his solo in Bohemian Rhapsody voted the best rock solo. Welcome to the world of being a Queen fan. Loved your reaction.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

He definitely deserves it. Guy is amazing

[@TArnoldFerguson]

Additionally, All four members of Queen have written #1 hits, and all are members of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. They are the only group that can make that claim.

[@sarahpagett9191]

I remember Brian may playing God save the queen on top of Buckingham Palace

[@ynot2385]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert I'm sure you've gotten thousands of comments but not sure if you're aware that the song "Radio Gaga" was how Lady Gaga got her stage name so they continued on even with newer generations

[@danloonam1703]

Like you ,I wish i were there live. You will never see a concert like this one again. Today, half the audience would holding up phones and not paying attention . Watch the documentary Bohemian Rhapsody .

[@debwebster6608]

I just love watching someone discover Queen. Your appreciation for the talent is apparent. Your smile is beautiful. Queen is AWESOME!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! I’m a new fan for sure and plan on listening to as many songs as I can 🙌🏽

[@mariabryant6582]

Those of us who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s had many great bands providing the background music of our lives. We have heard the best, so we know who the best of the best is -- Queen.

[@maryadamec124]

Ditto to that Maria!! And Rad, please remember this was 70,000+ in UK, but was also satellite broadcast around the world to almost 2 billion people!! Greatest day of my life... I was glued to the TV set all day! It was splendid... Oh, by the way, later on that evening, the crew had technical problems and asked QUEEN to stall for time and sing another song, another epic not so well known classic called "Is This the World We Created", you really need to check that out too... it was awesome! And, no, the beers on the piano were 100+ roadies working that day. Freddie's preference was vodka.

[@isabelledrevet5913]

I would prefer saying, as a French woman of this time, that English bands (Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zep...) were the best, ever... Thanks to English people to be so creative, respect 🙏😘

[@mrp7150]

I just find it sad at how music is now so poor.

[@avilomah3392]

You can't call the other 3 "The Background Guys". Each of them wrote songs, and each of them wrote #1 hit songs. They were all equal and Freddy was the first to say so. He just happened to be the lead singer. He played piano & guitar but when asked which was his favorite instrument, he replied, "The audience". He did have them in the palm of his hand. He was a genius, one in a million singer, best front man of all time, generous to a fault and talented beyond belief. We lost him way too soon.

[@kendallneason3645]

Queen fans are a devoted and diverse group. They have a huge catalog of songs. The more you react to the more Queenies will find your channel! Try Love if My Life live in Rio.

[@Maya9396]

It’s a shame that such an atmosphere is not possible anymore. Everybody is on their phones. Back then people were 100% with the band. Queen rules!!! Greetings the netherlands🇳🇱

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Yes i agree with you 💯

[@davidhines7592]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert i agree with you agreeing with them.

[@mrk8050]

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.

[@joandeluca6846]

Such a beautiful post, sir. Music is transcendent. Am so pleased you and your fellow British Royal Marine Commandos experienced the beauty of dancing with and watching the children find joy in such a desperate situation. I’m from the US and I thank you for your dedicated service.

[@hazelcoggane6419]

Your a hero

[@TheHaplorhine]

If you want to hear Freddie speak, I can thoroughly recommend the documentary of the making of One Vision, which gives an insight into Queen's songwriting/recording process. However, I would recommend that you watch the Wembley live version first . So nice to be able to add another Queenie to our ranks! p.s. Serious Bob Marley fan here too!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you Sue! Is the documentary long? I might have to watch it off camera if it’s too long.

[@tammyjackson3113]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert It's not long, One Vision extended shows how they create together it's funny.

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert the documentary for One Vision is about 20-25 minutes x

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

@@tammyjackson3113 ok I’ll add it to my queen list to react to

[@lynnhoffmann247]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert yay! 🤗

[@sharonhalliday3180]

Your first review of Bohemian Rhapsody was done in 1975. "His voice sounds different" , this Live Aid was done 10 years later, and to sing live in concert usually required Freddie to really belt out the notes. This performance never gets old regardless of how many times I've seen it. Thank you for continuing with Queen. You are doing a great job.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you for helping my journey!

[@toodlescae]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert as stated somewhere else, Freddie also had a throat infection that day and was advised not to perform. He did it anyways.

[@SusanMJB45]

Welcome to the club of Queen fans !!! Loved your reaction.......

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

The set list was Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, Ay-oh vocal improvisation, Hammer To Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions this wasn’t a Queen audience all of the tickets were sold before they were announced as taking part x you are now a Queenie 😊

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! I realize i have a few of these on my list to react to.

[@Pixelologist]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Radio GaGa and Hammer to Fall come from their 1984 album The Works. Not their greatest....but a it WAS a return to form, more or less, after the relatively weak Hot Space.

[@sdavis5001]

Clearly it was a Queen crowd lol…..but they had to do all songs on high speed because they had 18 min. They rehearsed this to perfection.

[@micheledix2616]

@@sdavis5001 no it was not Queen audience as they were not on the ticketed list but a late inclusion after all the tickets were sold. Big surprise package for the audience who,had no,idea they would be featured

[@tednicklas3538]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert lady GAGA got her name from the song Radio GaGa

[@thebobsful]

Oh Freddie, we miss you. You were a legend and a master of crowd control. Brian is note-perfect and Roger rocks. John strums away. Queen WORKS.

[@lasuna7792]

Live Aid was such a great performance. Queen really did shine. Just a little trivia. A year later, July 11 and 12, 1986 Queen sold out Wembley both nights. There were so many requests for tickets that 3 more concerts were scheduled in England at Newcastle, Manchester and Knebworth. The queue for tickets at Newcastle was longer than for the Cup Final tickets and sold out in an hour. The Manchester show was the fastest selling ever in that City. And Knebworth, the final Queen concert ever, was attended by over 120,000 people. Those fans at Knebworth had no idea they were attending Queen's final live concert. How lucky they were. Queen were the best live band ever. Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John were just magic on stage. Freddie, though, was a master at being the front man for obvious reasons. It's hard to take your eyes off him. Oh, also July 25, 1986 Queen was the first band to do a concert behind the Iron Curtain when they played in Budapest, Hungary. People came from many different countries to attend that concert. Oh how we wish we still had the four of them still making incredible music. Thank goodness we have all these great videos and concerts we can watch and listen to. It's the next best thing. Thank you for a great reaction. I love how you notice and comment on things that so many other reactors just don't get. It's refreshing. 💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜

[@andreavoros-marky4203]

They were not. Iron Maiden had a tour in '84 they were in Poland and Hungaey etc but Queen were the first international superstars behind the Iron Curtain. 😉

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

GREAT reaction, so much fun to watch with you. You are very perceptive. Unlike some of the other bands that performed that night, Queen practiced extensively for this 20 minute time slot and created a set that would draw in the audience and get them involved quickly and intensively. It worked.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! And it worked perfectly. I felt like i was there now lol

[@rugbyfan460]

Freddie's command of the audience-"You Take My Breathe Away" at Hyde Park & "Love of My Life" at Rock in Rio in front of 250,000 people.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Not only were there that many people there, this was being shown all over the world at the same time. First worldwide event that i Know of

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Can you imagine the nerves!

[@andreadeamon6419]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Phil Collins flew to each place (3) and performed. That still amazes me

[@ruanniemann2604]

A journalist asked Freddie what his favourite instrument was: "the audience, darling"

[@vadamulder4608]

I love that you picked up and responded to Freddie's Presence and Aura. He was a like beacon of energy and light, which he graciously shared with the world. Thank you for speaking to that.💛⚘

[@keithclark6299]

The finest.live performance ever, and I was there!!!! Queued for days to get near the front, I was so near that Freddie's sweat actually landed on me!!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Jealous

[@queenmiriam3058]

Yes youngman, Thankyou. I love the Queen ride. Nice to see you enjoyed it. Their Live Aid Performance is epic, the guys had such good chemistry together and were really good musicians. And to think Freddie had a troath infection, and was adviced not to sing by his doctor. Much bless and keep up the good work. Nice to see the younger generation discover Queen!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you, i definitely plan on reacting to more songs and adding them to my playlists as i go 🙌🏽

[@NotLostWanderer133]

Thank you for loving Freddie's talent and saying all the loving things. I cried a few times when you were talking. This was the greatest performance I think in Rock history. They stole the show that day and EVERYONE knew it. Freddie's finest hour and I have always been so grateful he had it. He gave everything in him. Thank you again.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

🙏🏽🤗🤗

[@brookemiley4927]

I agree! Freddie just belonged on stage! He is so charismatic and that voice! He can sing anything and I do mean anything! Welcome to being a Queen fan!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@JanS1]

I've watched the Live Aid set so many times and tonight was very emotional when it was over. It's just so damn good. A million out of ten. Incomparable. Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger...a band like Queen happens once in a lifetime. If that.

[@ripley312]

Wonderful reaction! The smile on your face is awesome. You can’t go wrong with Queen.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Haha thank you!

[@cherylalexander1948]

Freddie is considered the best rock frontman in history and their live performance at the Live Aid concert is considered the best live rock performance ever!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Live aid reaction was amazing 👏🏽

[@kathleenohare8770]

Freddie had sore throat and doctor told him he shouldn't perform

[@jazzlefettie]

I read somewhere that Freddie said that when he sang at this concert, it felt like he was swallowing sharp pieces of glass with every breath. Can you imagine doing a concert at all like that, let alone one that is probably the best live 20 minute band set ever??? Mind blown!

[@karenj3611]

This is not the first time you have been amazed by Queen, and it won't be the last. Guaranteed

[@terrilabeth7366]

You have one more song to go, from that night!! The Encore! “Is this the world we created...?” With just Freddie and Brian. Talk about goosebumps. The two of them came back about 9:40 something PM to sing this song and it is SO good, so relevant to this particular event. And it was not written for it, it just fits. A few other comments, the cups on the piano contained a lot of things as people have said. I would add vodka to the list, he was known later, after he became really ill, to have a shot of vodka, which somehow helps him sing? I don’t know much about any of that but that is what I believe Brian has said? But the cups from LiveAid were Pepsi and he usually had a Heineken Beer Bottle on his piano. It is my belief that while he used these, they were also quite possibly the first product advertising to be done for music for a live performance or even a recorded for video performance? The Heineken bottle is perfectly squared off to the camera, the Pepsi cups the same. Think how many eyes were on that live performance, all across the world and saw those cups? It is so common now that we hardly even notice it, but back then? We noticed. I think by We are the champions he was really feeling his throat issues, he still does amazing, but Roger amped it up so Freddie could stay lower for parts of that song. Freddie is a legend but all four of these guys created their unique sound and their unique songs. Especially Roger Taylor (drums) with his vocals. Brian has a good voice too for their harmonies but Freddie and Roger stand out. Also, you will hear a piano during Crazy Little thing called love and yet Freddie is playing the guitar? That is Spike. Freddie decided that he wanted to be a bit more free from his piano playing so he could interact with the crowd and Spike stayed on with them. Freddie still did the big songs but Spike was there for the rest. He is still with them to this day. If you didn’t know, Brian (guitar) and Roger, Roger’s son Rufus (also drums/percussion instruments) and Spike still perform today. They play with Adam Lambert as lead vocalist. This is highly controversial in the Queen world. I mean there have been comment fights about this in KZbin comments. I am on the side of this is a great thing, Brian and Roger still rocking it out, Spike is still there, the special story about Roger’s son Rufus playing with them, and Adam Lambert is quite possibly the only singer alive capable of doing these songs. There is a documentary about how it all came to be with Adam, 3 parts available on YT. But hold off on it until you have gone through all of it with Freddie. They have been playing together with Adam Lambert to sold out arena’s for 10 years! Brian’s curly hair is exactly the same only white! And Freddie is prominent throughout the entire thing, in the big screens. Nobody will ever, ever replace Freddie Mercury. Ever. So don’t blast me any of you Queen fans that are on the no Adam Lambert side. He is relevant to their entire legacy, the legacy of Queen. With the movie Bohemian Rhapsody starring Rami Malek as Freddie (he is amazing, won the Oscar that year) and Queen still playing live, it has brought generations together, now their concerts are all ages spanning many generations. But do all of Queen with Freddie first. ❤️

[@unravelingfast2198]

I second the encore performance of Freddie and Brian. I didn't know it existed until recently. Fantastic!!

[@sadfaery]

Yes. "Is This the World We Created" really does fit that particular concert so well. And as someone who has seen them live with Adam Lambert (as well as with Paul Rodgers, who was NOT a good fit for their music), I agree that Adam is a great choice to sing lead for their music. I never got to see Queen live when Freddie was still alive, but I am grateful that Brian and Roger are still touring with someone who sings their music well, and that I have had a chance to see my favorite band in concert before they're no longer with us. They're in their 70s now, but the energy they still bring to the stage is phenomenal.

[@sdavis5001]

Rami is a great actor but the movie itself; some fiction goin on….

[@terrilabeth7366]

@@sdavis5001 well yes, it is Hollywood, and it is rare they don’t change things, even with Brian and Roger there for a lot of it. Doesn’t take away from Rami and the rest of that cast and their performance at all. And it gives you a flavor of what their life was like. ❤️

[@sdavis5001]

@@terrilabeth7366 they changed a lot…..Brian & Roger let it go I’m sure for entertainment purposes. Rami’s acting has nothing to do with the fact the movie wasn’t completely true. Those who know Queen, and Freddie’s backstory, obviously know the real deal. It worked in the sense they keep gaining more fans from it. That’s about it.

[@alexandras.1740]

This is pure music! Enjoy your QUEEN journey. Greetings from Germany.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you for taking it with me!

[@TArnoldFerguson]

It has been said that Brian’s guitar (Red Special) is the fifth member of Queen. Personally I think the fifth member of Queen is the fellow who hands Freddie him mic whenever he gets up from the piano. 😀

[@michellehayes5133]

That’s Ratty (Peter Hince), their roadie. There’s also Spike Edney who played piano for Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

I can only imagine how much that guitar would cost if it went in auction.

[@debramoore7513]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Brian May recently put his PINK SPECIAL on auction!!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

@@debramoore7513 I’m curious to know how much it will go for

[@SallyBedow]

@@michellehayes5133 I agree about Spike! And I loved Ratty's book!

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

There were around 70,000-72,000 people in Wembley JFK stadium in Philadelphia there was between 89,000-100,000 & also more than 1 billion watched it on television x the drinks are usually beer tea with lemon hot honey & lemon drinks & water he was advised by his doctor not to do the show as he had a throat infection but went ahead & smashed it ❤️❤️

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Wow, his voice still sounded amazing. And 100,000? Sounds insane

[@chrissielord434]

Broadcast live on TV to a worldwide audience of 1.5 billion !!! ❤️Freddie❤️

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

that patented "Freddie Prance". gotta love it, his talent, and his energy.

[@tammyjackson3113]

Voted best live performance in Rock History. Call and Response

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

I can see why!

[@debbiebush5887]

Great reaction my friend. I am a huge QUEEN fan and I am enjoying this ride you are taking with QUEEN. You said you wanted to hear the drummer ROGER TAYLOR'S voice. Well check out the song I'M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR live from the Montreal concert in 1981. Also the guitarist BRIAN MAY can sing too. Check out his voice on the song SLEEPING ON THE SIDEWALK the official video you will absolutely love it. Thank you for doing QUEEN videos. Take care and have a good day. Your new friend, QUEEN BEE.

[@loveym8879]

Thanks for great reaction. All were amazing musicians/song writers. Check out White Queen at Hammersmith 1975 for Freddie's piano skills and Another one bite's the dust for John's bass (written by John).

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Nice i think I’d like to see the piano skills on display

[@tammyjackson3113]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert The most haunting song you will ever hear.

[@lynnhoffmann247]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Great song, vocally and with the piano & guitar talking to each other! If you listen closely, you can hear where some of “The Phantom of the Opera” music came from.

[@karenhayes5069]

Fantastic reaction.....love that you smile all the way through & give thoughtful & interesting comments plus your voice is so smooth 😍 Queen best band ever & Freddie was the ultimate showman, my major musical regret is I never saw them live.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! 🤗

[@brookemiley4927]

If a time machine is ever invented this is my first stop!

[@marco69tits]

No mate see a whole concert

[@expiredtylernol]

@@marco69tits idc i’d go to live aid first too. So iconic but I’d definitely go to a full concert next

[@chuckienorse]

I think it will be invented, and the crowd is mostly time travellers

[@ruanniemann2604]

That's what these videos are like for me

[@ElissaStark514]

SAME!

[@yvonnepetross7489]

The next time you watch this, and I know you will, pay attention to the very last. Roger is doing the drum rolls and Freddie raises his hand. When he sweeps his hand down to end the song, there are lights at the front of the stage that signal the end of the set. During the drums, the red light is blinking, but Freddie turns his back and as soon as he sweeps down, it turns red. That's how close they judged their time.

[@alethamarsh6583]

I've heard about 72,000 people were there each band had a 20-minute set and I heard an interview from a music instructor who attended the concert and he said people are hot and cranky there wasn't enough water and when Queen came on the whole atmosphere changed in the crowd and from there on out all bands were judged from Queen. Queen wasn't even supposed to be playing at this concert but they attended last minute. Also he always changed things up live lol. You will never hear the same versions

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Nice! Any idea who were some of the other performers?

[@alethamarsh6583]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert madonna, Elton john, led zeppelin, the who Brian Adams, Phil Collins, Mick Jagger there was more but that's a few that I can remember I didn't watch them all only Queen LOL

[@SallyBedow]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert I believe the list of performers is on the Wikipedia site about Live Aid.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

@@alethamarsh6583 that’s definitely a legendary line up

[@alethamarsh6583]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert ya and he ruled the crowd and they didn't even know they were going to be there 😲

[@SallyBedow]

A truly amazing video of crowd reaction is a Green Day video at Hyde Park, 150,000 in 2017 singing to just tge music playing of Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

150,000? Seessshh!

[@norawatson8916]

I was 20 years old when I watched this for the first time on TV I was one of the fortunate people that was around for the first showing ever on TV. I was mesmerised then, and still am after 37 years.

[@sarahjane7865]

Radio GaGa was the second song, Lady GaGa named herself after that song, she loves Queen 😍 thanks so much for this reaction I loved it! Could you react to the Green Day crowd singing bohemian rhapsody in London please 💐

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

I surely will! 🙌🏽

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

Love your appreciation of Queen. Yes, please react to the crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody at the London Green Day convert, I watch it whenever I need faith in humanity- something magic / spiritual happened that day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYvRc4Grptata8k

[@bettybaby63]

Just outstanding. They also did an encore with Brian, his 12 string & Freddie. Stunning performance that they were specifically asked to do.

[@BrianKapellusch]

Brian May has a really unique sound. The guy is a genius, and it shows with his guitar playing for sure.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

I agree!

[@jo_jolambrini6775]

Great reaction and as a Queen fan of over 35 years I LOVE to watch the younger generation discover Queen and go on the fantastic journey of their catalogue. Not to make you jealous but I was in that crowd. They're was 72,000 of us that day in the crowd at Live Aid in July 1985 and that is where I first discovered Queen. I was 16 years old and I've been a Queen fan ever since that day and I am now 52! Queen were not listed in the official line up so none of us knew whether they were going to make an appearance or not. I cannot put into words how it all left us and the rest of the day was pretty much flat after Queen had finished. I saw them again twice the following year at Wembley in July 1986 and Freddie's final appearance live with Queen at Knebworth in August 1986 when there were 150,000 of us in the crowd. Queen flew in and over us in helicopters. I'll never forget it. RIP my ultimate hero Freddie, you were and still are to this VERY day a LEGEND and Queen's music will live on FOREVER. I have so many suggestions if you need them as Queen were the only band, if not the only band, that actually sounded better live than in the studio, opinions may vary but that is mine. Stay safe and much love from UK Manchester x

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

That’s amazing that you saw them multiple times! Yes please i plan on doing atleast 2 songs per week

[@jo_jolambrini6775]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Brilliant I recommend the following : One Vision - LIVE at Wembley 1986 Another One Bites the Dust - LIVE Wembley 1986 Who Wants to Live Forever - LIVE Wembley 1986 Under Pressure - LIVE Wembley 1986 Hammer to Fall - LIVE Wembley 1986 Dragon Attack - LIVE Montreal 1981 Save Me - LIVE Montreal 1981 One Vision Documents - Shows the band members & their personalities making the song One Vision Love of My Life - LIVE Wembley 1986 Medley - Tie Your Mother Down/In the Lap of the Gods/Seven Seas of Rhye & Tear It Up - LIVE Wembley 1986

[@suepringle6642]

The whole world spent the entire day watching all of LIveAid, including this incredible performance. Raised a fortune for charity.

[@tessesmom]

On his piano he always had a beer or two, a few cups of water, but mostly honey and lemon xx

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Honey and lemon makes sense. Used to drink it when i had a cold as a kid 🤗

[@tessesmom]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert me too, but I add a bit of Irish whisky to it, for medicinal purposes, of course 😜

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

@@tessesmom haha 😋

[@3ScotsInk]

Probably a vodka or two, too, since that was Freddie's fave.

[@gracielahonig]

So good you are a new QUEEN fan welcome!!!!! Enjoy the experience! ❤👑

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! I’m loving it.

[@alethamarsh6583]

You should react to the Green Day concert I believe in 1991 for the whole crowd minus the band sings Bohemian Rhapsody it's breathtaking

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

I will for you Aletha 🙌🏽

[@alethamarsh6583]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert lol thanks 😊

[@vaniilla4581]

My dad is a Queen fan and I’ve been growing up listening to them. I still remember the heartbreak when 5 y/o me was informed that Freddie is now singing in heaven. It’s been decades and I still wish I could build a time machine just to see Freddie singing live… You’re missed Freddie ❤️

[@michellehayes5133]

Not your fault Rad, but it does my head in that every reactor says “look at the beer on the piano”. As another commentator said, it was a mixture of drinks including honey and lemon, tea etc. Of course, there was beer too 😂 Fun fact: in the early days Freddie always had a glass of champagne on his piano at gigs and he would toast the audience. At the end of No One But You (the band’s tribute song after Freddie’s death) they included this little piece of history by having a glass of champagne on the piano as Brian played. 🥲

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Lol i think it’s because the beer is easily identifiable but i couldn’t really tell what were the other things in the cups but that’s interesting the other reactors said the same thing as i deliberately don’t watch other reactions bc i don’t want to be influenced 😂

[@michellehayes5133]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert True that the beer is easily identifiable Good point! 🤣

[@debramoore7513]

The cups are also for Pepsi advertising! Like in Montreal when reactors say “Look at all that beer ... and the Heineken?” The beer bottle was strategically placed near Freddie’s mic on the piano facing the camera! 😂😂 I’m sure they sipped alcohol but never to a point of unconsciousness. Unless someone knows otherwise!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

@@debramoore7513 nice, great marketing. ads still going strong 35 years later

[@SallyBedow]

The Live Aid concert is worth reading about.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

From the comments, i know it was a benefits concert to raise funds for Ethiopia i believe? But i will look more into it.

[@markingtime1024]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Excellent (and entertaining) documentary all about Live Aid here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmSWmmhoj9l2btk You mention Freddie's speaking voice - links below to some of Queen's radio interviews, great listening: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHjIaXeqhsaYfKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/naqVpYJ6hNt4iqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/b37Hk2l-r52Mj5I

[@pinkey943]

They are the greatness of all time.

[@LisaG442]

Freddie strutted..and his limbs were graceful Queen was at their best live with full audience participation

[@michaelvincent3139]

Hi loved your reaction to queen's live aid performance, I was lucky enough to be there, a day I will never, ever forget, still get goose bumps

[@sherryheim5504]

Your reaction is priceless. This was such a great concert, I have viewed it so many times and I never get tired of seeing and listening to it. 80,000 people at this show. Lineup: Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga-Ga, Ayy-Oh, Hammer To Fall , Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Freddie's tribute to Elvis), We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions. This is far from Queen's biggest crowd. In Rio, they played to 300,000 people each night and in Tokyo, the numbers were huge as well. Hyde park was a mega crowd also.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

I can see why! It was electric!

[@carrielaliberte3255]

Freddie and Queen.. there honestly isn’t words to describe! Legends!! 💖 Thank you for your reaction, and the beautiful smiles! 👍🏻😄 I love your reactions! :)

[@kimberlyh5868]

Absolutely loved watching this reaction! I am British and have grown up listening to Queen my whole life but I remember seeing this performance for the first time and I was also so jealous of everybody there! Wish I could travel back in time!

[@blindarchershaunhenderson3769]

You need to realise this is an example of greatness of Freddie Mercury, on the day of this concert he was suffering from larengitis, on the day you would think the 75000 people were there just for Queen and Freddie Mercury. David Bowie followed Queen, and as they passed each other backstage, Bowie said to Mercury, "you bastard, how am i supposed to follow that".

[@raymondgilbert1341]

the level of crowd control in this video never fails to blow me away, no matter how many times I watch it.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Amazing to watch

[@terrilabeth7366]

WOW! You went for the big one! Incredible! This concert, I watched it live on television on that day. I was 18, just graduated from high school, heading to college in less than 1 month. I was lucky in Oklahoma that one of my 3 local channels (that is all we got in those days) actually carried it. But that tells you what a BIG DEAL this was. And it was not going well, until Queen and this performance. Freddie was sick, a throat infection, and he still performed this great! His doctors told him not to do this but he did because that is just the kind of professional he was AND that is how much the commitment meant to him. You also need to know that this was not a strictly Queen audience like at their concerts. There were many big names that day so it was a mix of fans in the crowd. But Freddie and Queen won them ALL over and you can see that by their reaction. They were a stadium band, they played for crowds this size or larger all throughout their careers, so they were made for this type of arena. And they rehearsed, they had like a 20 minute time slot, so they chose their songs and cut some of them down for maximum content. Not all bands did that and it was obvious. Their Live Aid rehearsal with interview video is available on KZbin as well, you should check it out! If you have not seen Freddie do an interview, which he hated, you will be amazed that this larger than life, super talented man was actually very soft spoken and reserved. Kind of like you, and that is a compliment. I will be watching for the next one! ❤️

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

It was the most recommended one lol and thank you for the kind words and detailed background information. I definitely plan on listening to one of his interviews he gives me bob Marley larger than life type of vibes

[@terrilabeth7366]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert I love Bob Marley, for those very reasons, larger than life, fearless, so talented, he had a Presence on stage that is hard to describe. And when he died, the feeling of such a great loss is overwhelming. He was pretty quiet too when not on stage right? Maybe we are on to something here. Say did you paint the Marley paintings on your wall? They are AMAZING! Do one of Freddie and I will be your first customer! Freddie Mercury would walk off stage after an amazing concert and ask people, was it all right? Did it sound okay? Just wait until you see how quiet and reserved he was. He was also very, very funny. When you react to the One Vision documentary, and you really should react to it at some point, you will see them creating this One Vision song that was about Martin Luther King, and you will see how quiet he was. He would say after Roger played something on the drums that sounds amazing to me, that was pretty good, let’s hear it again okay? Or that was almost there. He would stand up for himself though, he just wasn’t loud about it? Never apologize for being quiet or reserved. It makes you who you are, unique, I do not need to see people always being loud about Queen. Just honest! Oh and do “No One but you (only the good die young)” very last. I have cried buckets of tears to that song. That was after Freddie’s death and it is the 3 remaining members and a song about Freddie. It is amazing but do it last. It will show you how talented they ALL were! ❤️

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Yes you are right Bob was very quiet but when he spoke it resonated with a lot of people! The paintings are from a local artist. I’m not that talented lol and thank you for the kind words ❤️ I will do a reaction to the documentary

[@jennhurl]

Hi Jarrett! It's Jen again.... I'm so impressed with something I've heard you say in several videos. You stated you are enjoying learning about the band from the Queen family - that you are not here just to react but to learn. Do you know how much that means to us??? It's BEYOND annoying when someone is on their 5th Queen video & they still keep saying - "the lead singer - I forget his name". I won't watch that. My favorite reactors GROW which is what we love to see. You're gonna do FANTASTIC with your attitude. KEEP GOING no matter what. Tackle the bands I gave you. 🎵❤✌

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you Jen! I am definitely enjoying learning about them more than anything else even finding small similarities such as Freddie wearing adidas which i love because that’s all i wear too 😅

[@karenj3611]

Love of my life live from Rock in Rio is the largest crowd participation song you will ever see. Even Freddie himself was almost moved to tears

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

📝📝

[@lindastodola691]

That was Freddie’s ‘call and response’- AE-O! We love you Freddie and Queen! Jared your face says it- you are falling into the Queen’s rabbit hole- sweet man- decades of Queen- please hear it all!!💛

[@shmokinsweet]

A Querky note about the beer on the piano. At that time, going to the local pub, or dance halls was what we did. TV was crap, record collections where a persons soul, and money was tight. Bands starting out, and Queen definitely did this for an extended period of time as they learnt the craft; would play for 'free beer' so one of the first skills he learnt was how to chug a beer and not have a blip in the song :-)

[@pinkey943]

One song after another and he doesnt get tired and no drugs amazing

[@karenparsons7788]

Queen 👑❤️👑❤️👑❤️👑❤️ Forever and Always 💗💗💗💗!!!

[@pinkey943]

Freddie have perfect posture

[@alethamarsh6583]

That was his famous call and response. He loved getting everyone involved. 3rd is hammer to fall. 4th is crazy little thing called love tribute to elvis he wrote in the bathtub lol. Freddies idol was jimmy hendrix and aretha franklin

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Nice! I can only imagine being in the crowd and being apart of that. Electric!

[@alethamarsh6583]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert yeah their manager cranked up the volume so they were louder than any other band LOL

[@lynnhoffmann247]

@@alethamarsh6583 I finally found this channel 😂 Good to see you!

[@alethamarsh6583]

@@lynnhoffmann247 yay welcome

[@chrissielord434]

Yay !! You have fallen under their spell 🥰. Plenty more Queen for you to enjoy... never a disappointment ❤️Freddie❤️

[@Jd-im4my]

Goosebumps everytime. R.I.P. Freddie.❤🧡

[@ClassicWorld19]

My favourite reaction ever to this! My heart when you said; "...kinda makes me think of Elvis for some reason"

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

❤️❤️ thank you!

[@ClassicWorld19]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert ❤❤

[@bettyb1313]

I remember when this was on TV for the first time we thought it was pure magic...

[@joandeluca6846]

I love your reaction! Your comments are so good and you notice and appreciate so much that other reactors don’t. Looking forward to watching your other Queen reactions. Love it when young people enjoy Queen and want to hear more of their vast and brilliant catalog. Enjoy and keep up the great work!

[@traceyhayden1463]

I was there as a 19 year old, one of the best days ever, the atmosphere was electric

[@kathleenohare8770]

Check out Queen Rock in rio...LOVE OF MY LIFE...mind blowing

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Since 6 people liked this recommendation i guess they agree.

[@debramoore7513]

Over 300K in the crowd singing to Freddie! 😍

[@kathleenohare8770]

@@debramoore7513 blows your mind

[@kathleenohare8770]

Crazy little thing called love...he came up with this in the bath, kinda tribute to Elvis

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Definitely got Elvis vibes from it

[@chrissielord434]

In 10 minutes! 😉 ❤️Freddie❤️

[@Anisabell2]

Well, you went for one of the biggies!!! Good for you 😊😊😊 I totally understand you, I also wish I was there...Hey universe, where is my time machine??? (wasn't born yet) You will say it, you will, just wait... Great one, loved your reaction

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! When you find that time machine let me know!

[@Anisabell2]

@@RadJarrettTheIntrovert Deal!

[@sherylstone8804]

Live Aid was held in 1985 to provide real relief for the famine in Ethiopia. Queen performed at Wembley Stadium in London to a crowd just under 80,000. Simultaneously, there was a crowd of about 90,000 at JFK stadium in Philadelphia. All was live broadcast in 150 nations worldwide being viewed by almost 2 billion people... 40 percent of the population. The list of participants reads like the who's who of music. But there has never been an argument that Freddie made a connection with most of the world that day.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

That’s amazing, they basically had a mini olympics

[@kendallneason3645]

Freddie’s voice makes everyone enraptured. Even with laryngitis like in this concert.

[@stephanieclare2457]

The first song you wanted know the names of are (Radio gaga). Lady gaga loved Queens music that's why she goes by Lady gaga. Second song is (Hammer to fall) Third song is (Crazy little thing called love) Freddie wrote that one in the bath tub. Freddie was a huge Elvis fan. He had someone at his house get him a guitar and play it in the bath. Then went straight to the studio to record it. ❤❤❤❤ Queen stoled the show that day even Elton John said to Freddie how in the hell do we go out after that preformance. Queen was so loved by fans and still are today. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ The Greatest Band Of All Times! Queen gives you goose bumps everytime you listen to their music. There will never be another Freddie Mercury he was and still is a legend. RIP Freddie Mercury ❤❤❤❤

[@3ScotsInk]

Roger, who was virtually blind without his glasses (often wearing prescription sunglasses) said that during We Are the Champions the audience looked like a field of wheat swaying in the wind.

[@dazzanomas9418]

Nobody ever picks up that Brian plays three different guitars on Crazy Little Thing Called Love song, starts off on acoustic then switches to a black telecastor and then goes on to finnish on the big red. I don't expect the new reactors to pick up on it but it's never mentioned in the comments of any of the reactions to Live Aid.

[@angshumandutta8237]

You don't talk about John, why? He is said to be one of the best bassist in the history of rock music. Please appreciate him too. He keeps the rhythm through his bass line I believe. Though I must say your reaction was beautiful.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you! I do give John his praises in some of my other queen reaction videos. I’ve highlighted all the members throughout my reactions. I actually think John is the one i relate most to because he matches my personality.

[@ursabobsage351]

Firstly, I love your insight into these videos. You notice things that 99% of the reactors don’t. Well done! Secondly, ‘Freddie acts like he wants to play guitar.’ Me: just wait! Lol ‘This song sounds like Elvis.’ It was Freddie’s tribute to Elvis. Thirdly, song list: BoRhap written by Freddie; Radio Gaga written by Roger, from where Lady Gaga took her name; call and response Ey-Oh; Hammer to Fall written by Brian and my favorite Queen song; Crazy Little Thing Called Love written by Freddie; We will Rock You written by Brian,; and We Are The Champions written by Freddie. Fourthly, keep up the good work and try Save Me live at Montreal and Under Pressure live at Wembley. You’ll be amazed!

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

It’s amazing because lady Gaga always sounded so random to me. Now it makes sense

[@djm4457]

Love your reactions. Thoughtful, honest, real. Bravo. I'm on board.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Thank you!

[@kristinmelinamercury8880]

Wembley: 72.000 crowd, Philadelphia: 94.000, TV-view: 1.9 billion……song 2: Radio Ga Ga, song 3: Hammer to fall, song 4: Crazy little song called love. That was a tribut to Elvis, Freddie wrothe it on 5-10 min in a bath-thumb 😅 song 5: We will rock you, song 6: We are the champion. The first you now. The drink on Freddie’s piano are thea with honey, citron not only beer…..thanks for reaction 👑❤️

[@andrewwright9378]

That last shot was actually Philadelphia. the feed was just switching from London. Live Aid was 2 simultaneous gigs either side if the Atlantic. Phil Collins played in the morning at Wembley and then flew to Philly (or the other way round?)

[@stephennewton2777]

A lot of other performers were at the side of the stage watching this. At the end of Queen’s set David Bowie (who was the next artist) turned to the other performers and shouted “How the f*ck am I supposed to follow that!?”. When even legends like Bowie are blown away you know you’re seeing something special.

[@3ScotsInk]

There's a video that 2 minutes 50 seconds of Roger yelling "Ready Freddie" in Crazy Little Thing Called Love over many concerts. Adorable. Again, great reaction you! This concert was broadcast worldwide, was epic, raised a lot of money for famine relief. Oh, and Queen stole the show.

[@melissaharden9343]

There are some people who are entertainers and some who are stars! Freddie Mercury was a STAR!

[@hmaz7637]

I’m shocked that no one has mentioned this bit of Queen trivia so far - Brian May is an astrophysicist. Dr. Brian May. If you react to the Pentatonix version of Bohemian Rhapsody, in the video there’s a shot of the stars as a nod to Brian. 😁✨

[@susanechevarria4320]

YOU ARE AMAZING! Your sweetness and gentle voice...just like Freddie. Everyone on here has left you details on this concert and on Freddie's personal life... So I just wanted you to know you're AMAZING

[@maureensmith7704]

I love the way Americans react to Freddies voice. He was the best of the best.

[@maureensmith7704]

You've never heard of radio gaga. Lady gaga has this song is were she got her name

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

This was a very interesting fact to learn

[@Mammy427]

I came from NYC to see Freddie n Roger n Brian and Queen at Live Aid I was 17. I cannot tell you what it was like but Amazing to have been there. I had seen Queen on their first US Tour at MSG in NYC and in also in Canada. That was the best show I have ever seen in my life, and I have seen Some of the best musician ever, this was hands down the best I have ever seen live in my life. But this was EPIC RIP Freddie

[@chillydaffodil3794]

I could cry every time I see this Queen performance. How unfair the world can be. Freddie inspires me to live life as best I can every day even when I don’t want to get out of bed. My heart. My inspiration ❤️ I hope you’re singing to your hearts content in the afterlife darling.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

❤️

[@newlife8484]

There's a famous saying that for 21 minutes the UK was ruled by another Queen. Freddie helded the mic in one hand and the world with another.

[@RadJarrettTheIntrovert]

Freddie the great!

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

including live, associated venues, and simulcast audiences, it has been calculated that over 1,000,000,000 *_(THATS ONE BILLION)_* people saw this show.