Queen at Live Aid - 20 Minutes That Changed Music

"Queen opening to massive cheers with "Bohemian Rhapsody", and the antics of lead singer Freddie Mercury who got the entire Wembley crowd clapping in unison to "Radio Ga Ga" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" before singing along, word-for-word, to "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". The band's performance, also including "Hammer to Fall", led to Queen's slot being voted in a recent poll (by fans and musicians alike) as the 'Greatest Live Gig Ever'."
"Queen's iconic performance at Live Aid in July 1985 has been named the world's greatest rock gig in an industry poll."

[@Finnandfletch]

I was there. There were amazing artists, Elton John, David Bowie, The Who, Paul McCartney, U2. But when Queen came on they just slayed everyone. At the end of Live Aid when we were leaving to catch our train we were walking through the underground tunnels and the whole crowd was singing Bohemian Rhapsody and it echoed through the tunnels. Spine tingling even thinking about it now 30 years later.

[@juieandersonJHLA]

***** Me too! Something you would never forget!

[@nickmordo]

Finnandfletch you forgot Zeppelin...

[@Ribut-jy5tt]

nickmordo its true bro...lines up queen is influence from the mighty zeppelin

[@Finnandfletch]

nickmordo Yeah - Zeppelin played at the U.S show so I only saw them on the tv. From their own accounts they a bit rough. But it's not really Zeppelin without a Bonham drumming.

[@bostonseeker]

Finnandfletch I watched it on TV. It was all great, but Queen was stunning.

[@fontsavant]

No giant screens, no light show. Just an incredible great rock band with the most engaging front man ever. Go, Freddie!

[@susanorchard1994]

When Freddie Mercury was on stage, you couldn't take your eyes off of him. He was captivating, mesmerizing and just all around badass. #Legend

[@briantopmarks1547]

Todd Duren 😑Pure 🙋💚 😦REALLY missing Today 😢 Still hopeful 😒😖😎

[@LT-hg5fp]

Todd Duren and no iphones 📱 lol what a fantastic concert and Freddie omg he was one of a kind man ♥️♥️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Queen stole the whole show!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@ChicagoLatinoTV]

plus no Justin Bieber

[@mtthwskdmr2]

There also were two giant screens to either side of the stage. They had 3 big screens in Philadelphia on their side, and the crowd over there was also singing in unison and clapping along and waving their arms along with the broadcast they were watching.

[@Starsky5000]

I've never seen a performer hold a crowd of this magnitude in the palm of his hands like Freddie Mercury. This is definitely Queen's finest moment.

[@susanorchard1994]

Just something he was born with. Some people have even said ' who would've thought an immigrant from India would be blessed with such an amazing ability to command the attention of a huge stadium.' my answer, he was a badass, that's how. Freddie made it look easy....his presence, charisma and a voice that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

[@Motown-1966]

Susan Orchard Thing is...he wasn’t from India either (born in Zanzibar, Tanzania & schooled in India) but I get your point.

[@davemartinimcp2411]

I was there . The experience was overpowering, the power he had over the crowd was total, my wife was scared " he could be a Hitler". Many, many years later at the closing of the London Olympics and the tape of Freddy got the crowd singing "God! he can do it even when he is dead". It still chokes me.

[@fionagordon690]

I had no idea that Brian and Roger were at the Olympics, and I was so excited to find it on KZbin! When I watched it I was actually sobbing. It just shows the impact Freddie still has on everyone that hears him, considering it wasn't all people from that generation in the Olympic audience! Really, really amazing.

[@rogershellard2954]

+Trog a Trog

[@CB-xr1eg]

+Trog a Show some respect and please spell his name correctly. FREDDIE....not too difficult, or is it?

[@oenrn]

+Clive Bindley Something tells me he wouldn't give a fuck

[@lolacastaneda2508]

+Trog a I wish your wife could understand where he got this power from. Not from Earth. He lives in the hearts of many, me included. No one can top Freddy Mercury, no one.

[@jasonabbott5546]

A business associate was at Wembley. He said that Bohemian Rhapsody was good. But when Freddie got up off the piano bench and started Radio Ga-ga, it was like someone threw a switch for the whole crowd . Everyone knew something really special was about to happen and everyone was damned happy to be along for the ride

[@manturian]

30 plus years later, this is still considered the Greatest Rock Performance of all time. The stuff legends are made of.

[@joeysplats3209]

I think the GOAT rock performance was Chicago at Tanglewood in 1970.

[@theoriginalbridgetconnors]

@@joeysplats3209 Well, you're wrong.

[@jwoyshnar]

@@theoriginalbridgetconnors definitely wrong!

[@justdev8965]

Hmm that's possible, but be careful before ignoring other performances

[@76juno33]

I'm old enough and privileged enough to have been at Wembley on this very day. I've seen quite a few live performances in my time but have never seen anything better than Queen on this particular day. They were quite simply awesome.

[@Dutch1954]

Watched the entire live broadcast from beginning to end here in Los Angeles, saw Queen here many times during the 70's, major fan (L.A. was in love with Queen, still is to a degree) So when Queen's set came up, there's good old Freddie and the boys, good as gold as usual......until.............Radio Ga Ga. I realized that something was not the same and I didn't know exactly what it was as the song went on. During the 70's and 80's I saw nearly everyone who came to my town..rock, pop, blues, you name it, everything except country. So I can rightfully say I've seen the best of that era, with my own eyes. Tons of money on tickets over the years. But I never saw and felt music history made in all that time and I saw it and felt it watching a television, of all things. There's no way for me to properly describe that experience any further in this post.

[@irun_mon]

So jealous

[@geebuttersnaps4247]

Queen's so talented that we even marvel @ the people that've seen them preform (w/ Freddie) it's like trying to touch the hem of his garment

[@lorireece1970]

Irun Mon Me, too!

[@DrPommels]

"Queen smoked em"........ the most honest sentence ever uttered about Live Aid.... well said Dave Grohl!

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

I don't know. Dire straits was hahaha I couldn't go on! Queen rules!

[@justdev8965]

He said it while having a cigarette in his hand. The dude can't resist pun.

[@old45marine]

It was not a Queen audience, it was a world audience, conquered in 20 minutes.Amazing

[@paunadal24]

Yes, this audience payed the ticket without knowing Queen would rock there.

[@kezzer2]

+Pau Nadal None of us did.It was amazing!!!

[@leighbrown5652]

What's also amazing is that Freddie was warned by his doctors not perform at Live Aid or he risked losing his voice.

[@shawn0stevenson]

He still has not lost his voice and he never will! :)

[@SuzyQ334]

So true. I was never a Queen fan, and plenty of my favourite bands were playing at Live Aid that day. But Freddie Mercury and Queen effortlessly blew every other band off the stage (at Wembley and in Philadelphia). What a band and what a gig!

[@bandit3133]

one man that can never be replaced. gone but never forgotten

[@susanorchard1994]

100% agreed

[@cmpl24]

TH3 G3N3RAL totally agree. He’s the best of the best. Never heard sings and performed like him.

[@starsadanandam4813]

so true....!! Gone but NEVER FORGOTTEN... Love You Freddie.

[@T-Dawg-lp2sh]

Its queen not just freddie

[@judysalt3698]

@@T-Dawg-lp2sh dude-he is the one that is gone.

[@MuscleDaddyCMH]

Ha - what a great memory. I was there. And at the end of their set, we all just looked around at each other like "WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?"

[@KathleenKParker]

I loved reading your comment!!

[@deborahobrien9978]

I was there and was blown away !!!!!

[@salieblunite]

MuscleDaddyCMH n

[@joeormsby9503]

iwa there photos and ee sirt to proff it I was at history joe ormsby

[@amborciotibang6344]

I envy you muscle daddy hoping i could turn back the hands of time love freddie mercury

[@heidithielsen4013]

He was the best performer ever. Period.

[@stevephillips6309]

Totally agree - brilliant singer with a magnificent range.

[@josephferguson6158]

Yep,never be another freddie

[@tshepophakathi5067]

No dear. One of the best... Bob Marley & Michael Jackson are up there.

[@inkella3720]

get rid of that period, opinions aren't facts, PERIOD.

[@feelcollins4358]

@@tshepophakathi5067 Freddie was the greatest performer to connect with the audience and make them sing along, MJ was great visually because he could also dance but the crowd can't really do what he did, they can only watch in awe but it's different with Freddie.

[@ericgeorge5483]

FREDDIE JUST OWNED THAT AUDIENCE!!

[@vernamorales9816]

@@Craigx71 yes he did !!

[@aucourant9998]

Geldof "The last people anyone expected to come out of that gig as being the memorable ones were Queen". Speak for yourself Geldof. Everyone I knew at the time were looking forward to Queen more than anyone else, which is why they got such a huge cheer when they came on stage. Queen had always been the greatest stadium rock band ever and everyone expected great things from them. Geldof doesn't half talk some bollocks sometimes.

[@andrewwithers9965]

It was such an amazing experience to evening watch it at home I wish I was there on the day but like some I had to work and I couldn't wait to get back home at 5 pm to watch the rest but I got my mum to tape it on the old VS recorder top loader I was a drivers mate at the in 1985 I will never for that day as long as I live. Same the fucking government tax all of that money those people work for and kindly donated to the people of Africa.

[@jaspersmommy1347]

aucourant That was shortly after the debacle in South Africa where Queen played Sun City and were vilified for it by the press, fellow musicians, and the fans. Queen had been laying low for a while (there was even talk about Queen being finished) and I think the surprise was more for the reaction they got welcoming them back to the fold than actually being surprised at how they performed.

[@briteness]

aucourant I was there, quite close to the stage. Like Geldof, I guess, I really had no idea Queen were going to be so exciting. Along with U2, they were the best thing all day.

[@wanderliscious]

+aucourant I do love him, but I have to agree, who wouldn't think that a Queen performance any Queen performance would be memorable?

[@CardiffBoy1927]

+aucourant - Queen were fantastic, but you gotta remember Queen were a working band, they'd just come out of a very long tour so were ship-shape, well rehearsed etc They also rehearsed this 'medley' numerous times over the previous couple of months. They knew this performance could elevate them. The Who, on the other hand, hadn't played for 3 years and apparently rehearsed their set twice only, and it showed lol Led Zep was a similar situation. Everything fell into place for Queen and they delivered.

[@catman4471]

At the age of 21, this concert was one of my proudest moments even though I stayed home and watched it on TV. Having several younger siblings, 'my' music was 'old' music, "ugh, my brother listens to Queen" "Who's Queen?" were common statements around the house from their friends. Then Live Aid covered the world and a group of these 'younger generation" sat around. Suddenly their eye's were glued to the screen. "Is that Queen?" They asked, knowing it was, but double checking this was the same 'Queen' this old man listened to! Freddie and the band didn't just impress the world, nor did they just own the universe, but they improved my reputation and street cred too! Since then, I always voice my opinion as if it matters, because I'm not as naive as I look!

[@RCModelling4U]

Has to be said, this was one of those historical moments in live performances that will be remembered in 50 years time. Freddie was bang on form, the crowd were right there with him, and the whole thing gelled into something that every band must look at and wish it was them.

[@GekeHopWassink]

The greatest band and there unforgetable frontman Freddie Mercury, he will live on forever, but still so missed by so many. Thank you for the music Freddie, you were one of a kind

[@hannible1004]

The greatest band? Wanker! The Rolling stones are the guveners! always will be!

[@GekeHopWassink]

***** Everyone has there own opinion, but this is said by Bob Geldof, who set up the whole event, and I also like the Stones, only Queen more :-)

[@hannible1004]

Geke Hop-Wassink True very true. Have a good life Man!

[@GekeHopWassink]

***** This women say Thanks man :)

[@hannible1004]

Geke Hop-Wassink Ooops Sorrryyy!

[@nycinstyle]

When all was said and done, these guys stole the show. To me (a huge fan of Zeppelin and McCartney -who also performed at Live Aid), Queen's performance was dynamite and they put on the finest performance - standing tall over all other acts.

[@davidtunnicliff5442]

it was epic. just one of those moments in your life when you've seen something special.

[@joeysplats3209]

That's a big spread, Zeppelin and McFartney.

[@nycinstyle]

@@joeysplats3209 Beatles and Led Zeppelin's music were the first albums I ever went to my town's record store to buy in 6th grade 1977.White album and Presence. My best friend at that time had an older cousin got us into Led Zeppelin when I wass 11 years old in 1976. I also knew and liked The Beatles from years earlier. Always been my two favorite bands.

[@duncanedwards036]

Well I'm 50 and I saw it all. I saw damn near every great group of the 70's and 80's including Queen and I am one lucky son of a bitch. The 80's were the last decade worth a shit and thank you Queen and Freddie for your part in making it so great. The rest of you can live on in that cold gray light of knowing it will never be that good again.

[@infinitestreaks4822]

Duncan Edwards Yeah you are one lucky son of a bitch. The only good music I can look back to know that was made in my generation is blue (da ba Dee). I wish I could have been at that stadium and see them perform. Not only does the stadium look absolutely beautiful but I would just like to see queen perform while Freddie was alive. but I was only born in 2003 so i'm screwed and im stuck with listening to Katy Perry and all that other crap

[@johnclark3697]

+InfiniteStreaks nice one mate & that Arianda Grande SHITE.

[@Sophie-gq1ow]

I survived Grande God could be a woman

[@RichieDcik]

And not a camera phone in sight, fucking GLORIOUS times for concert going.

[@Siggfuggggg2000]

Because they weren't invented yet...

[@nocab28]

+The Lag Janitor He knows:) At least I hope... Benefit of the doubt.

[@RichieDcik]

The Lag Janitor No shit sherlock. Learn to read.

[@Siggfuggggg2000]

RichieDcik learn to read what?

[@RichieDcik]

The Lag Janitor Exactly.

[@pinkzeppelinjam]

This is one of the best concerts EVER! Freddie Mercury was at his BEST! QUEEN ROCKED! God I miss Freddie Mercury! What a talent! He was BEAUTIFUL in every way! I lost so many cherished friends to AIDS in the mid eighties to early nineties. I watch QUEEN bring the HOUSE DOWN, I think of it as a TRIBUTE to every one of the victims of AIDS, Freddie was their champion as well as every other Band at Live Aid '85!

[@timanderson9466]

My late father was a truck driving old school country music listening man that loved Freddy Mercury. That says something about Mercury.

[@parkviewmo]

Says something about your dad, too! :-) Something good!

[@timanderson9466]

parkviewmo Thank you. He was an awesome guy and I miss him so much.

[@brianhiggins3090]

Respect !

[@rogerauger7766]

Your Late Father was obviously a Man of Intelligence and Good Taste.

[@barbara1407]

It was beyond fabulous - I watched it live - mine was one of the hands waving in that huge crowd - a great privilege I will never forget.

[@markm3706]

Literally millions of people claim they were in the stadium at the time...

[@505766791]

RESPECT!!!!!!

[@stevechamberlain7221]

It will be a very very long time before anyone ever tops this or Freddie Mercury. The guy can can get any crowd, anywhere to sing along, just by his persona, his character, his voice. Considered the best set by any band at any gig, anywhere......easy to see why.

[@mahaelsholkamy8287]

Freddie was and still is the OWNER of music

[@MrJCTONE]

Here is why three specific things made this so brilliant -- 1 = they cut the numbers short, and spared the audience for boring instrumental solo,s / presentation of band members = boooring, and no one cares - 2 = they "mixed" some of the tracks into eachother like a DJ would do, and by doing this avoided boring pauses, and kept people "on the beat" - 3 = Freddies outstanding Daaaooh inter action with the audience - nothing beats that - he was on a different level - world class act.

[@1959Berre]

How to steal a show! Incredible, amazing performance! Those days are gone. It was a privilege having been alive in that era.

[@orsondiolaso4877]

THE ONE THE ONLY...FREDDIE MERCURY...

[@anthonylagano2371]

Me and a group of friends in high school stayed up all day watching Live Aid concert back in 1985 and were blown away by Queens performance. I remember it like it was yesterday…can’t believe it was 38 years ago now . Just an amazing show they put on 😎😎😎

[@208stroker1]

I sooo remmember sitting and watching this live. in 1985...omfg this performance was just amazing...

[@psychoshamrock]

July 13, 1985. A very hot day. I was 13. Up at 6 am, I missed Bob Geldof with the Boomtown Rats, but had the tv on until late in the evening. So happy to have seen this.

[@505766791]

i was 2 at the time.

[@Skyro.]

Kool

[@billbelzek6748]

I was 14 and I watched it all

[@tapshyon]

I was negative eighteen

[@Motown-1966]

I was 18 & watched it on tv!

[@BibleJournalCrafts]

Freddie you are missed. Rest in Paradise baby❤

[@michaelrowland199]

" the world`s greatest set at the world`s greatest gig " Yes.

[@stecklein7]

I remeber this concert like it was yesterday. Totally moved me. One moment in time absoultely for sure. CHILLS. Tears still to this day kind of amazing....

[@stecklein7]

I do believe that this was one of the most amazing things I had ever experienced. No words can really explain the impact it had on me what 30 yrs later...? AMAZING

[@susanorchard1994]

Freddie Mercury is a god.

[@gustercc]

Thank goodness it was captured on video, or else it would just be folklore by now.

[@MrPOPICHILO]

@@gustercc exactly i thought the same thing😎

[@rogeranderson3278]

Did you give them you're fucken money?

[@TexasRdfshr]

Just how utterly dominating and historically epic was this performance, you ask? A: Two (2) decades later, in 2005, more than 60 top artists, prominent journalists and leading music industry executives named this mere 20 minutes of stage time the Greatest Live Performance of All Time in an industry-wide BBC poll. Today, now 30 years later, it's still there...topping the likes of Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock performance.

[@blackmore4]

TexasRdfshr They'd obviously never seen Brel or Piaf ;)

[@robusttj]

blackmore4 you are just an attention seeker. Freddie is right there on the top of that list. Your nominees won’t even come among the top 20 though

[@Motown-1966]

blackmore4 💁🏾‍♀️ Never heard of them...sorry ✌🏾!

[@tracyroweauthor]

@@Motown-1966 French singers in the 30s

[@Motown-1966]

🙋🏾 Tracy Rowe...Gotcha...thx ✌🏾!

[@raymccormick6285]

he was a movement by himself.....May heavens clouds rest your head and soul live in the waves of are radio's!!!

[@markawalsh90]

Ray McCormick Freddie wasn't a movement, he was a force of nature! He set the bar so high, no-one can get near it still 32 years later.

[@helenlucas5274]

mark walsh so true

[@Sincopare]

I'm puzzled that Geldoff or anyone else would say Queen were the last ones you would expect to steal the show. They created larger than life music and anthemic rock custom. They also toured the world playing huge gigs for more than a decade before this show.

[@DavidKnowles0]

Same here, simply because most of there songs are one you can sing, clap and dance to. If any band was going to get Wembley going it was going to be Queen.

[@ilovegames9708]

Probably because at the time ,the band was going through issues....fucking idiot.

[@gtate135]

Very very true.

[@barbarat6913]

Because they had played in Apartheid South Africa (run by the oppressors) other artists felt they didn’t pass the virtue test to now aid the oppressed. They and weren’t on the charts at the time, they were considered a bit out of step. I love stories of triumph over adversity and the dark horse winning. Such a freaking incredible performance, and I remember the big deal it was at the time.

[@TheRowlandstone73]

"More than a decade before this show".. That's the point. It's crazy to think, but many people at the time thought the audience would look at them as old has-beens who'd had their day and were now secondary to the likes of Wham, Sting, U2, Duran Duran, etc. Even Queen themselves were nervous about taking part for this reason.

[@beatricereale3878]

Thank goodness we still have these wonderful videos.

[@DanInBranson]

Freddie showed why he was a true master of the stage and the greatest frontman of all time.

[@susanorchard1994]

UofMichFan 26 years later and Freddie Mercury still hasn't given up his reign of King of the Stage.

[@crickeymoses1]

i'm glad i got to see them at St James's......simply a brilliant band simple as that.........i will love their music to my grave........and beyond hopefully

[@tatianaroveda]

Freddie Mercuey of all performers I have seen- had the most impressive and regal bow- honoring the band and his audience. That bow is true to Freddie alone. Honor him.

[@Splitscreen83]

Incredible. Most amazing live performance ever! If ever a performer had EVERYONE in the palm of their hand. Nobody will ever match this and I'm not even a Queen fan. Credit where it's due.

[@lngrn36]

Best performance ever!!

[@deehofland6110]

Simply amazing there will never be another 😢

[@yvonnerocchio8445]

It's a pure pleasure to listen to this band....moments like this don't happen often, but when they do......we say....thank you....

[@bastardface8753]

a big gang of us from work was all watching live aid in Tottenham on tv and all dancing in the street and when queen came on it took a few minutes to see this was no ordinary show , queen stole it big time , unreal it was , and 13 years later i met my wife in Ireland and she was a neighbour of Freddies boyfriend and i met him , a lovely man he was , but that day in july 1985 will never leave me , its a shame we have to grow old and die but sure i suspose if we had some great times it wont be so bad

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

no regrets..besides if you would given all the money in the world as the exchange of your memories,would you do it?

[@bastardface8753]

money can never replace the great memories Nurlinda

[@bayent01]

Rightfully considered by many as the greatest live performance EVER!! Given the time,place and event who could argue. This really was the peak of world music people have tried since, but nothing is close to this event. There was only one Freddie..

[@jaspersmommy1347]

Such a wonderful moment. People who knew Queen were not surprised but so many who didn't were, especially because they were considered beyond the pale a few months before because they played Sun City. Miss you Freddie

[@DaisyLea]

+Mandu mika....he would have been 70 on Wednesday just gone.....I love that he's had an asteroid named in his honour.

[@donnerdonner315]

👑QUEEN ROCKED IT!!!!👑 This was the GREATEST set at the GREATEST gig EVER people....so all of you with the negative & homophobic comments just do us all a favor and.....SHUT THE HELL UP!!!! Take a seat you nasty & rude bitches.....👑QUEEN OWNED IT!!!👑 That performance WAS Live Aid and it DID change music forever!!! I remember watching them and being totally blown away.....it was AWESOME!!! So Darlings always remember that moment in time......👑FREDDIE FOREVER!!!! 👑

[@LG-kl3co]

Of all the performances that day, this was the one most talked about. Say's it all.

[@heleneschenbacher8512]

Who's being homophobic? Donner, Donner! .don't let the haters get you down..they are f****** trolls! Enjoy Freddie! He didn't give a damn about homophobes--he had Millions of men AND women loving him!

[@donnerdonner315]

Amen to that Helen!!! Freddie ALWAYS & FOREVER!!!

[@margieapadula9625]

Helen Eschenbacher I totally agree with you. Freddie was the best ever. Was and always will be. Love love love him. So dam Sexy too

[@heleneschenbacher8512]

Margie Apadula Margie. Freddie, David Bowie, and Mick Jaggar are all androgynous rock stars. They had both feminine and masculine attributes in the best ways possible. And both men and women were drawn to their sexuality.

[@alexrobert13]

He came! He saw! He took what was rightfully his!

[@susanorchard1994]

Alexander Robertson like he always did.

[@orchid0814]

I remember watching Live Aid when it aired.......I just sat there in awe of Queens performance. I never got the pleasure of seeing them live, I know I missed out on something amazing!! I was deeply saddened when Freddie passed.....I often watch Queen performances on you tube and realize more and more as I get older what the music world lost that day.

[@BenBruce01]

Its such a tragic loss that the era of these amazing artists has gone, noone can ever replace the likes of Freddy Mercury, Michael Jackson and other artists that not only created music that stunned the world, but also what they stood for, both Freddy and Micheal devoted so much of their lives to the good of humanity, donating not only money but countless hours of their lives to trying to make the world a better place to live in both today and the future. There are very few artists left in the world today that would give so much with no expectation of return. Think of the new bands and acts out today who have made millions from their music, yet do nothing for any cause present today, they forget where they have come from, and what good they can use their so called fame towards, its sad that they have forgotten or dont care how much of an effect they can have

[@forestkaatprescott8429]

So true, we've lost so many including Etta James & Donna Summer. We have so few really great singers around today.

[@virtualcow5289]

I fully agree.

[@patrickkrug3573]

So damm right

[@aidenjames2078]

Very Very Well said! Literally all the most talented singers are so old now, with no one remotely talented to take their places :(

[@aidenjames2078]

Urm, JB, Sloe Gin, Funkier Than A Mosquitoes Tweeter? Of course! My point meant, compared to the 70's, 80's and even the 90's, those eras brought us amazing artists, now, there isn't much to choose from, like it or not, those corporate assholes have ruined music for the intelligent :)

[@jasmintorres143]

Best Performer ever Freddie Mercury and the best band Queen🌼🌼🌼

[@issiepuente7672]

1). It was the greatest concert of all time 2). Queen was the greatest band of all time 3). F R E D D I E M E R C U R Y 4). Repeat number t h r e e (3)

[@plutao_pt]

30 years passed that Queen dominate ... the Earth and the known universe..... this is the ultimate gig

[@alberttrouble272]

Superb...a moment we should all remember. RIP Freddie, one of a kind and a sad loss to music.

[@susanorchard1994]

Albert Trouble a loss that has never recovered.

[@nezbit8989]

Never used to be that bothered either way by queen, BUT as I’ve got older and given them more of a listen I’ve come to the conclusion that I fucking love them! Top top band and Freddie is so charismatic , god bless him

[@Gmoney697]

I'm 16 and I'm depressed that I will probably never be able to see anything like this in person

[@Mehhhhhhhh]

I know it's been 4 years but I'm just really sad I'll never see Freddie in person. what a lovely man. I was born in 2002.

[@62rockin]

@Garrett Hunt You and all of us have the magic of KZbin to watch his performances over and over again.

[@briantopmarks1547]

Garrett Hunt 😠Believe 😑 IN LIFE 💚 And its journey wont disappoint you 😑 SURE WHO,EVER OR WHAT ? HAS YOU HERE Wacting FREDDIE 🙋 AND WANTING BETTER 😏 YOU'LL BE ALRITE WITH ALL US. . 😌 MUSIC 4'👂 'S AND POSITIVITY 4😃 💚 IS A GOOD STARTER ON YOUR ROAD TOO TO CONTENTMENT 🙋SAY HI 🙏 IF WE PASS 👬💚

[@Rowgue51]

Only the people in that stadium have ever seen anything like that in person, because there has never been anything else like it before or since.

[@vickilee7494]

Glad your listening

[@harryveras7486]

Did you see the people out in the crowd. No one is better then Freddie. No one

[@mathilda163]

I remember when my brother (4 years older) brought all these vinyls home (early seventies) ... ugh Some years later and up to now am very grateful that he did

[@Miss.RubyGame]

Freddie mercury you ate them all and the crowd love it .. i wish i could perform like this man obviously is impossible .. the difference between him and other rock stars is that he really sold his voice as monserrat told he was a baritone but he could perform rock too .. besides he completely gave it all on stage freddie is the rock king for me and my biggest music influence comes from queen thanks Freddie :')

[@susanorchard1994]

Ruby Quijano Freddie Mercury made it look easy when he was on stage. He even said in a interview that the way he performs is the only way he knew how. It was like he became one with the music....hard to explain, when Freddie took the stage you couldn't take your eyes off him.

[@garyhubbard1973]

He was a showman and everyone loved his shows well done Freddie, music is shit without you

[@CaptainRon-pm2mt]

Was lucky enough to see Queen twice back in the late 70's. Both were such great concerts, I can close my eyes and re-run them in my mind to this day. Warm up bands were Montrose with a young Sammy Hagar, Thin Lizzy, and Bob Segar.

[@djroxanne4429]

i think Philo who was a great frontman watched Freddie and learned.. they would have been so huge if not for a series of fucked up events watch the docs on here about Thin Lizzy theyre really good..

[@robinthais]

What a huge loss. Very emotional watching this.... I am very grateful that we were blessed enough to be able to share this earth and this man's great talent. The legacy he leaves in incredible, at the risk of being selfish, I so wish we had the luxury of more time with him.

[@MsKerryanne]

I love that Freddie always sings live.. He won't do it if he can't.. Miss you Freddie x

[@TJ-qb1ei]

I'm so glad I lived this life during the time of queen and was so fortunate to watch live aid on television , when queen came out on stage and Freddy Mercury started singing it was like bolts of lightning energizing the crowd , long live queen and Freddy Mercury.

[@pamelaaverette1282]

I adore Freddie Mercury! He is the best entertainer ever!❤❤❤❤

[@diugsmith9777]

Only Queen could have , did pull this immortal performance off ! Long Live The Queen!

[@coolname545]

My god Freddy.. How bummed out I am not to have been able to see you during those legendary moments. Truly a god among men. Keep rocking my dude

[@markrobinson3060]

This was like the parting of the sea wow awesome Freddie boy

[@chuckwood8452]

I remember this day like yesterday. It’s was sweltering in New York, I worked 12 hours that day in my family’s pizzeria with the Live Aid broadcast-on the radio.

[@kerryhead9418]

One of the best 20 mins in Rock History!!

[@SusanRoger-em1zf]

It is the greatest 20 mins in rock history EVER

[@PattyNadros]

The amazing thing about Queen, about great musicians like this, is that they bring all kinds of different people together as one. I bet nobody cared about anything except having a good ass time while at this concert! I wish I could've been there. Nowadays, its all just fist pumping and terrible live performances. Its sad.

[@KSMohoganyWizard1869]

+Patrick Nadro I think a lot of it is your attitude though. I've had a blast at some, in hindsight, admittedly lackluster concerts. Thing is though me and my friends didn't give a fuck. We jumped around and made fools of ourselves. Great memories actually. :D

[@PattyNadros]

Mohogany Guy 1869 yeah you have a point! What concerts have you been to?

[@darrenmitchell4138]

There still alot of good live bands about, alot of bad ones too, I've to alot of gigs ranging from Heavy Metal, Punk, Classic rock, blues, folk and rockabilly style and the best band I've seen live was The offspring they were so in sync with one another

[@PattyNadros]

Darren Mitchell damn dude thats awesome! I listen to a ton of 1980's shoegaze such as Joy Division, The Smiths, The Cure etc. I've been to Lollapooloza a couple times, and it wasn't all that bad!

[@darrenmitchell4138]

I appreciate a good live act no matter what genre of music, 2nd best has to be AC/DC, worst band live, I've ever seen is Blink 182 I don't whether they just had an off night, this was about 3 years ago

[@PengPoyZneiz]

Best live band period. Sounded just as good, if not even better live than their studio albums!

[@anasara122]

PengPoyZneiz I've always preferred their live performances better.Maybe it's Freddies essence and energy that can't be duplicated in a studio.

[@PengPoyZneiz]

anasara122 Indeed, there's so much heart and souls put into his live performance which you don't really "feel" while hearing/watching their official videos!

[@markvickery3961]

I have been at a few amazing concerts in my life and seen some of the best: Prince Diamond & Pears, U2s Joshua tree tour, Gary Moore, Simple Minds and more recently Muse. All of them were amazing live (something so many new bands cannot do). From this clip though I would say Queen must have been a level above. Awesome.

[@martinweier505]

How rare is it that a man of immense talent, passion and enthusiasm like Freddy comes along. A true inspiration for millions World wide. With the help and friendship of his fellow Queen mates formed some of the greatest memories in music history. VALE Freddy, a genius and a gentleman

[@judithryle2113]

What the heck does radio ga ga mean?

[@helenlucas5274]

Judith Ryle something to do with Taylor's son trying to say radio

[@johnlemmon4255]

freddy mercury and queen are the legend

[@austinreid7229]

Not a massive Queen fan but let's be honest they fuckin nailed it.I remember watching it on t v and being a soul boy my foot shouldn't be tapping but it was .Also I thought come on then you Yanks fuckin match this.Needless to say they couldn't and it was great day to be British.

[@rigatone]

My boss in London told me she was in the front row. I wish I'd been old enough to have been there! But I did try on his pink suit he wore in the Great Pretender video. My PE teacher won it, we didn't believe her and she brought it in. Small consolation but I have all their singles and most of the albums on vinyl now. It's a real joy to stick on the early stuff and drift off. But this gig....I mean how good was Freddie? He was stratospheric. Still missed

[@freddiemaryfromqueen495]

Freddie lives in the Music forever

[@mrsandygibb6107]

There is something that is so SPECIAL/UNIQUE about FM. No other artist since FM has the ability to control an audience the way he did. FM; ur light will shine on 4EVER!!!!!

[@susanorchard1994]

mrs Andy Gibb we'll never see it again.

[@Pratsg86]

amazing and powerful vocals...probably will never hear anything like it ever again..a true legend. Im part of the generation that discovered his music after he passed away... i feel sad that he is no more .

[@jordi9503]

FM!! THE VERY BEST COMPLETE SHOWMAN OF UNIVERSE!!!💜💛💚

[@jamesfitzhugh9856]

I wasn't there but I wish I had been. I'm now in my 70's and I just loved Freddie Mercury and the music of Queen.

[@darecki699]

Zobaczyć i umrzeć!! Mój maestro. Muzyk.

[@bozenna7773]

Och ! Jakie uczucia i emocje wyzwala każdy występ Freddiego. Zawsze szukam polskich komentarzy i dziwi mnie , że jest ich tak mało. Kocham Queen od lat.

[@maynarddsouza4307]

The best live performance by a truly great artist....truly a hair raising experience every watching it on tv.....Freddie reached out to each and every person at Wembley and all around the world......The greatest Showman ever

[@susanorchard1994]

Maynard Dsouza makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

[@forestkaatprescott8429]

Don't know if it's true, but love the story that went around about David Bowie having to go on next & he said to his friend Freddie, "Fuck you, how am I supposed to follow THAT?" Who could? However, David was great, too.

[@alexrobert13]

Thought it was Elton John and he said "Glad I don't have to go on after that!!"

[@celt67]

Alexander Robertson ,,,,the next live act after Queen was Simple Minds.. inbetween was a first-play video of the future number 1 single with David Bowie / Mick Jagger, 'Dancing In The Streets'.

[@markawalsh90]

Forestkaat Prescott apparently Elton John turned around and said well we might as well all go home because no-one is going to top that!

[@GekeHopWassink]

A memory that will last a lifetime, thank you for the music. We will never forget you Freddie xxxx

[@almerindasantos5441]

Geke Hop-Wassink I love Fredy forever ....

[@portersdaughter23]

Freddie has made my life full of ❤️!! Thanks to KZbin I can RELIVE and LIVE the best of 1985 over and over!! Omnipresent Freddie, thank You 💫💖💫💖💫💖💫..

[@chavezimelda6425]

Best band ever, ever, ever. I cant get enough of Freddie Mercury. Not a day pass without me searching for his videos. 💕

[@KathleenKParker]

This is a great documentary video about Freddie and Queen!

[@syafiqahbisnu2561]

i cant brain how amazing this guy is. i just cant brain. i cant even find a better word than 'brain'... freddie mercury was a performing arts genius!

[@erick-pj4yv]

Syafiqah Bisnu brain?

[@davidmarshall1259]

yes, brain. think. person is using brain as a description of thought. how can the person take all of this event in? brain takes it in. hope this helps.

[@lamlam4018]

i think u should hold the tipsy a little .they psy have bravd for this act

[@stephenroberts689]

It was the best ever performance I have ever seen in my life. Great day for the world, and yes I lived it that day. :-). Days long gone :-( RIP Freddie. Still miss and love your life :-)

[@pmccachren]

Such a charismatic performer. Freddie owned the stage, audience, and the entire moment. I remember watching this live on TV and having my stereo system hooked up with the volume on HIGH.

[@SuperHotwater]

I watched Queen's participation on Live Aid when televised on TV. This performance blew me away and to this day still does. The audience participation was amazing. I was one of the people at home on my feet joining in. Think of all the others which was never captured on video or TV. This was band everyone was talking about on Monday when back at work. A moment captured for new generations

[@motak58]

a LEGEND and a CHAMP ....the first and the best Queen of rock

[@SMSJ223]

A Truly Outstanding And "Talented Artist !! As what He was gifted with!! "ENTERTAINING" HE Gave it 100%

[@gordhonkey2874]

Not just that nobody can fuck with his voice endurance 99% of all singers would pass out on stage before performing his songs to his standards that's why he is the greatest voice up until now.

[@susanorchard1994]

Freddie was a beast on the mic and stage. No one comes close and never will.

[@royzelkin38]

You could watch this a million times I still get tears in my eyes the greatest band ever

[@iam100ify]

Great performance!

[@indygamer2448]

Freddie? Nothing can describe him but true greatness.