151 song by my count. I am looking at the original albums and not releases though and not re-releases so maybe there is more. There is also a chance that I made a mistake
Guitarist is Sir Brian May, he is also an Astrophysicist, animal activist and all around decent human by all accounts. He is still rocking in his 70's along with the drummer, Roger Taylor.
Brian May has perfectly protected the legacy of Queen, and Freddy, who lived through the worst of the anti-gay and AIDS stigma and discrimination of the 80s and 90s.
The band had practiced for several days to get the time down perfect as the sound would be shut off at the 20-minute mark. When he finishes singing the last song and gets back up on stage the lights on the right side of the stage are flashing yellow and red. The second after Freddie indicated the band to stop, the lights turn red. Drummer Roger Taylor has said that the sound was just so loud, and they weren't even sure how they would sound. No auto-turn or even earpieces, just each band member watching each other and playing as they practiced.
What you have to remember about Live Aid is that this crowd was NOT a Queen crowd (far from it). They were considered past it and old school. But lo and behold Freddie grabbed them in the palm of his hand and as they say the rest is history. Freddie was famously asked: “Freddie what is your favourite instrument to play?” His reply???? “The Audience darling”. Sums him up perfectly
I dont why anyone claimed they were past it This was 85 they just finishef their world tour But they decided to skip US Otherwise they were far from past it Rio Jan 85 two nights Rio 250 000 each night Touring the works album they had 3 top tens uk off it and hammer to fall no 13 uk ( Freddie love kills no 10)
They had been quite controversial shortly before Live Aid, because they had played South Africa when it was still under apartheid. Most bands were boycotting them. So there was doubts about how they would be received. Then Freddie killed it, because that's how he rolled.
Freddie had a throat infection that day and doctor advised him not to perform...and he STILL sounded like that!! For more Freddie voice check out Barcelona (without the rest of the band).
Before phones with cameras. Just people experiencing the magic of a live performance. There won’t ever be that again. It wasn’t even a Queen concert but everyone sang along with Freddie. Pure magic!
I remember the days before video cameras. You had to at least set up a super 8 camera if not the full television rig. That's why there are so few live performances before the mid 70's.
I don’t know how much you know about our boys , but here goes. Brian May is a Astrophysicist, the Guitarist. Roger Taylor studied Dentistry and has a degree in Biology, Drummer. John Deacon is a Electrical engineer. Bassist . Freddie a degree in Graphic Design. All four boys are highly educated. That’s just a bit of what they’re about
Roger is such a good drummer and kept time so well that they only overran their allotted 20 minute slot, by just a couple of seconds. All four members have written No 1 hits.
He had a throat infection at this time. His doctor told him not to sing. He just pours it out. Basically giving his doc the middle finger. He never, ever, disappoints.❤
Imagine Freddie wasnt even allowed to perform that day from His doctor he had a throat Infektion but Freddie beeing Freddie n ruled the world for 20 minutes RIP Freddie u are beeing missed 😢
It was estimated that 40% of the world population was watching this concert that day. One concert in the UK and at the same time a concert in Philadelphia USA. During Radio Gaga (the 2nd song) there were 90,000 fans in Philadelphia clapping along while watching Queen perform on the big screen. Queen’s reach was much farther than the UK that day. Amazing!
In 2005, their Live Aid performance was named the greatest live rock performance of all time by a BBC poll, ahead of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and the Rolling Stones’ free gig in Hyde Park. It’s been described as 20 minutes that changed music.
Some consider Queen at live aid to be the greatest live performance ever - it saved and made Queen as a band and lead to Brain May playing on top of the palace many many years later - One of the greatest bands ever who's songs will still be played in long into the future.
ALL members of Queen are exceptional Freddie could play many instruments. In a interview when asked his favorite to play he said " The audience darling."
Actually, Freddie only really played the piano and the crowd. Freddie wanted to write a song in dedication to Elvis Presley. So he wrote Little Thing Called Love. Since it was a dedication to Elvis, he wanted to play the guitar. He and Brian wrote the guitar part. There are only four cords. So, it was simple to learn. Freddie wrote the song in eleven minutes while soaking in a bubble bath that his partner had prepared for him. It's that Little Thing Called Love that they had together. ❤❤❤❤
Brian May, guitarist, wrote it. We Will Rock you and Freddie wrote We Are The Champions. Both were so that the audience has something to sing back at them.
72,000 in attendance and 1.9 Billion people watching from around the world. Freddie performed against doctors orders , with a throat infection . He said it felt like broken glass in his throat . Live Aid made 124 million dollars for Famine in Africa. When the boys left the stage ,Geldof said a Prince from Dubai donated one Million dollars .
A couple of good Reactions to do I think you will enjoy are Paolo Nutini iron sky at Abby Road Studio .. Robbie Williams at Knebworth. Totally different from each other but great performances
In case no one told you, this was NOT a Queen concert. This was a fund raiser music festival. 12 hours, several bands, 2 countries, London England and Philadelphia PA. Each band/performer had a 20 minute set. It's just that Queen blew away all the other bands and performers that day.
You are watching literally the greatest rock show on earth ! On that day in 1985 Queen and Freddie Mercury extended their status to Iconic ! With Freddie that day becoming a rock God!
As other people have said Freddie was sick and was told not to sing but Freddie created history. He only drink hot tea and honey for his throat, he took one sip. Everyone one if the band members have written number one hits and been have been included in the song writers hall of fame. Those four musicians up there are all outstanding players. Freddie,Roger,John, and Brian make magic together.
Freddy Mercury gets most of the recognition, but Queen had 4 geniuses. They are the only band I know where EVERY MEMBER WROTE A NUMBER ONE SONG. Some oof their special sound was due to equipment uniquely designed by the bass player (a trained electronic wizard), the astrophysicist lead guitarist is Brian May who, with his dad built his guitar (big red) with a totally unique pickup system) and then the amazing singing ability and drumming of Roger Taylor, who produced all those highs in their music. Side item,; A ompany did buy the rights to his guitar and produced them commercially. They couldn't get the sound perfect. In the end, Brian May bought the company, fixed it: and today you can buy an awesome BM guitar.
Brian May is the guitarist. One of the greatest of all times. Not sure if you caught it, but Brian played three different guitars on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". And yeah, there will never be another Freddie Mercury.
Hey Stu... loved your reaction and subbed... thanks.... BUT, that was not the entire show... they were invited to play an encore to close out the concert... they performed "Is This The World We Created?"... a very short but beautiful ballad about the very topic they did this concert for... (you can probably download the video from the Live Aid channel and not get blocked)... although the song was NOT written for this particular event, it did seem very appropriate... BTW, there was 72K in the stadium and another almost 2 BILLION people watching on satellite television and radio stations around the world, some estimated about 40% of the world's total population watched some part of this show, here in London and at Philadelphia stadium in USA... Freddie had quite the audience... the world!! And we still love to listen to it today, some 40 years later... thanks again... blessings.
The only way to watch Live Aid is the whole thing at one time. Otherwise you would miss the energy. 72K tickets were sold. That doesn't mean that 72K people were there. There is ALWAYS a way to sneak in if you want to. There's one thing here that I find hilarious. If you watch closely, especially during Radio Gaga, you can see security in the yellow shirts. You would think that they'd be watching the crowd. Nope. They're watching Freddie.
There’s a lot more where that came from!!! Queen were a late addition to the acts so this wasn’t a Queen crowd and yet everyone knew the words and joined in. They absolutely stole the show! ❤❤❤❤
Once you 'Get' Queen...They become part of your soul and mental wallpaper. Although now in this 21st century there is so much mystique surrounding Queen, and particularly Freddie's legendary status...We who were privileged to see Queen perform live, knew instinctively that we were witnessing inimitable greatness. I was so very fortunate to attend several of their concerts in different parts of the world in the mid 80's...This band were the perfect storm, and Freddie was the God with pockets full of fairy dust, who ensured each and every ticket holder experienced the absolute time of their lives........❤Dear Freddie showed us inside his heart...and we will love him forever for it.
Queen's performance that day absolutely smashed it out of the park, and everybody playing after them felt like they didn't have much to add. Talk about taking over an audience!! Kudos to Bob Geldof for arranging and putting this entire Live Aid event together!!
Welcome to the Amazing world of Queen..I was at that concert and was one of the best experiences of my life..Queen SMASHED it..still missing you Freddie 😢❤
Watching this for the umpteenth time, all at once my brain reminds me, pre-teen and teen Freddie fed his love of music listening to the radio. Little did he realise his Queen brother would bring such a song as Radio GaGa to feed their music making and performing creativity to generations for ages to come.
I get goose bumps every time I see Freddie perform…I was 16 when live aid was on. I watched the concert at home on the TV it was amazing. Rest in peace Freddie ❤️
Wonderful! Ok Stu, at 9:09 "All right let's pause it before he goes into the next thing, I've never seen an artist have the crowd in the palm of their hands the way he has in this show" Keep this in mind Stu, Live Aid was a live multivenue benefit concert for the relief of famine in Ethiopia. There were music fans in the crowd for a lot of other bands there and Brian May himself has said that they were performing before a non-Queen audience and yet they all responded to Freddie anyway. The 2nd song Radio Ga Ga, it was the power of the song's music video that allowed the audience to respond during the double hand clap segment of the song in this concert, you'll see what I mean when you react to the Radio Ga Ga official video. Yes, he is in control of every human being in this crowd and those watching it broadcasted on television like many of us were watching and responded, especially during his Ay Oh! bit. Ha! Good times! 3rd song Hammer to Fall, I wish you could see Roger Taylor (Drums) sing his part in the background vocals of that song too, he's great in both drum playing and background vocals too. Yes, Sir Brian May in such a wonderful guitarist! 4th song Crazy Little Thing Called Love that is such a fun song, as his tribute to Elvis Presley, whoa, did you get a broken video because it cut out some of that song near the end? Just wondering. We Will Rock you is played at every sport stadium; you have heard this song before! We are The Champions closed it out! WOW! I am glad you enjoyed this reaction to this video Stu, looking forward to more of your Queen journey! Peace. ☮
Now you understand. I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched this performance, and I get just as excited - and sing along just as loudly - every single time. My only quibble with this video is that Roger Taylor (drummer & brilliant backing singer) didn't have a camera focused on him. The guitarist is Sir Brian May PhD the astrophysicist - he built that red guitar out of household bits and pieces with his dad when he was a teenager because they couldn't afford to buy him the kind of guitar he wanted. He could already play the piano, the ukelele and the banjo, but he desperately wanted a guitar... Bass is John Deacon, the 'quiet one' of the band, and electrical engineer. Taught himself to play any instrument that was required - including the electric piano and double bass. I'd like to suggest 'Save Me' from the same 1981 Montreal concert as Someone to Love...
Totally agree about Roger should have showed him more he is a fabulous singer & his voice along with Freddie’s compliments so well he was always there to take over when Freddie’s voice wasn’t the best & if he was getting tired love Roger ❤❤❤❤
New subscriber here 😊 There will never be a better singer than Freddie Mercury!!! He was big into rescuing cats, he adored his cats. When I rescued my cat a few years ago, I named him Freddie in memory of Freddie and his love for cats. My cat Freddie is the sweetest boy! I got the best cat ever! 😊❤
Sir Brian May on guitar. King Charles made him a knight for more than just his talent on the guitar. He has a Phd in Astrophysics. Quite the learned man. But he loved music, to our enjoyment.❤
"We Will Rock You" was shortened to fit the allotted time slot. They performed only the first of three verses. David Bowie was next on stage and as Queen were exiting he declared, "You bastards! How am I to follow that?" (or something to that effect.) Please check out young Queen, "Stone Cold Crazy" live at the Rainbow 1974.
That's maestro Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass and Roger Taylor on drums. Each of them also have beautiful singing voices which contribute to some tear-causingly beautiful harmonies.
A doctor told him not to perform as he had a very bad throat. He said that when he was singing it was like gargling with glass. Queen smashed it and his voice was still as strong.
You can tell that his voice was struggling especially near the end and Roger starts singing louder and louder to cover and help out. But Freddie on a bad day is still outstanding.
Not much I can say, after reading all the great comments. Great reaction… Freddie is a darn right legend! Vocally, instrumental and stage performance! What a gift! The band - amazing, the four of them with their harmonies superb.
One of if not the best front man ever!! I watched this live on TV back in 85. The whole concert both in the UK and Philadelphia was absolutely incredible!!
Loved your reaction to this, everyone should watch this at least once to fully appreciate this amazing band and Freddie's ability to connect with each and every person in the audience. A once in a lifetime performer 👑
every member of queen were top of their game. Each wrote hit no 1's which is unique to this day. They have outsold the Beatles. I love Brian May. Fred had a throat infection on the say but insisted on going on against doctors advice. Best live performance in history.
No encontrarás otra banda como está. Los cuatro son compositores ,al frente la voz y el carisma espectacular de Freddy. Son irrepetibles. 33 años después de su muerte aquí estamos todos escuchando a Queen.
Brian May lead guitarist/vocals, John Deacon bassist/vocals& Roger Taylor drummer/vocals. As you listen to more Queen,I hope you notice their harmonies. In fact Roger had a higher range than Freddie's& backed him up.
All 4 members of Queen were multitalented. They all wrote songs, sang beautifully, produced records, and were experts on their instruments. They were maybe one of the most educated band also. Freddie had a degree in fine arts, Brian May, lead guitarist, has a PHD in astrophysics, one of the others was in dental school, and the other had a degree in something else, maybe engineering. There may never be such a talented band again.
When I was a teenager in the '70's I was a HUGE fan. It's kind of gratifying, in a way. They've become legends, and are easily in the Top 5 bands that ever existed.
Thanks, Stu! You do know that this was not even a "Queen" concert.. they were a "last-minute" addition to the program... but they still stole the show... lol... (p.s. I know, Freddie! but this is an incredible BAND... everyone has their part... each incredible musician... especially Roger Taylor and Brian May on back-up vocals.. not to leave out John Deacon's bass.. holding it down).. appreciate your reaction...
The guitar players name/title is "Sir Dr. Brian Harold May, Commander of the Order of the British Empire" < fun fact: Brian develeoped and built his unique guitar (aka. "The Red Special" or "Old Fire Place") together with his father in the 1960s, as they couldn't afford to buy a guitar. Its made out of wood of an old fireplace and parts of a motorbike, etc. He also uses a 10 pence coin instead of a guitar pick ... A uniqe gutiar with a unqie (Queen) sound! :)
Live concerts were live, no cell phones in the audience to film, we were living it full blast - ears and eyes, and we all remember it in our minds and hearts 😍🤩
It wasn’t only Queen who realized they had been sensational. Paul Gambaccini, who was part of the BBC broadcasting team at Live Aid, recalled the awe among other superstar musicians watching backstage. “Everybody realized that Queen was stealing the show,” said Gambaccini. These were the very words Elton John uttered when he rushed into Mercury’s trailer after the set. “You bastards, you stole the show,” joked the charismatic star. “Queen smoked ’em. They just took everybody. They walked away being the greatest band you’d ever seen in your life, and it was unbelievable,” said Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. “And that’s what made the band so great; that’s why they should be recognized as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, because they could connect with an audience.” “It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world”
Freddie plays the crowd, his vocal range is incredible, probably the best ever recorded. Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon on bass are the rest of the band. Try Somebody to Love, the live Montreal version, the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody, studio version, Don't Stop Me Now, Killer Queen, are all suggestions. I am 67 and saw Queen with Freddie as vocalist on 5 separate occasions. Now my grandson loves Bohemian Rhapsody ❤. Younger generations are experiencing their parents' music, and seeing and hearing the brilliant performances of Queen. Enjoy!! Freddie and Queen will live on forever!!. ❤❤❤❤
I saw this in my mom and dad's living room on their cruddy little tv with no remote, loving every minute of it! I waited through other groups and artists, for Queen to come on. Remember, this was 1985. No satellite, no cable, (not for us, anyway) no internet, no CZcams, you either saw it or you didn't. I recorded parts of the concert (including this) on our VCR and that's the only way I had to see it again for years. Idk, maybe they had the concert on video and rented it out and maybe MTV put it on air years later, I don't remember. But this is such a cleaned up, crisp, clear version! I was so surprised the first time I bumped into it on CZcams, the memories really came flooding back ... I loved Queen and still love them. And did I love me some Freddie? I sure did! Still do. Great reaction! It's always fun to see someone experience their magnificence in this particular performance for the first time. It truly does show off every band member and Freddie's ability to capture the audience. It's a master class of just "having it." ❤
“That we will rock you bit I know I’ve heard it. “ That’s because you live on the planet earth. 🙂 Seriously, thank you for sharing this with us. It’s an absolute pleasure to see someone discover Queen for the first time. Also, a little known fact, their preparation for this performance was amazing. During each performance, which was limited to 20 minutes, there was a light visible from the foot lights Showing green. Shortly before the end of the 20 minutes, I think it was something like 30 seconds, it would switch to Amber. When the 20 minutes was up, it would switch to red and the mics would be cut off. Queen had their performance prepared so well that Freddie gave the last cut off Just a few seconds before the red light would have gone on.
What makes this so magical is that they hadn't played together for a few yrs then, wham. 3 months to get it all together. Freddie, wasn't vocally the same. Once he was on stage, it's like he never stopped singing. It never mattered how bad he was in practice, he never failed for the fans.
I was 7 when Live Aid aired so I didn’t get to watch it at the time. But I’ve seen this clip so many times as I grew up and it is probably the only thing anyone talks about when they talk about the concert. You can see why. I didn’t start to really fully appreciate Queen until a long time after we lost Freddie, although I always appreciated him for how gifted an artist and performer he was. I think that is something that goes without saying. And I still think Queen without him is a pale imitation.
"The old Wembley Stadium was the setting, on July 13, 1985, for one of the greatest live concerts ever staged: Live Aid. Sting, U2, Dire Straits, The Who, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Elton John, and George Michael were among the acts performing in London that day (Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Tom Petty were at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the American counterpart). But of all the high-caliber artists on display that day, there was unanimous agreement that Queen’s Live Aid performance stole the whole show with a magnificent, 21-minute tour-de-force set. The 2019 hit biopic Bohemian Rhapsody starts and ends with footage recreating Queen’s Live Aid concert - a performance that remains the high point of the band’s live history. Their participation was initially in doubt, however, and as recently as June 2019, guitarist Brian May admitted: “We definitely hesitated about doing Live Aid.” Mercury was starting to feel the effects of AIDS and his health was in question when this concert was happening. His doctors were against his performing. Mercury died 6 years later. And of course I always urge anyone to watch the Queen Documentary. Their beginning - middle - and end is always to me quite fascinating. For instance, there's a point in Freddie's life where he's sitting in a bar looking rather downtrodden and his producer walks over and asks him if he's okay, and Freddie responds - I'm not going to be a pop star ... and then he stands up and says 'I'm going to be a legend!' And he was right. One last thing - the Freddy Mercury Memorial Queen Tribute concert is a definite must see.
Only 200 more Queen songs to listen to. Welcome to the Queendom.
151 song by my count. I am looking at the original albums and not releases though and not re-releases so maybe there is more. There is also a chance that I made a mistake
Ha… so true ❤
No auto tune, no ear pieces... Just shear, raw, talent ❤❤❤❤
That's how you do crowd control ❤
Amen!
He is the most magnetic energetic magical frontman this world has EVER seen!! FULL STOP!!
And those who have followed, who also get recognition as great front men, always, always, always state Freddie as an inspiration. He was everything.
Guitarist is Sir Brian May, he is also an Astrophysicist, animal activist and all around decent human by all accounts. He is still rocking in his 70's along with the drummer, Roger Taylor.
Sir Doctor Brian May
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Brian May has perfectly protected the legacy of Queen, and Freddy, who lived through the worst of the anti-gay and AIDS stigma and discrimination of the 80s and 90s.
There were a series of bands to follow (see it's still daylight). Several artists were pissed that they had to follow THIS performance.
Still rocking that hair though it is all white now :)
Not only the 72,000 in Wembley. But billions across the world.
I watched from Sweden. That was a fantastic day 😊
I watched it live on tv!
Eu n era nascido, mas no Brasil foi transmitido!
100k
The band had practiced for several days to get the time down perfect as the sound would be shut off at the 20-minute mark. When he finishes singing the last song and gets back up on stage the lights on the right side of the stage are flashing yellow and red. The second after Freddie indicated the band to stop, the lights turn red. Drummer Roger Taylor has said that the sound was just so loud, and they weren't even sure how they would sound. No auto-turn or even earpieces, just each band member watching each other and playing as they practiced.
What you have to remember about Live Aid is that this crowd was NOT a Queen crowd (far from it). They were considered past it and old school. But lo and behold Freddie grabbed them in the palm of his hand and as they say the rest is history.
Freddie was famously asked: “Freddie what is your favourite instrument to play?”
His reply????
“The Audience darling”. Sums him up perfectly
I dont why anyone claimed they were past it
This was 85 they just finishef their world tour
But they decided to skip US
Otherwise they were far from past it
Rio Jan 85 two nights Rio 250 000 each night
Touring the works album they had 3 top tens uk off it and hammer to fall no 13 uk
( Freddie love kills no 10)
There was concern if they would have a good reception because of sun city
Nailed it there: Not at all a Queen crowd at the outset
They had been quite controversial shortly before Live Aid, because they had played South Africa when it was still under apartheid. Most bands were boycotting them. So there was doubts about how they would be received. Then Freddie killed it, because that's how he rolled.
Freddie had a throat infection that day and doctor advised him not to perform...and he STILL sounded like that!!
For more Freddie voice check out Barcelona (without the rest of the band).
Before phones with cameras. Just people experiencing the magic of a live performance. There won’t ever be that again. It wasn’t even a Queen concert but everyone sang along with Freddie. Pure magic!
I remember the days before video cameras. You had to at least set up a super 8 camera if not the full television rig. That's why there are so few live performances before the mid 70's.
Greatest front man ever!
I don’t know how much you know about our boys , but here goes.
Brian May is a Astrophysicist, the Guitarist. Roger Taylor studied Dentistry and has a degree in Biology, Drummer. John Deacon is a Electrical engineer. Bassist . Freddie a degree in Graphic Design. All four boys are highly educated. That’s just a bit of what they’re about
Roger is such a good drummer and kept time so well that they only overran their allotted 20 minute slot, by just a couple of seconds.
All four members have written No 1 hits.
Freddie is, was and always will be the greatest showman ever!
He had a throat infection at this time. His doctor told him not to sing. He just pours it out. Basically giving his doc the middle finger. He never, ever, disappoints.❤
Imagine Freddie wasnt even allowed to perform that day from His doctor he had a throat Infektion but Freddie beeing Freddie n ruled the world for 20 minutes RIP Freddie u are beeing missed 😢
There was 72,000 at Wembley Stadium and 89,000 at the Philadelphia concert with world wide TV coverage 1.2 BILLION people watching.
It was estimated that 40% of the world population was watching this concert that day. One concert in the UK and at the same time a concert in Philadelphia USA. During Radio Gaga (the 2nd song) there were 90,000 fans in Philadelphia clapping along while watching Queen perform on the big screen. Queen’s reach was much farther than the UK that day. Amazing!
The man knew how to play to a crowd small, big or massive.A natural. Freddie the LEGEND.
In 2005, their Live Aid performance was named the greatest live rock performance of all time by a BBC poll, ahead of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and the Rolling Stones’ free gig in Hyde Park. It’s been described as 20 minutes that changed music.
So very believable they had a billion people watching from all over the world
Some consider Queen at live aid to be the greatest live performance ever - it saved and made Queen as a band and lead to Brain May playing on top of the palace many many years later - One of the greatest bands ever who's songs will still be played in long into the future.
ALL members of Queen are exceptional
Freddie could play many instruments. In a interview when asked his favorite to play he said " The audience darling."
Actually, Freddie only really played the piano and the crowd.
Freddie wanted to write a song in dedication to Elvis Presley. So he wrote Little Thing Called Love. Since it was a dedication to Elvis, he wanted to play the guitar. He and Brian wrote the guitar part. There are only four cords. So, it was simple to learn. Freddie wrote the song in eleven minutes while soaking in a bubble bath that his partner had prepared for him. It's that Little Thing Called Love that they had together. ❤❤❤❤
Brian May, guitarist, wrote it. We Will Rock you and Freddie wrote We Are The Champions. Both were so that the audience has something to sing back at them.
FYI
Lead guitar is Sir Brian May PhD
Drums are Roger Taylor
Bass guitar is John Deacon.
Freddie needs no introduction lol.
His stage presence and command of the audience is just…….perfection. There will never be another ❤❤❤
72,000 in attendance and 1.9 Billion people watching from around the world. Freddie performed against doctors orders , with
a throat infection . He said it felt like broken glass in his throat .
Live Aid made 124 million dollars for Famine in Africa.
When the boys left the stage ,Geldof said a Prince from Dubai donated one Million dollars .
I hadn't heard that before, but I did know the donations started pouring in after their performance. Thanks for sharing that information.
A couple of good Reactions to do I think you will enjoy are Paolo Nutini iron sky at Abby Road Studio .. Robbie Williams at Knebworth. Totally different from each other but great performances
I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this epic performance
And I watched it live on tv! I was folding laundry and absolutely stopped for their performance! Never gets old
In case no one told you, this was NOT a Queen concert. This was a fund raiser music festival. 12 hours, several bands, 2 countries, London England and Philadelphia PA. Each band/performer had a 20 minute set. It's just that Queen blew away all the other bands and performers that day.
over 70 of the (then current) top bands/singers performed at the 2 locations, hence the 20 minute rule.
You are watching literally the greatest rock show on earth ! On that day in 1985 Queen and Freddie Mercury extended their status to Iconic ! With Freddie that day becoming a rock God!
Imagine the public just simply enjoying the concert , with no phones in their hand to film or take pictures...
Thx for reacting 🎤🎶💜
As other people have said Freddie was sick and was told not to sing but Freddie created history. He only drink hot tea and honey for his throat, he took one sip. Everyone one if the band members have written number one hits and been have been included in the song writers hall of fame. Those four musicians up there are all outstanding players. Freddie,Roger,John, and Brian make magic together.
Freddy Mercury gets most of the recognition, but Queen had 4 geniuses. They are the only band I know where EVERY MEMBER WROTE A NUMBER ONE SONG. Some oof their special sound was due to equipment uniquely designed by the bass player (a trained electronic wizard), the astrophysicist lead guitarist is Brian May who, with his dad built his guitar (big red) with a totally unique pickup system) and then the amazing singing ability and drumming of Roger Taylor, who produced all those highs in their music. Side item,; A ompany did buy the rights to his guitar and produced them commercially. They couldn't get the sound perfect. In the end, Brian May bought the company, fixed it: and today you can buy an awesome BM guitar.
Red special is the name of the guitar :)
Brian May is the guitarist. One of the greatest of all times. Not sure if you caught it, but Brian played three different guitars on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". And yeah, there will never be another Freddie Mercury.
You can watch any Queen-concert. They were ALWAYS that good.... not for 20 minutes but over two hours.
Hey Stu... loved your reaction and subbed... thanks.... BUT, that was not the entire show... they were invited to play an encore to close out the concert... they performed "Is This The World We Created?"... a very short but beautiful ballad about the very topic they did this concert for... (you can probably download the video from the Live Aid channel and not get blocked)... although the song was NOT written for this particular event, it did seem very appropriate... BTW, there was 72K in the stadium and another almost 2 BILLION people watching on satellite television and radio stations around the world, some estimated about 40% of the world's total population watched some part of this show, here in London and at Philadelphia stadium in USA... Freddie had quite the audience... the world!! And we still love to listen to it today, some 40 years later... thanks again... blessings.
The only way to watch Live Aid is the whole thing at one time. Otherwise you would miss the energy. 72K tickets were sold. That doesn't mean that 72K people were there. There is ALWAYS a way to sneak in if you want to. There's one thing here that I find hilarious. If you watch closely, especially during Radio Gaga, you can see security in the yellow shirts. You would think that they'd be watching the crowd. Nope. They're watching Freddie.
There’s a lot more where that came from!!!
Queen were a late addition to the acts so this wasn’t a Queen crowd and yet everyone knew the words and joined in. They absolutely stole the show! ❤❤❤❤
When asked in an interview what his favourite instrument to play was Freddie responded with "the audience, darling" absolute LEGEND!❤😍👍
Best band ever, best performance ever.
Once you 'Get' Queen...They become part of your soul and mental wallpaper. Although now in this 21st century there is so much mystique surrounding Queen, and particularly Freddie's legendary status...We who were privileged to see Queen perform live, knew instinctively that we were witnessing inimitable greatness. I was so very fortunate to attend several of their concerts in different parts of the world in the mid 80's...This band were the perfect storm, and Freddie was the God with pockets full of fairy dust, who ensured each and every ticket holder experienced the absolute time of their lives........❤Dear Freddie showed us inside his heart...and we will love him forever for it.
Great words we'll said
Queen's performance that day absolutely smashed it out of the park, and everybody playing after them felt like they didn't have much to add.
Talk about taking over an audience!!
Kudos to Bob Geldof for arranging and putting this entire Live Aid event together!!
Welcome to the Amazing world of Queen..I was at that concert and was one of the best experiences of my life..Queen SMASHED it..still missing you Freddie 😢❤
The Greatest ❤ check out who wants to live forever live at Wembley Stadium 1986
Watching this for the umpteenth time, all at once my brain reminds me, pre-teen and teen Freddie fed his love of music listening to the radio. Little did he realise his Queen brother would bring such a song as Radio GaGa to feed their music making and performing creativity to generations for ages to come.
I get goose bumps every time I see Freddie perform…I was 16 when live aid was on. I watched the concert at home on the TV it was amazing. Rest in peace Freddie ❤️
Freddie on fire!!!!! The whole band in fact❤❤❤❤❤
Wonderful! Ok Stu, at 9:09 "All right let's pause it before he goes into the next thing, I've never seen an artist have the crowd in the palm of their hands the way he has in this show" Keep this in mind Stu, Live Aid was a live multivenue benefit concert for the relief of famine in Ethiopia. There were music fans in the crowd for a lot of other bands there and Brian May himself has said that they were performing before a non-Queen audience and yet they all responded to Freddie anyway. The 2nd song Radio Ga Ga, it was the power of the song's music video that allowed the audience to respond during the double hand clap segment of the song in this concert, you'll see what I mean when you react to the Radio Ga Ga official video. Yes, he is in control of every human being in this crowd and those watching it broadcasted on television like many of us were watching and responded, especially during his Ay Oh! bit. Ha! Good times! 3rd song Hammer to Fall, I wish you could see Roger Taylor (Drums) sing his part in the background vocals of that song too, he's great in both drum playing and background vocals too. Yes, Sir Brian May in such a wonderful guitarist! 4th song Crazy Little Thing Called Love that is such a fun song, as his tribute to Elvis Presley, whoa, did you get a broken video because it cut out some of that song near the end? Just wondering. We Will Rock you is played at every sport stadium; you have heard this song before! We are The Champions closed it out! WOW! I am glad you enjoyed this reaction to this video Stu, looking forward to more of your Queen journey! Peace. ☮
Now you understand. I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched this performance, and I get just as excited - and sing along just as loudly - every single time.
My only quibble with this video is that Roger Taylor (drummer & brilliant backing singer) didn't have a camera focused on him.
The guitarist is Sir Brian May PhD the astrophysicist - he built that red guitar out of household bits and pieces with his dad when he was a teenager because they couldn't afford to buy him the kind of guitar he wanted. He could already play the piano, the ukelele and the banjo, but he desperately wanted a guitar...
Bass is John Deacon, the 'quiet one' of the band, and electrical engineer. Taught himself to play any instrument that was required - including the electric piano and double bass.
I'd like to suggest 'Save Me' from the same 1981 Montreal concert as Someone to Love...
Totally agree about Roger should have showed him more he is a fabulous singer & his voice along with Freddie’s compliments so well he was always there to take over when Freddie’s voice wasn’t the best & if he was getting tired love Roger ❤❤❤❤
Same here
New subscriber here 😊 There will never be a better singer than Freddie Mercury!!! He was big into rescuing cats, he adored his cats. When I rescued my cat a few years ago, I named him Freddie in memory of Freddie and his love for cats. My cat Freddie is the sweetest boy! I got the best cat ever! 😊❤
Sir Brian May on guitar. King Charles made him a knight for more than just his talent on the guitar. He has a Phd in Astrophysics. Quite the learned man. But he loved music, to our enjoyment.❤
"We Will Rock You" was shortened to fit the allotted time slot. They performed only the first of three verses.
David Bowie was next on stage and as Queen were exiting he declared, "You bastards! How am I to follow that?" (or something to that effect.)
Please check out young Queen, "Stone Cold Crazy" live at the Rainbow 1974.
Freddie absolutely mesmerising I listen to him everyday RIP Freddie love you ❤️❤️
That's maestro Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass and Roger Taylor on drums. Each of them also have beautiful singing voices which contribute to some tear-causingly beautiful harmonies.
A doctor told him not to perform as he had a very bad throat. He said that when he was singing it was like gargling with glass. Queen smashed it and his voice was still as strong.
You can tell that his voice was struggling especially near the end and Roger starts singing louder and louder to cover and help out. But Freddie on a bad day is still outstanding.
@@joyceharkin3641 I agree.
So lovely to watch people reacting to this for the first time 😊
Not much I can say, after reading all the great comments. Great reaction… Freddie is a darn right legend! Vocally, instrumental and stage performance! What a gift!
The band - amazing, the four of them with their harmonies superb.
One of if not the best front man ever!! I watched this live on TV back in 85. The whole concert both in the UK and Philadelphia was absolutely incredible!!
The only Queen in the country that day. God bless you Freddie. Long may you reign. ❤🥰
I’ve watched this live on TV and dozens of times since. It never gets old. He had us all glued to the set. He was an amazing artist. .
Loved your reaction to this, everyone should watch this at least once to fully appreciate this amazing band and Freddie's ability to connect with each and every person in the audience. A once in a lifetime performer 👑
There was once a time where you needed talent to be a star
Amen!!
The greatest live performance of all time
every member of queen were top of their game. Each wrote hit no 1's which is unique to this day. They have outsold the Beatles. I love Brian May. Fred had a throat infection on the say but insisted on going on against doctors advice. Best live performance in history.
No encontrarás otra banda como está. Los cuatro son compositores ,al frente la voz y el carisma espectacular de Freddy.
Son irrepetibles. 33 años después de su muerte aquí estamos todos escuchando a Queen.
There was not a person in that band without a degree. Fred’s had one in art and design. Obviously.
Brian May lead guitarist/vocals, John Deacon bassist/vocals& Roger Taylor drummer/vocals. As you listen to more Queen,I hope you notice their harmonies. In fact Roger had a higher range than Freddie's& backed him up.
I would not have wanted to follow Freddie and Queen after that performance. Greatest concert in history, now and forever.
Brian May is one of Rock's guitar greats. Wrote some of best solos ever and built that guitar with his Dad.
All 4 members of Queen were multitalented. They all wrote songs, sang beautifully, produced records, and were experts on their instruments. They were maybe one of the most educated band also. Freddie had a degree in fine arts, Brian May, lead guitarist, has a PHD in astrophysics, one of the others was in dental school, and the other had a degree in something else, maybe engineering. There may never be such a talented band again.
When I was a teenager in the '70's I was a HUGE fan. It's kind of gratifying, in a way. They've become legends, and are easily in the Top 5 bands that ever existed.
They had the power to have 80,000 people completely engaged with their performance.
Queen was the best band EVER. Their versatility is unmatched, and Freddie was a magical being. Thanks for a great reaction.
Freddie Mercury the greatest entertainer and singer ever to live wild bill
Thanks, Stu! You do know that this was not even a "Queen" concert.. they were a "last-minute" addition to the program... but they still stole the show... lol... (p.s. I know, Freddie! but this is an incredible BAND... everyone has their part... each incredible musician... especially Roger Taylor and Brian May on back-up vocals.. not to leave out John Deacon's bass.. holding it down).. appreciate your reaction...
Friend another reaction QUEEN excellent
The guitar players name/title is "Sir Dr. Brian Harold May, Commander of the Order of the British Empire" < fun fact: Brian develeoped and built his unique guitar (aka. "The Red Special" or "Old Fire Place") together with his father in the 1960s, as they couldn't afford to buy a guitar. Its made out of wood of an old fireplace and parts of a motorbike, etc. He also uses a 10 pence coin instead of a guitar pick ... A uniqe gutiar with a unqie (Queen) sound! :)
Actually it was a sixpenny piece - 10p coins weren't around then 😊
Queen is the biggest band of the musical history
Live concerts were live, no cell phones in the audience to film, we were living it full blast - ears and eyes, and we all remember it in our minds and hearts 😍🤩
It wasn’t only Queen who realized they had been sensational. Paul Gambaccini, who was part of the BBC broadcasting team at Live Aid, recalled the awe among other superstar musicians watching backstage. “Everybody realized that Queen was stealing the show,” said Gambaccini. These were the very words Elton John uttered when he rushed into Mercury’s trailer after the set. “You bastards, you stole the show,” joked the charismatic star.
“Queen smoked ’em. They just took everybody. They walked away being the greatest band you’d ever seen in your life, and it was unbelievable,” said Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. “And that’s what made the band so great; that’s why they should be recognized as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, because they could connect with an audience.”
“It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world”
R.I. P. Freddie,the Greatest Frontman/Showman in history!!!
And the crowd weren't even all queen fans many were there for other artists. Freddie also had a throat infection at the time.great reaction.
Did you really just call Dr Sir Brian May “the guy on the guitar” I feel so deflated. 😂
Yeah, I actually yelled at my phone😂
@@tinasjostrand2677 I nearly had to take a blood pressure pill 😂
Freddie was once asking in an interview. out of all the instruments you play which is your favourite? Freddie’s answer “The audience darling “
glad you did not break it up since it's 20 minutes and a shortened version of the songs.
Freddie king of rock 🤘 and best frontman
The best showman! I miss them❤
In one of his vids, Freddie said that he learned about 3 chords 10 years ago and now knows about 3 chords!😂
loved your reaction, we love Queen, we love freddy, noone like him ever❤😢
This never gets old ❤️❤️
Freddie went super Saiyan!
In reference to your T-shirt
Freddie plays the crowd, his vocal range is incredible, probably the best ever recorded. Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon on bass are the rest of the band. Try Somebody to Love, the live Montreal version, the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody, studio version, Don't Stop Me Now, Killer Queen, are all suggestions. I am 67 and saw Queen with Freddie as vocalist on 5 separate occasions. Now my grandson loves Bohemian Rhapsody ❤. Younger generations are experiencing their parents' music, and seeing and hearing the brilliant performances of Queen. Enjoy!! Freddie and Queen will live on forever!!. ❤❤❤❤
I saw this in my mom and dad's living room on their cruddy little tv with no remote, loving every minute of it! I waited through other groups and artists, for Queen to come on. Remember, this was 1985. No satellite, no cable, (not for us, anyway) no internet, no CZcams, you either saw it or you didn't. I recorded parts of the concert (including this) on our VCR and that's the only way I had to see it again for years. Idk, maybe they had the concert on video and rented it out and maybe MTV put it on air years later, I don't remember. But this is such a cleaned up, crisp, clear version! I was so surprised the first time I bumped into it on CZcams, the memories really came flooding back ... I loved Queen and still love them. And did I love me some Freddie? I sure did! Still do. Great reaction! It's always fun to see someone experience their magnificence in this particular performance for the first time. It truly does show off every band member and Freddie's ability to capture the audience. It's a master class of just "having it." ❤
“That we will rock you bit I know I’ve heard it. “
That’s because you live on the planet earth. 🙂
Seriously, thank you for sharing this with us. It’s an absolute pleasure to see someone discover Queen for the first time.
Also, a little known fact, their preparation for this performance was amazing. During each performance, which was limited to 20 minutes, there was a light visible from the foot lights Showing green. Shortly before the end of the 20 minutes, I think it was something like 30 seconds, it would switch to Amber. When the 20 minutes was up, it would switch to red and the mics would be cut off. Queen had their performance prepared so well that Freddie gave the last cut off Just a few seconds before the red light would have gone on.
What makes this so magical is that they hadn't played together for a few yrs then, wham. 3 months to get it all together. Freddie, wasn't vocally the same. Once he was on stage, it's like he never stopped singing. It never mattered how bad he was in practice, he never failed for the fans.
My Army Time 😀 !!!
I was 7 when Live Aid aired so I didn’t get to watch it at the time. But I’ve seen this clip so many times as I grew up and it is probably the only thing anyone talks about when they talk about the concert. You can see why.
I didn’t start to really fully appreciate Queen until a long time after we lost Freddie, although I always appreciated him for how gifted an artist and performer he was. I think that is something that goes without saying. And I still think Queen without him is a pale imitation.
Freddie Mercury..the Greatest Showman. Queen owned that concert.
Watch Love of My Life in Rock in Rio, 1985
"The old Wembley Stadium was the setting, on July 13, 1985, for one of the greatest live concerts ever staged: Live Aid. Sting, U2, Dire Straits, The Who, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Elton John, and George Michael were among the acts performing in London that day (Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Tom Petty were at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the American counterpart). But of all the high-caliber artists on display that day, there was unanimous agreement that Queen’s Live Aid performance stole the whole show with a magnificent, 21-minute tour-de-force set.
The 2019 hit biopic Bohemian Rhapsody starts and ends with footage recreating Queen’s Live Aid concert - a performance that remains the high point of the band’s live history. Their participation was initially in doubt, however, and as recently as June 2019, guitarist Brian May admitted: “We definitely hesitated about doing Live Aid.”
Mercury was starting to feel the effects of AIDS and his health was in question when this concert was happening. His doctors were against his performing. Mercury died 6 years later. And of course I always urge anyone to watch the Queen Documentary. Their beginning - middle - and end is always to me quite fascinating. For instance, there's a point in Freddie's life where he's sitting in a bar looking rather downtrodden and his producer walks over and asks him if he's okay, and Freddie responds - I'm not going to be a pop star ... and then he stands up and says 'I'm going to be a legend!' And he was right.
One last thing - the Freddy Mercury Memorial Queen Tribute concert is a definite must see.
Respect and rest in peace peace Freddy