QUEEN - Live At Live Aid 1985 Concert | FIRST TIME REACTION TO QUEEN LIVE AT LIVE AID 1985

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  @nancyblumberg4612 · 3 years ago

  You know for 22 minutes England was ruled by a different Queen!  This concert has been labeled the best live performance in Rock history.

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• SI

  @sirmister4411 · 2 years ago

  I watched this live back in 1985 and saw 12 hours of it and every time I see queen do this show I get shivers and I’ve seen it dozens of time

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  @artman40 · 3 years ago

  Fun fact: Live Aid tickets were sold out months before the concert took place but it was only during the last days when Queen was confirmed to perform. So Queen didn't even play to dedicated Queen fans.

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• ID

  @idareagan8874 · 2 years ago

  He did this show with a sore throat and he was drinking tea with lemon.

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  @sherryheim5504 · 3 years ago

  I love this set for this concert.  The band is on fire.  Thank you for reacting to this one, the others cut off songs and then cut the end which is most disappointing.  Freddie had not yet been diagnosed at this point so he did not know he was HIV positive at this time.  The crew would put up tea, water and beer for Freddie before the shows and also sometimes champagne because he would toast the crowd. On this day, Freddie had a throat infection and was advised by his doctor not to sing but Freddie being Freddie ignored his doctor and went ahead and did the set.  He later said that singing felt like he was gargling with shards of glass.  Radio Ga-Ga was written by Roger after his toddler son came into the room, and not liking what was on the radio, pointed and said Radio Caca (the boy was half French and of course the French term for $hit is Caca). The song is more about how radio had always been a big fixture in all of our lives and suddenly video was taking over radio.  The song expresses hope that radio will remain and never be replaced by shows like MTv.  I think Freddie was around 23 or 24 when he joined Roger and Brian and they became Queen. If you pay close attention you will see that Brian plays three different guitars on Crazy Little Thing Called Love.  He starts with an acoustic, changes to a Stratocaster and finishes on his own Red Special. At the end there was an encore by Freddie and Brian singing "Is This The World We Created."

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• CL

  @clarenceflam · 3 years ago

  The movie Bohemian Rhapsody kind of bent the truth for the benefit of the movie. He did not know he had HIV at this point as he was diagnosed in April 1987. He didn't tell the band of his illness until 1989  when he could no longer hide the physical appearance of his declining health. He was getting very sick around the time you see him with a beard. The performance was perfect for the band as they could power through the 20 minute set at full capacity vocally and performance wise. They also had experience of playing stadiums when they decided to dare play stadiums during their south American tour. Not many bands were doing this and Queen changed  all that. So they knew how to play a huge stadium. The stars aligned at the right time for the band as critics considered them past it. Boy were they wrong.

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• GI

  @GinMae · 3 years ago

  Thanks for the reaction "Critical" - Freddie did NOT know he had AIDS at this time.. (that was a "dramatic" thing they did in the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody") he had throat/vocal problems.. and was advised by doctors not to sing.... but he did it anyway... and Queen stole the show... this was always a BAND.. not just Fred & some back-up people... I look forward to more from you ....

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• LO

  @lorilxn1597 · 2 years ago

  He didn't drink during concerts. I could watch their music for hours.

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  @hannahhester8376 · 3 years ago

  In case you didn't know this, "Radio GaGa" was actually what inspired Lady Gaga to use it in her name. Well, her very first manager suggested it, and she loved it. Then Lady Gaga was officially born.

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  @Melissa02891 · 3 years ago

  I watched all 16 hours of Live Aid and 38 years later I still get goosebumps watching it.  They stole the show that day.

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  @trishc3099 · 3 years ago

  That Freddie strut just slays me! 🙃

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  @davidshattock9522 · 3 years ago

  They rehearsed for this for a week around a week.with times worn to fit  the set in  with precision and maybe respect for the audience and reason for concert

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