American Reacts to Green Day Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody 

Not only does the entire crowd know ALL the words, but they know EVERY one of Freddie’s vocal nuances from the studio recording. Just astonishing.

Freddie can still control a crowd, even many years after he died. He is truly a legend. The love we feel for him brings tears to my eyes watching this. Has any other singer been able to produce a reaction like this? Green Day were waiting to go on stage and waited until the fans finished singing, out of respect for Queen.

It’s the British spirit bro, the always play songs over the tannoy to warm up the crowd before the main act comes on, and because the brits are such massive fans of queen, and in particular, this song, we can’t help but all sing along to it

In the same way the Live Aid performance was not exclusively Queen fans. This crowd is not there for Queen. It is just the magnificent effect Queen has on a British crowd.

Before the 2017 concert started music was played over the speakers to keep the crowd engaged and up the anticipation. There was nobody on stage. This was the enormous crowd’s instant reaction to Bohemian Rhapsody being played. How awesome a reaction! This song is in the UK’s DNA!, we ALL love it and can react like this, no matter what music is our preferred type. Love it! Thank you Joel.

I love that the crowd was too young to have even been born when this song was a hit, but it kinda transcend the generations, & has become part of us. So many of Queen’s songs are like stadium songs & are perfect for any concert.

Play this at any event in Britain and people will start singing. Even weddings.

If you live in the UK you will know all the words to this song. It's the law!

Pretty much everyone in the UK knows every single word and every single note of Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s difficult to explain in words how massive this song was when it was released and still is. I was 19 and I was hooked there and then. Still here, loving Freddie and Queen, and enjoying watching a new generation finding their music. If you want a crowd to be entertained and sing before you start your concert, it’s the only song to play!

If you zoom in on the right side of the screen, row 6 or 7, the guy with the beard is actually me - singing my heart out! ♥

To think most of the crowd weren't even born when it was released. But, as with all the best music of whatever genre, this transcends time and trends.

The crowd singing in memory of Freddie just brings tears to your eyes, an amazing talent that will never die

A normal part of the band's pre-concert 'warm up' was to play the song. But on 1st July 2017, a crowd of 65,000 did something so special and it went viral appearing on news broadcasts and other shows. A lot of bands including Green Day credit Queen as an inspiration.

Nothing produced today will have a crowd of thousands spontaneously singing along 46 years later. Freddie's genius will live forever!

Apart from live aid, this Green Day reaction from the audience has got to be the greatest I have ever seen. It really goes to show how influential Queen really has been on our entire society, not just in Britain but the whole world. Everyone knows this incredibly long song off by heart and we all sing it as one collective whole.

I've watched this a couple of times and one thing I noticed is that the women are doing the high notes and the guys doing the lower ones. I'm not usually patriotic, but I have to say that the brits are naturally tops when it comes to rock.

Freddie’s legacy here in the UK is real. 🥲 The song was playing and the crowd just started singing. We know all the words. I think the lyrics are embedded in our genes now.

I think this more than anything shows the effect Queen had on us, even younger people are becoming massive fans because their music is timeless and varied. One RU-vidr said How can a band that wasn’t there steal the show at another bands concert? Well we die hard Queen fans know the answer to that

I bet Green Day were listening backstage in absolute awe. What an amazing crowd. God bless us Brits!

I was there - Green Day were headlining a punk festival (officially 65,000 people), so the crowd had been lubricating their vocal cords for most of the afternoon. Green Day always play Bohemian Rhapsody 10 minutes before they come on stage, followed by Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones (complete with drunken pink bunny). For Bohemian Rhapsody, there is no one directing the crowd, and no words on the screens - just played over the sound system, so it's completely spontaneous. The same crowd sang along to Green Day for another two and a half hours, but I'd recommend 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' - the band starts playing and the crowd are half way through the song before the band start singing!

That bright part of the sky is Freddie looking down and saying "That was fabulous darlings"

even after he died freddie can still control an audiance. amazing video

Green day actually recorded it when they started singing....65,000 people. Glad you enjoyed it...😊

The power of music! A spontaneous crowd reaction with one voice!

Queen had almost a supernatural effect of crowds, live or not, chillz...Def try Green Day, awesome band...Thanx so much for great reaction

Sooo back in the 80's i was in "Heaven" a Gay club in London, and at the bar to get a drink for my friends and i , and Freddie came up to the bar, and the bartender went straight to Freddie, and he said " Oh you need to serve this Gentleman first , he was before me !" I said "Thankyou !" he said "My pleasure !" such a lovely guy !

I have been in spaces where spontaneous crowd singing has broken out, but I've never seen it stay cohesive through the entire song, and especially a long song like this. Just amazing! Especially, as someone commented, this song was a hit before most of these folks were even born. Very cool.

"What was your fav part of the concert?" - Intermission when they played the instrumental of Bohemian Rhapsody during the break and the crowd entertained themselves by singing every single word of the song and making Freddie and Queen proud

There is something beautiful about thousands of humans all being in a moment together.

Did you notice them singing the guitar riffs? 😁

26 years after the great Mans death and over 40 years after it was first recorded. The POWER of music and especially Freddie❤️💙❤️

Watching this, I can almost picture Freddie from above smiling a huge smile and conducting the crowd (as only he did best) and saying at the end…. “ I STILL LOVE YOU “

I was there with my wife and son and we were not prepped. The track came on and we just went for it.

Green Day played the song over their loudspeakers, to warm up the crowd before they came out to perform. What better song to warm up a crowd than that!

You won't find a bad song of Queens the band was brilliant and influential to the music industry 🎸🎸🎤🎼

I was at that gig it was amazing... Like others have said they play music over the speakers before the main act plays and this was before Green Day came on stage. Us Brits just love Queen so we all sang along.

I’ve seen Green Day 4 times and they’ve played this every time before they come on stage. They know it gets a UK crowd hyped up. This song is known word for word by every Brit.

Joel, you simply HAVE to get to a live concert, mate. It's the atmosphere of it all. 👍🇬🇧🎶

This is why I love music. Nobody's fighting, nobody's hating. Everyone has just come together to sing a kickass song as one. That's what music does. Brings people from all walks of life, together.

Every time I see this I imagine Freddie's spirit sitting on the edge of the stage, bawling his eyes out in love and pride.

I'm glad you got to experience this.

A much younger crowd too,speaks volumes of this legend💕

I knew Joel would become a big Queen fan from the moment he did his first review of them. Sooo glad he reviewed this one. 👏👏👏🥰

Freddie would love this from up in heaven

Can you imagine hearing this before you come out to play it must make you think we can't beat that

My wife and I were there singing along. Green day were headlining at the end of a great day of music… the stranglers, the dammed, stiff little fingers, rancid, gogol bordello, the hives to name just a few. A beautiful sunny day and such a great crowd. Everyone was so chill and friendly all day. Everyone was ready for green day and random songs were playing over the sound system as filler before the main gig. Then bohemian rhapsody came on and we all just spontaneously started singing. No prompts or planning It was so perfect. I see pearl jam, pixies and stereophonics are playing Hyde park this year. Very tempted to go again.

I was at this show…gives me chills remembering this!

Green Day was still setting up & they had music on the loud speaker before the show. Bohemian Rhapsody came on & that’s what happened. That’s part of why it’s so amazing. It wasn’t even a Queen crowd.

I was in that crowd. Greatest birthday present from my dad.

Have you seen Elton John and Axl Rose perform Bohemian Rhapsody at the Freddy Mercury tribute concert. Awesome. I don't think you get out enough! I started going to concerts at 14 and didn't stop until poor health prevented me about five years ago. I am 74 now and miss concerts. I have seen the best including Bowie, Guns n' Roses, Aerosmith, Mike Oldfield , U2 ,my list is endless

It's the secret to warming up any crowd play a bit of queen. It really gets people going

Yes! So glad u did this Joel, the most amazing singing i reckon! As other have said, this was the preamble to the gig at Hyde Park, London..so cool, the Brits defs know how to sing!

I would bet that Freddie would have been tickled pink hearing his song sung by so many voices at once.

Bohemian Rhapsody came out in 1975 . Written by Freddie Mercury. 48 years ago.. the LEGEND LIVES. Miss you Freddie!

I was there and it was amazing. The singing was not planned whatsoever, the crowd was just anxiously waiting for Green Day to come on and started singing along to the song cause how could you not! I'm not even British, I'm from Finland and born in the 80s yet I know every single word of that song. Good music is good music. Bohemian Rhapsody has been my all time favourite song since I was a child and I will never forget this moment singing with the crowd in London 💚

The music was just on to keep the crowd entertained, the singing was just an impromptu event by a crowd clearly paying homage to great singer and a wonderful song. Simply magic.

This is by far my absolute favorite thing I have seen since I started watching reaction videos ❤️

Makes you feel proud to be British, well done everyone, well done and thankyou Freddie

Brings tears to my eyes ,so amazing . Freddy and Queen left a lasting impression for sure , I wish I was there too it’s so beautiful !

Going to a British festival is a must!! Best experience everr

The clouds seem to give the impression of a face looking down. What a coincidence ❤. Could this be Freddie enjoying his ongoing control of the audience 😊

And their timing is almost spot on ✌🏼

Bless Kenny Everett the best UK DJ for playing this record over the weekend. The record company didn't want it as a single, so glad he had other ideas.

I wasn't in the crowd, sadly, but had just emerged from Knightsbridge tube when this started and about thirty of us stopped and listened to the whole thing. Still feel lucky though.

This always gives me chills when I hear this. Great reaction. Yes, you should check out Green Day sometime. They are a good band.

I’ve seen a few other videos like this where this song was playing and the crowd started to sing along. Just goes to show that it’s arguably one of the all time greatest rock songs🤘🏼

This 'tradition' began at a previous 'Green Day' concert held in a stadium while 'Bohemian Rhapsody' played on the loudspeakers before the concert started. Since then it happened many times on different events like this one. Pretty amazing to hear 65 thousand people singing together. If there is a Heaven, for sure Freddy had a big smile on his face that day.

My favorite song 🎵🎵🎵🎤🎤🎤🎧🎧🎧

It was a warm up, tens of thousands of voices, timeless song loved by 100s of millions of people

National treasure! Queen undefeated when it comes to concerts.

Joel, you need to watch Freddie & Monserrat Cabelle sing Barcelona together. A different side to Freddie, you'll love it

I was there and it was an amazing experience I will never forget, queen and greenday are my two favourite bands.

Freddie's spirit is still here with us.

Greetings from the UK. Watched a few of your Queen reactions and lived them!!

Loved watching you watch the video. When you said I wish I was there was priceless.

You know your a LEGEND when 65,000+ people sing along to your song almost in perfect unison at Green Concert, 26 years after your death, not many can do that. R.I.P The Legend Freddie Mercury

Green Day did the same with their shows in the US when I saw them(same year I think), and again, the entire crowd started singing. I wasn't as familiar with Queen then, but I knew at that moment I had to check them out more, it was powerful. And yes, you should definitely check Green Day out

It’s the uk, it’s written into us, someone plays bohemian rhapsody, you sing along, it’s wired into our DNA. IT was just some warm up music, I don’t think anyone expected 65,000 people to start singing along.

never seen that b4 thanks for shareing

i remember when this came out it blew everybody away.The music video was one of the first that a band had released and the song was just so different to the other music of its era and it stayed at no1 for weeks

It's just extra music that these types of concerts play to keep the crowds occupied till the band comes on stage. It was totally spontaneous Queens music came on and the crowd began to sing. I can just imagine Freddy conducting from heaven sat on his cloud getting a massive boost of energy from the crowd as he did when he was with us. Excellent siging from the crowd just imagine that many people all knowing every single word to a song you wrote epic 🤔👍

As a brit we always sing queen songs like anthems .love queen ❤

There’s another view from the floor towards the stage that’s pretty awesome too!

I got goosebumps listening to this, all of UK 🇬🇧 can sing this .

We Brits just love singing. You should hear the crowds at football (soccer) matches !

I have a book with the guitar songs chord charts . Most songs have 3 or 4 chords . Bohemian Rhapsody 29 including ones I have never even heard off. Greenday are Great you will need another t shirt . xx

Pre concert, and not even planned. This is the impact of this song. Did you notice the men and women without prompting each taking a different part on the galieos ?

The best crowd performance I have ever heard.

I am 40 and stuck in the 90s green day all day!

crazy to realise that a good percentage of that crowd was not even born when Bohemian Rapsody hit No. 1 on the charts in 1975/76, but they know the song word for word ... even the guitar solo

I had a massive grin on my face all the way through that- for 3 reasons. 1) Although I'd seen this severl times before, I still love the fact that EVERY WORD is there! 2) You listened to us, and went to find it. 2) Watching your reaction as you enjoyed it. Put that on over the tannoy at pretty much any crowd event in the UK and that's what will happen- and if it's a rock crowd, then for certain!

I expect they were playing songs over the speakers before the concert to keep the crowd entertained ......

😭😭 a great tribute to his life.

You should really give their full London concert a watch,it's amazing ! Brings back great memories for me from a superb tour :) (Queen - Live At Wembley Stadium 7/11/1986 Full Concert)

Us Brits are actually born knowing the lyrics to this song.

My dad would sing queen at the top of his voice so this vid hit me in a way. Cheers for the memory.

YES!! To checking out some Green Day. They are an incredible band who have been around since the early 90s. You've probably even heard some without knowing who it was. I will have the honour of going to my 5th Green Day concert this year, though unfortunately I was not there when this was recorded 😢

This was one of the greatest experiences ever. They played lots of songs leading up to Green Day coming on stage, to warm up the crowd. EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE was singing. I was signing to total strangers and we all just had fun.

I'm not surprised people were singing along with the music on the tannoy, I went to the Knebworth concert in 1990 and I can tell you there is about an hour between each act because they all have to have their own set ups and it can get very boring waiting so the crowd just entertained themselves.

Your reaction was superb, every time I here this song it brings a tear to my eyes. Queen was one of my fathers favourite bands. He was always playing the Queen Live At Wembley DVD which he had for years. Keep the reaction videos coming, I love seeing what Americans think of our British foods and customs. Have a good week Joel. When will we see some more running videos? I used to love running, but since my back is messed up I can’t do it anymore. Looking forward to the next reaction video. 👍🏻👍🏻 P.S. You need to try Golden Syrup on toast. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤣😂🤣