FIRST TIME HEARING Queen-Live Aid 1985 | REACTION 

Voted the best musical live performance ever and how can anyone disagree, there will only ever be one Freddie.

Queen is the best group ever!!

What makes this so special is that he had a throat infection and was told not to sing, not only did he ignore this advice but he created a legendary performance that will never be matched !! You rule Freddie !!

when you as an artist have achieved the stature, where everyone in the audience is singing your song with you, responding passionately to your direction , and giving as much back to you as you are giving to them in the moment , , then you have effected the world in such a way that is greater than just a pop star...you have achieved the status of legend..global influencer, and have certified your place in the anals of music history along with the greats such as Mozart and Beethoven... these guys are THAT band.

Queen is the best band ever and Freddie Mercury is the greatest slnger and the performer !!!

Freddie strutting his stuff best FRONTMAN ever never to be equalled.

Thank you for doing this!! You have seen the number one rated best live performance by a rock and roll band. It still holds #1 to this day. Queen stole the show. Live Aid was 16 hours of each group having 17 minutes. Freddie is the only front man to hold an audience in the palm of his hand immediately. He’s so charismatic that the entire audience in Philadelphia were clapping their hands in sync during Radio Ga Ga. This concert was to raise money for the starving in Ethiopia. It was televised around the world seen by 1.9 billion people. Needless to say, Queen albums were selling out all over after this performance. Queen wrote all their music. They were not only awesome on stage, they were amazing musicians. I sure hope you all continue the Queen journey. We are a great loyal group of die hard fans.

Great reaction for a great performance!!!Freddie, the God of Music!!! One & only Freddie Mercury!!!

Queen completely and totally stole the show!!! Kings of the Universe!!!

QUEENrehearse for week before they played live Aid. Each act was given 20 min each. They had a stop light on the stage . Yellow was the caution for not alot of time left. Red meant your done. They practice this t time limit to perfection. They played in stadiums so they knew how to work it. They practice and it took the performance seriously . That's why I love Queen. They give their audiences everything they have and then some. They know people pay good money to see them and that means something to them. THEY will never perform half A. I was nineteen when Live Aid happen. I remember watching this very well.

I feel so lucky I was there. I was 15 two weeks before my sixteenth birthday. I was about half way back in the center. God it was hot and couldn't use a toilet all bloody day. I was meant to see Queen a year later 1986 but unfortunately on the way to the stadium my girlfriend (now my wife) had her bag snatched with the tickets in it and so we never got to go. Another cool thing about Live Aid was that there was a similar event going on in Philadelphia at the same time. Phil Collins performed at Wembley left the stadium jumped on Concord the worlds fastest passenger plane flew to the States and performed in Philadelphia as well. Good times that will live with me forever. Great Video by the way.

There were 75k people in that stadium. 100k in Philadelphia. 2 billion all over the world watching. For 20 minutes, queen didn’t just rule the stadium, the ruled the world!

Freddie's peacock strut

Freddie and Brian sung again. It is a must hear. Is this the world we created.

Lady GaGa got her name from Queens song radio ga ga live aid had 80.000 people at Wembley and 1.5 billion watched on tv

He could wrap any crowd around his little finger and loved it. But you have to remember the rest of the band too.

I love your reaction, watching you be mesmerized by the performance, best live performance ever, watching you head bobbing, clapping, waving, and not pausing to interfere with the buildup! Love your reactions, great job Badd Boyz!!

I was there, this day in 1985, as soon as Freddie came on we knew we were witnessing something unique. The best live performance by anyone, ever. RIP Freddie

Freddie had had laryngitis in the lead up to this, and was told not to perform. Try the Montreal 81 concert to see a Freddie that was at his height of vocal power.

Freddie Mercury foi E continua sendo o melhor cantor de todos os tempos e do Mundo.😍😘Amo QUEEN PARA SEMPRE.AMO

Queen is the best band ever ❤️❤️

Nice reaction. You, like a lot people, miss that Freddie and Brian came back at the end of the show and did a ballad called Is This The World We Created. Well worth a listen!

Freddie really kept on fighting til the end as he sings in ”we are the Champions”. He wrote and recorded songs with severe pain, without showing anyone how ill he felt, until he couldnt stand anymore. In may 1991 he and Brian recorded ”Motherlove”. In the end of the recording Freddie said he was tired and had to rest. That was the last time Brian saw him in a recordingstudio. Freddie died in his home in Kensington, London surrounded by close friends and his love Jim on the 24th of november 1991.

That's why this set is said to be the best musical set in music history. I love you guys because when you do a reaction video because you listen you wait and do so for the whole record and then react instead of interrupting the video.

You can see him sizing up the crowd and working the engagement and then see his eyes twinkle ✨ straight after “Ayyyy ohhh” ... he knows that’s when the crowd is his and it’s just fun from that point onward :)

Love your reaction. I've seen this so many times and it never gets old. Thank you for reaching to this one

It's been years since he's passed on, but just by watching this, you could TELL he was a Performer, a Show Man and an Entertainer who LOVED singing and LOVED what he did as a living. He had the rare unique Talent of captivating an entire audience and keeping them along for the ride he was going with. We lost a GREAT Icon.

Freddie was an INSANE piano player. You'll see when you react to more of Queen.

Now compare this to the movie Bohemian Rhapsody’s version. It’s outstanding.

I was there on that momentous day and witnessed history first hand. For me Freddie is immortal.

So that red electric guitar Brain May plays he and his father built from scratch when Brian was a teenager. And he doesn't use a guitar pick when he's playing. He picks that thing with a six pence coin. Also Brian is a PhD in Astrophysics. He and some colleagues recently released a 3D picture book of stellar nebuli

I love how you don't over react , you don't pause every 5 seconds like over reaction RU-vidrs sometimes do 👍 thank you for that ! 👍

That was such an iconic performance from Queen! Queen is great! And Freddie had the audience in his hand! I'd like to suggest Love of my Life, from 1985 Rock in Rio Festival. Well done, Boys! Success!!!

This isn't actually the last you see of both Freddie and Dr Brian May they come back around 9.45pm with Is This The World We Created,and Freddie did this with a throat infection,I can add that you'll notice that they all look at each other,that's the way they signal how long for a song not, keep it going or just normal time for each one,and they were all about having fun and games especially with the audience,you should look for Freddie impromptu bits or the rock and roll segments from their live concerts,and no two concerts would be the same,he'll always sing something slightly differently,they all sang and wrote the songs,you've got at least 14 albums in Freddie lifetime they've also released solo albums,well Freddie,Brian and Roger,you won't find anything from John Deacon,he retired from the public eye in 1997 six years after Freddie died,but both Dr Brian May and Roger Taylor are on social media platforms

Thank you so much for reacting to live aid. I knew Freddie would win you over. He was such a great front man and always had so much fun interacting with the audience. He did amazing considering he was told by his Dr not to perform as he had a throat infection, but you can’t stop Freddie. I loved your reactions, so genuine...it was easy to see you truly enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing you do more Queen now that you’ve been initiated into the family. Much love from Saskatchewan 🇨🇦🖖🏻😀

Thank you so much for doing this whole QUEEN performance. They put their hearts and soul in this concert. QUEEN stole the show. The most memorable performance of all time even to this day. "QUEEN FOREVER"

You should really check out their concert that they did at Wembley the following year. Absolutely mind blowing concert. Love Queen!!!

21:29 is where I get brutal chills and have to hold back tears what a powerful voice and what a powerful performance by Freddie in this concert but that was the one moment where I got brutal chills what a talent!!!!

Wembley 86 a year after this they do a 2 hour concert which is incredible. Standout performance for me is “under pressure” you can find the live performance on RU-vid and you will notice a very famous base line that vanilla ice ripped off.

that live is considered the greatest live perfomance of all time :) and hes considered for many the greatest vocalist of all time .. try Innuendo or i want it all .. great songs btw if you guys are fans of MJ .. they have 2 songs together nice reaction guys

Thank you guys...TBBF QUEEN..AND FREDDIE THE GOAT.💞

You guys have cheered me up so much!

Besides being the best ever, did anyone notice Dr. Brian May changed quitars 3 times in "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Just pure brilliance and talent. PURE PERFECTION.

i was there at the Concert in Philadelphia...such a magical experience

When freddie step on stage he own it hands down👍👍

Still enjoyed some of the younger people hearing great music and enjoying it.

Amazing. Thank you for that.

The entire BAND is what makes QUEEN QUEEN. I do wish the cameras caught more of Roger, John, and Brian's epic performance. Roger's background vocals and drumming is epic. Listen to the background vocals on Crazy Thing Called Love and John's bass on We are the Champions. So subtle yet necessary. And Brian's guitar is like another voice on stage. It's always talking.

Best moment in rock history 4sure

You need to check out the official video to Radio Gaga to see why everyone knew how to clap at the right time. Even though all the tickets were sold before Queen were officially on the bill everyone could sing and clap along to all their songs. This is how popular Queen were in the UK. There is also a video on youtube of a Green Day audience from 2017 in Hyde Park singing Bohemian Rhapsody that will blow your mind. I also recommend some of their earlier live shows like White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975 and In The Lap of the Gods Live at the Rainbow 1974. These guys were seriously talented! Love your reaction!

There have been some amazing bands but my opinion queen was the greatest as you got everything from the whole band , all could sing 2 Freddie mesmerized you great reaction boys from england 👍🏼

Loved& missed!

Yayyyyy! Live Aid!!! Just subscribed boys! 😁 Queen Rocks!!

Queen belongs to the UK, but we can share, and to not share this talent would be a disservice to Freddie, he was a consummate performer, he belonged onstage, a shy man in his personal life but big personality on stage, crowd control is out of this world, and the Freddie strut, don’t you just love it 💕

Next try a couple of deep cuts. Early Queen. White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon. You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park. Then top if off with the sheer exuberance of Don’t Stop Me Now official video.

I loved your reactions to this iconic performance! It was great fun to watch it again with you! But this performance was not that unusual for Queen. If you watch any of their stadium concerts, for example Wembley 1986, Budapest 1986, Montreal 1981, they are all of this quality. They all feature stellar vocals, great musicianship, and crowd engagement. I recommend Tie Your Mother Down, live at Wembley 86 for a real banger, and One Vision (same concert)s one of the best concert openers you've ever seen.

Queen was 🔥 amazing. I really hope you want to react to more Queen. So much to discover, huge catalogue. I hope you want to check out One Vision live at Wembley, and perhaps the 20 minutes docu about the making of One Vision. Much bless and keep up the good work. ❤

There is audio recording of college days before Freddie was in the band. He was hanging out with them and hadn't "found his voice" yet. He recommended a vocal line to them and it sounded like he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. Once he actually started trying to sing he progressed extremely fast. There is belief that he actually had perfect pitch which helped him progress so quickly. Perfect pitch can be a blessing or a curse. For some with perfect pitch it actually stifles musical progression and creativity. You see it all that time in musical conservatories. Someone will enter a program with perfect pitch and have 0 musical ability because of the way they hear/see notes. For people like Freddy, those with huge personalities, work extremely hard, and put it all on the line to realize their dream; those people become legends.

All the members of Queen wrote no. 1 hits

No it was not one of there' full concerts. Back then a group played for an hour at least. When i seen QUEEN THEY PLAYED FOR 90 MINUTES. AWESOME SHOW!!!

bohemian and dont stop me now are my all times. But live radio might be it for me :)

Freddie was actually suffering with a sore throat during this concert. The day before his doctor recommended that he cancel his appearance. He ignored the doctor, and made history.

And Queen saves LiveAid. I watched this on television and believe me until Queen it was bad. Against all odds they saved it. Late addition to the lineup, Freddie had a throat infection and was told by his doctors not to do this but he did anyway. They were actually pursuing solo careers at this time but came together to do this and it brought them back together. This was not a Queen specific audience, some were there to see other bands, and yet Freddie took them over and had them in the palm of his hand. This Is their sweet spot, big stadiums, lots of people, they feed off the energy and are just able to rock it out like no other band. Plus they practiced, that video is available on RU-vid as well, other bands didn’t practice and believe me it showed. Greatest Live performance of all time. 💗

Next time you watch this, look at the front of the stage. You'll see a small box sitting on the ground with green, yellow and red lights on it. Each performance had exactly 20 minutes, and at the end of the 20 minutes the power to the stage would be cut off. Less than a second after their final note, the red light comes on. They had practiced the day before and had it timed perfectly.

You guys should get the DVD of the Bohemian Rhapsody movie for more background on Queen and Freddie.

U are great guys keep it up thanks a lot

Amazing concert ,great reaction ,you should listen to one vision official video ,queen weren't s political band but a few of their songs did have a message this is one of them the lyrics are as relevant today as when it was released ,thanks and stay safe from Liverpool UK x

I find „In the lab of the gods“ from 1986(?), it‘s very short, but I had it in my ears for days🤪.

Queen's music is literature. It can be taught in text books. A classic, an art. What Beethoven was to symphony, Shakespeare to plays and Milton to poetry, and this is my earnest opinion. They should be included in literature as a Queen of music - by music I mean all genres - first one to inculcate opera in rock - first one to introduce video - first one to conquer large stadiums - first one to be a global icon from the far East to beunos Aires to Africa - first one to walk bare feet - first one to introduce ballet - first one to wear tights - first to cross the borders of eastern Europe - first one to have in a group where all the members had written global hits - and the first and last one to have the audience in the palm of their hands - The only ones to start a group and end with the same members - comes rain or shine - Queen is Freddie, John, Roger and Brian. The first and probably the last to dare confess and keep their oath to the audience "we'll be together until we fuckin die I am sure." The best performers in the history - Live Aid. All of whom were grads. Again I don't have to say the first ever.

Please react to I Want to Break Free

Oh, Live Aid was held at Wembley in London (72,000) and simultaneously in Philadelphia in USA (90,000). PLUS, broadcast live throughout the world to approximately 1.3 BILLION people. I watched it live in New Zealand at approx 6.30 in the morning, semi hung over from being at a niteclub. One of the greatest musical performances of my life. Cheers.

Best front man period. And when a artist can sing and work that stage from one end to another is talent!!!! RADIO GAGA IS MY FAVORITE.

You must watch their Wembley 1986 full concert, you will be blown away - it is amazing

Considering Freddie had a viral infection during this concert I think it’s the best set in rock music history! No one held a crowd in the palm of their hand like Freddie! You didn’t include the introduction with Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones or their encore “Is This The World We Created”!

Best 21 minutes of live music EVER!

Great reaction. Please react to Save Me, live at Montreal 81.

Told you so !!!😀 Thank you guys

Thanks to you guys, to bring this music to younger generations! Best wishes from Austria (no kangaroos)

You guys mention Freddie being unchoreographed/a free spirit: When he starts that first "AY-OHHH" with the crowd.... Brian May says that the rest of the band did NOT know Freddie was going to do that! So while Brian is back at the speakers w his back to the stage and Freddie lets out that "AY-OHHH", Brian said that he was thinking to himself "Oh, so we're doing THAT, now, are we?!?" ;D

I was 5 years old when this aired, so I obviously didn't get to see it live. However, I have seen it numerous times throughout my life and it gives me chills every time. The kicked the shit out of all the other bands there. In part due to them paying the sound man to turn them up louder, which actually broke the local sound ordinance. They also got to use a lot of their own equipment, something the other acts that day didn't get to do.

You chose the vid without the encore when bri and freddie came out at past 9 both in white long sleeves and performed "Is this the world we created", a song relevant to the event..please also react to that another awesome act...noticed that you cut the ending part which freddie said "So long and goodbye! We love you!"...sooo love it...nice reaction too..fun fact: when they said its live aid, its Queen!..more queen hidden gems please..early queens etc...

Go to the encore performance of this benefit concert. He and Brian sing "Is This the World We Created " talk about awesome!!!

Great reaction.

Every artist who performed agreed Queen totally stole the show - and they were totally right

Great reaction. No matter how many times I watch it, they always make me smile. Brian & Freddie did an encore later in the evening of “is this the world we created?” They were asked to do that song specifically bc it seemed as if it had been written specifically for the show (it wasn’t 😀) There was always something magical when Freddie, Brian & his 12 string took the stage. I hope you can react to it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HOps1vbqEuM.html

There’s a documentary about liveAid on RU-vid, I highly recommend anyone who wasn’t around in 1985 watch it. There’s more to understand about what they were trying to accomplish than just putting on a massive concert.

I was lucky to see Queen live in 1980, Oakland. Freddie had a way of making you think you were the only one there. No one will ever be Freddie. My grandson even knows We Will Rock You! LOL

The 20 Greatest minutes in Rock and Roll by the Greatest Band and Frontman EVER !!

I was there 😂❤❤❤😂😂❤❤❤❤

When he´s goofing around with the cameracrew - fantastic!

How you guys can react to this legendary performance with half an earbud each is beyond me. Good reaction regardless.

101 temp and he killed it. Truly an amazing gift.

& they say Freddie was shy. He was shy in private life. WELL -he was sure Not so on stage, was he? What an amazing stage presence. He will be forever missed, but never forgotten.

After listening to your singing all I can say is Don't give up your day job. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.

It's just incredible how the crowd reacts to freddie. They follow what ever Freddie does. They are totally devoted to freddie and freddie is devoted to them. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does he feels the music. God bless you freddie we miss you!

Over 100,000 people at Wembley Stadium... the OLD Wembley Stadium (seated capacity 72,000) were ruled for 21 minutes by a Queen (other than Elizabeth II). It was reported that Freddie wasn't really feeling good at the time, took 3-4 shots of vodka and went out on stage anyway. Since Queen hadn't performed together very much in a while, they stuck to songs everyone would know. It's also reported that as Queen was leaving the stage, the next performer getting ready to go on, the legendary David Bowie is reported to have said, "How the bloody f*ck are we supposed to follow that ?!?!". Sir Elton John apparently chimed in and said, "You know, you just stole the whole f*cking show."

He always did it HIS way

during "hammer to fall " you can hear freddie's laryngitis kick in a few times ...he dealt with it amazingly

One Vision - live at Wembley guys!

Have you watched Queen live at Wembley,it’s a different concert but it’s outstanding.