FIRST TIME REACTING TO Queen - Live Aid 1985 Full Concert 

I would say, best 20 minutes of the best live concert in history. There were a lot of bands at Live Aid, and Queen blew them all out of the water.

Freddie had all 90,000 people in Wembley Stadium in the palm of his hand....and millions more worldwide.

Freddie ALWAYS used that microphone stand. It was kind of his trademark.....other than having the greatest voice ever.😊

"Freddie, what's your favourite instrument to play?" "The audience, darling"

Dude, Freddie used his microphone without the stand since the 1970s...it was his signature look.

Freddie Mercury greatest showoman of a 'll time.

If you want to see how big Queen really were, watch the clip from the green day concert, before the band came on they played bohemian rhapsody as background music, the crowd took over and sang the whole song including music solos. Just shows how amazing Queen were.

Freddie was a magic piece of charisma. One of the greatest entertainers ever and even greater missed in a world gone haywire. Rest in peace

It’s nice to see someone turn onto Queen all these years later. Freddy really was a miracle and Brian May and the rest of the band were brilliant!

Greatest 20 minutes in music history..... And I saw it live. Truly blessed.

Such a cute reaction Video. Always makes me so happy when I see people smiling while they're watching Freddie perform 🥰

Bohemian Rhapsody is practically a UK national anthem. Its consistently voted most popular song of all time. Their Live Aid set here has been voted best live performance of all time. Freddie was classically trained , had a 5 octave range & had charisma you could surf off. As a teen, I watched the whole Live Aid concert on TV , it was incredible

HI from Australia - I was 16 when Live Aid was on, and I say in front of the TV from 8 at night until well into the next day waiting for Queen to come on and I was not disappointed. They were my first band from when I was six years old, and I still love them just as much. Good reaction, glad you liked it.

Watched it live as a Queen fan in 1985 and fully expected them to kill it...and they did!

Concerts before there were cell phones. Where everyone is just living and enjoying the moment. No selfies, texting, etc. Just wave your hands and sing along and let yourself ride the emotional wave of music, being a part of something, taking in all the good vibes from the person next to you and all the thousands of people.👍 😊

Queen is the best band EVER, and Freddie was a magical being. Kudos also to the stage crew, cameramen, and the editors who put this video together that makes it feel like I'm actually there every time I watch it. Great reaction too!

Half mic stand was a signature for Freddie. Early in his career with the band he grabbed the mic and broke in half. Since that time it became his signature

Great reaction! Glad you loved it. The greatest live performance of all time!

Queen “was it all worth it “🔥🔥🔥🔥thanks boss

This was actually the whole performance from Queen on this magical day in 1985. I sat glued to the TV for almost 24 hours as this was televised all over the world as they raised money to stop the hunger in Africa. Each band had only 20 minutes to perform. The stage was divided in to three parts and rotated. So, when one band performed the previous bands instruments was taken off the stage and the next band was rigged on the third. When Queen entered the stage and performed their set - no one wanted to enter after them - They OWNED Wembley that night!

Your enthusiasm for Queen makes my heart happy!!! I love watching people fall in love with this band and the music they made that will be TIMELESS!!

Freddie is the best!

"If you watched my last Queen reaction where I cried, the real ones know, man" Freddie: "Didn't mean to make you cryyyy" That was perfect timing

Rock in Rio, January 1985 best Queen Show ever, about 300.000 people, simple the best.

Dude, lm a 63 ye old fat ass 300 lb white guy and I love you in a heterosexual way. I love the way that you can actually appreciat and enjoy music beyond what is acceptable in the hood. Your joy and happiness proves me right. Great music is universal and timeless..😅

72,0000 people at Wembley, another 100,000 in Philadelphia, and 1,2 billion watching on TV globally. The Olympics have 3 satellites...Live Aid had 13. I wasn't a Queen fan at all, but after that day..I was lol! The world for Africa! I remember it was very hot that day in Wembley Stadium July 13th 1985 but it was worth it, best day in my life! 👏👏🇳🇱

First time seeing your video bud,you sound like someone who would fun to be around,keep that spirit dude it works 👍,these were my late fathers favourite Live band,said no one did it better

❣❣❣ **********BEST FRONTMAN IN HISTORY!!!********** ❣❣❣

The half mike stand was Freddie's signature stage prop, dating back to his time in the failed band "Ibex" when the stand broke on stage he found he liked the freedom it gave him and kept it.

Every band at both concerts got roughly 20 minutes. Philadelphia and London took turns having bands on stage. It was televised and I remember my friend recording it on VHS.

Queen….cool cat….brilliant!!🇬🇧🎼🇬🇧🇬🇧🎼🌻

oh yes i was there in the crowd, the whole stadium was rocking here

It's almost impossible to see Freddie here and know that he only had 6 years left in life xx

Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️

Liked & subscribed! More Queen please! Fantastic reaction to the world’s greatest band! Love from Australia 🇦🇺

You're the man, Rick!!! Much love from Mexico City!

Just subscribed! Love your spirit and reaction! Yes, Queen is a British band, but Freddie was born in Zanzibar, off the coast of East Africa. He is of Asian-Indian descent and of Persian(Iranian) ancestry. His parents were born in Bombay. Before Live Aid, his doctor told Freddie not to sing. He voice problems, but Freddie sang his heart out that day. Queen was spectacular and Brian May, lead guitarist, said it was Freddie’s day. There is a video that includes the end of this performance. It’s a shame this one was incomplete. Please react to Another One Bites the Dust, Montreal 1981 &. I Want to Break Free, Vienna 1984 (Totally unforgettable!)

Freddie Mercury is THE BEST.

I make sure to always introduce Queen to my high school students. Everyone (!) asks for it when we play music in the classroom. And the best part is that they're just quiet sitting there enjoying it (and working, hopefully). And everyone knows how different all high school students are from each other.. But in this, they unite. Great reaction videos from you! Love and respect from Sweden.

there were so many great artists on live aid, but Freddy and Queen killed it. I felt like you did Rickk when I first saw this video.

I loved your reaction. So sorry the video you chose had a bit missing. There are other versions that are okay. I don’t think they block live performances. Looking forward to more Queen from you. 😁👍🏾

Freddie had laryngitis the week before this concert and was advised by his doctor to cancel his appearance. Of course he ignored the advice and went on to make rock history. Wembley seats 72,000 for sporting events, so it's anybody's guess how many were there including the people on the field. Two of the songs were shortened since they only had a 20 minutes set and they wanted to include as many of the fan favorites as possible. If you watch more Queen videos you'll notice that Freddie ALWAYS carries the mic & stand around the stage with him. He started doing that at the beginning of his career.

Hey man that was a blast. You are great at this. Queen was one of my teen years favorite bands, so this was great. Thanks for appreciating this great band and what a show.

PURE PERFECTION! LIVE AID was a charity event for the horrendous famine in Africa (especially Ethiopia)...thousands upon thousands of people were dying. Loads of bands and individual performers contributed to the event to raise money for the people of Africa - Madonna, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, David Bowie, etc etc. Each performer only had 20 MINUTES for their performance. The Live Aid crew were under strict orders to cut the power if a band went over their 20 minutes. So QUEEN shortened the length of the 6 songs they decided to perform so they would fit into their 20 minute time slot. At the time of LIVE AID, Queen had just returned from their enormous South American tour where they performed in many countries including Brazil where they gave incredible shows in front of more than 250,000 adoring fans each show. So Queen was used to performing in huge stadiums in front of thousands of people. They practiced their shortened versions of their songs for many days the week before the concert. QUEEN WAS MORE THAN READY FOR LIVE AID...and WOW!!! Their performance was impeccable!

Any Queen is good Queen thank you so much

EVen more impressive when you know Freddie's doctor strongly advised him not to sing that day as he had a throat infection, but he had to carry on. Also, the tickets were sold before Queen was added to the list of artists, so these folks didn't know Queen was going to be there when they bought the tickets, but they sure got an amazing surprise.

That half-mike stand was Freddie's trademark. Early in his career, supposedly the top half broke off during a performance and he just kept going. Did it like that from then on. He was so cool!

I'm an imediate fan dude. Your reactions are so genuine. You make me smile.

I've watched "Somebody to Love" Live 1981 a million times; if that's not a bottle of Heineken on his piano, I'm not an alcoholic. 😂😂😂😂

The 1980's when the UK had 4 Queens that the world loved. Elizabeth II, Elton John, the rock group and Freddie Mercury

Freddie is most definitely one of the GOATS! There will never be another like him. His voice, stage presence, and charisma is beyond beautiful. 🖤

Over a billion people watched live aid around the world donations came flying in during this performance Queen raised by far the most money for this benifit and Freddie had a throat infection and still stole the show❤Much love from Canada❤🇨🇦

Too bad that this chopped version is the first one reactors find. I don't understand why it not have been taken down yet because who ever responsible for making it is so disrespectful to Freddie cutting away his long note in the end.

You don't have to blur Queen's songs, they're happy to have them watched, shared and enjoyed.

HONEY, I HAVE A REQUEST: SINCE YOU LOVED "SOMEBODY TO LOVE" AT MONTREAL SO MUCH... WOULD YOU PLEASE ALSO REACT TO THE PERFORMANCE AT: MILTON KEYNES BOWL in 1982 (The Montreal performance is awesome, obviously. It gets more reactions because it was filmed in 35 mm... BUT, the Milton Keynes rendition is actually the one that Queen included in their official compilation of Best Live Performances! And, EVERY reactor who has watched both versions, has said they love Milton Keynes even MORE. (One reactor said that "Montreal is the appetizer, Milton Keynes is the MEAL.) The performance is SO PASSIONATE - and FUNNY - and you also get to see the audience involvement that isn't visible at Montreal.) The footage isn't as crystal as Montreal because it's an outdoor nighttime concert... This LINK is to a remastered version, that's better HD than the video on the official channel: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Snk0Acss4Mo.html YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE IT!

You saw 20 minutes of music history. Real music with talents without computers and autotunes. For me Queen is the best group and Freddie ❤ is the best performer, vocalist, frontman. Greetings from Germany.

Love your reactions ! He always used the half piece on his Mike, after his 1st band performance when it got stuck and kept doing it ever since lol 😂😊

Acknowledged as being the greatest live rock concert in history. Thats Queen!

Your attention was diverted from the screen on a few of the very Freddie bits he did - maybe you'll catch them if you ever re-watch. When you almost though he was going to break the guitar - that was his tribute to one of his icons, Jimi Hendrix. Great enthusiasm for that bad boy and Queen. Both inject so much joy in this confused and wild world all these years later. Keep it going.

@OkayRIckk I have watched many great reactions to 'Queen - Live Aid' but yours is now absolute best! *Please* keep reacting to Queen and others 'before your time'. Not only will this 'fam' enjoy, but *you* will appreciate deeply what music was before this modern age 🙂Your reaction is phenomenal, Thank You so much 🥰 Definitely a subscribe by me 🙂

YESSSS .. This 20 min set is still considered the best live performance by a rock band which includes the fact that it was a global charity event for the famine in Africa!! Queen’s song choices for the set list is brilliant 👉 Bohemian Rhapsody (why not, massive hit) .. Radio Ga Ga (crowd participation) .. Hammer To Fall (currently getting radio play) .. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Freddie’s tribute to Elvis, crowd sees him play guitar) .. We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions (the one-two punch knockout) 💥🥊

Shows you what a real showman can do with a crowd and he was one of the best singers of all time and greatest showman by a million miles

The shortest 20 minutes of the history. 😊

Sorry to hear about your dad. Love and life in peace to you bud ❤❤❤. Amazing reaction. I wish the same as you, that I could see them live in my life time, but Freddie died when I was 11 years old. Take care peace and love bro ✌️

Crowd control level 1,000,000! You should seriously watch Bohemian Rhapsody! It'll answer you question about his Mic Stand, LOL!

This made rock history with the greatest live set in rock history. Queen stole the show at live aid. Freddie is a rock icon that will never be duplicated R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU WE HEAR YOU SINGING FROM HEAVEN

I love your videos they help my grief you make me laugh and it makes me want to get up and dance lol

If your still here look up Wembley 1986 .. His LAST time on stage. He leaves it ALL on the stage!!!!!!

Hello from France ! I love your love for our four golden boys 😊 I'm now a new member of the family 💛❤️💙

I'm surprised you had to fade out the video. You are the first reactor I've seen do that for this video.

Usiing the t top piece of the mic-stand was Freddies's trademark for years, Watch the movie. It;s a blast.

Oh hell… did you get Grandma out of trouble? God love her! Love ya baby!!

HEY HON, It’s TOO BAD that you unknowingly picked a copy of the Queen Live Aid video that was INCOMPLETE (part of that last song had been CUT OUT). Just so everyone knows… This is NOT something being done by RU-vid; a few months ago, someone uploaded half-a-dozen copies of this “corrupted” video. There ARE still COMPLETE videos of Queen’s Live Aid set on YT. (I’ve been recommending the version on: Remastered Memories channel… It’s AWESOME remastered quality.)

The best live concert in history

I've seen sooo many documentaries, interviews and read books. I know a much as anyone about Freddie!!!

Best performance in history ❤😂yes it was Warm honey and lemon for his throat . And Freddie performed against doctors orders due to a throat infection . He said it felt like broken glass when he sang. 75, 000 people in. Attendance and 1.9 Billion watched from around the world , which was 1 forth of the world at that time . They made 124 Million dollars for famine in Africa❤

Freddie himself broke the microphone stand and decided he liked it that way.

It was televised live: 1.9 Billion people watched this world wide.

I always cry to Somebody To Love. Hits me so close to home 😢

He was magic on two legs. One of the victims of AIDS only 6 years later. Such a shame, if only the same medications were available back then. RIP Freddie. But isn't it amazing how this music just lives on and still resonates 40 years on. Freddie will be here for a long time to come!

Thank you for taking me on your Queen journey. It makes it feel like my first time, again! Blessings to you!

I recommend you check out the crazy little thing called love video Freddie wrote that as a tribute to the king of rock. Goat.

Freddy Mercury also had a throat infection during this performance… and still sounded that good.

Thank you for this. I love your energi. Have you watched the move ” behemian rapsody”? If not you must. Amazing. Its how Freddie became Freddie, the band Queen. His life and its just mindblowing. The actor Rami Malek did an amizing performance. He even sang the songs in the movie. Thank you again for this. Love from Sweden

Early in his career he accidentally broke the mic stand and kept going. From then prefers it this way. I think partly a place for both hands. Normally he is very shy. Maybe somewhat of a security thing for him. Glad you enjoy their music, it’s a huge rabbit hole.

"if you watch my last queen reaction video where i cried....." Freddie Mercury: "Didn't mean to make you cry!"

Beer, why not and was not his booty facing the crow either ❤❤❤Freddie Forever

They are truly iconic. One of the best bands of all time. You need to watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. It is awesome.

To give people some idea of how good Queen was that day the legendary David Bowie who was on next after Queen was heard to exclaim "how the fuck am I supposed to follow that"

Yes!,the boy from Zanzibar did good🕺👌

This was historic and the pinnacle of live performances. The is the very best. Now go spend the next three months exploring their catalog of music. As one who was alive during their career, the music means ever more now, it has truly aged well.

He was just Freddie , which makes him unique for all time . Watch also , ' Love of my Life ' Live , and Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona Live ...

Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984. Billed as the "global jukebox", Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, attended by about 72,000 people, and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, attended by 89,484 people. On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were held in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia, and West Germany. It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time; an estimated audience of 1.9 billion, in 150 nations, watched the live broadcast, nearly 40 percent of the world population.[3][4] The impact of Live Aid on famine relief has been debated for years. One aid relief worker stated that following the publicity generated by the concert, "humanitarian concern is now at the centre of foreign policy" for Western governments.[5] Geldof has said, "We took an issue that was nowhere on the political agenda and, through the lingua franca of the planet - which is not English but rock 'n' roll - we were able to address the intellectual absurdity and the moral repulsion of people dying of want in a world of surplus."[6] In another interview he stated that Live Aid "created something permanent and self-sustaining" but also asked why Africa is getting poorer.[5] The organisers of Live Aid tried to run aid efforts directly, channelling millions of pounds to NGOs in Ethiopia. It has been alleged that much of this went to the Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam - a regime the UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opposed - and it is also alleged some funds were spent on guns.The BBC stated in 2010 there was no evidence money had been diverted, while the former British Ambassador to Ethiopia, Brian Barder, states, "the diversion of aid related only to the tiny proportion that was supplied by some NGOs to rebel-held areas."

Freddy's doctor advised him not to sing as he had a throat infection but that did not stop him On the piano was all drinks to help him sooth his throat there was no beer. Rest in peace Freddy ❤ Thank you for the video I have seen it a million times over glad you enjoyed it! Coming from the UK ❤ 🇬🇧 👍

Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, attended by about 72,000 people, and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, attended by 89,484 people.

Love that you posted this, and I love to watch YOU watching it! I could never get tired of watching Freddie's stage presence! RIP!

I got married in 1985 and had my 2nd daughter in 86. Watched almost the whole Live Aid concert on TV

Beautiful response and no we dont mind you pausing for Queens of Rock

Love ya bro. Thanks for the awesome review

I'm so glad you enjoyed Queen I'm from the UK ❤️🇬🇧🇱🇷