Queen | Live Aid | Reaction 

We understand that there is a glitch in the board on Freeburgs Mic!!! We made the artistic choice to leave it as is, because we wanted the natural amazement of her reaction. Yes we could’ve LIED to you all and refilmed it but it wouldn’t be fair to all of you who watch so we left it as is. We apologize! But it is what it is

"Is he alive?" hurt me beyond measure. It's like he died all over again. If only he was. If only.

I was in the crowd that day - I'm 58 now, was 21 at the time, and fresh out of university - I made a long weekend of it in London, to take my mind off waiting to get my degree results. I was a Huge Queen fan and it was the 3rd time I saw them play live (out of 5 times in total).. and it's true when they say that Queen stole the show. All around me, people who'd never yet seen Queen play live were almost in shock.... "How the F*** does anybody follow THAT???" A red-hot summer day, and I got quite heavily sunburned.. but worth it. On hi-res RU-vid videos it's possible to pick me out in the crowd - During 'Crazy Little Thing', right after "Ready-Freddie", the camera pans to the crowd - There's a girl sitting on her b/f's shoulders... I'm a couple of rows behind, to the right as we look at her - I'm the one in sunglasses, right behind the guy waving the white t-shirt. I've also watched this back with my daughter.... and my 13 y.o. grand-daughter - they were so jealous when I pointed myself out in the crowd.

I like how dad explains the back story on the songs. Good job pops.

Queen stole the show with this one. They were in a slump and instead of just going on stage, doing a couple of songs and getting off again like the other bands, Freddie decided to go for it and "put on a show". Their career took off again after this. David Bowie was the next act to come on stage. he was heard to say "How the F%#K am I supposed to follow that!".

believe it or not Freddie was a very shy man. He used to come into our Hi-fi shop and buy his equipment. We were a little shop in Tottenham Court Road, Road. Unlike the larger Hi-fi places we specialisted in higher end stereos. He would walk around and listen to different items before choosing what he wanted. Everybody knew who he was but nobody took any notice of him ( we had a number of famous customers). He got friendly with a friend of mine who worked there who used to go to his home and set up his equipment. Whenever he went there he would end up spending the whole evening, just chilling out with Feddie and whoever was at the house. He said that Freddie just liked being treated as a normal person and hated being reconised when he wasn't't working.

Can you imagine him standing on that stage in Wembley with an audience of thousands and he plays them like a fiddle. That is real stage presence.

A hot day in 1985, about 72,000 people in the stadium, millions watching all over the planet...and for 20 minutes, Britain had a different Queen on the throne:). Often regarded as the greatest live performance ever.

Love how your daughter was so impressed by Freddie and Queen ive never seen anybody not be impressed he was the greatest showman backed by the greatest band ever all fabulous musicians and they wrote all their own songs just amazing it still makes me go cold listening to them and i was there the first time around xx Sir Elton John was on next and he was heard to say "how the f..k can i follow that " ha ha the greatest 20 minutes in music history so proud of them xx

Your daughter’s right. Roger’s son said radio caca when he was very small, he was half French, and that inspired the song. ❤️❤️

At the time of Live Aid I was serving in the British Royal Marine Commandos in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, whilst the Bands were raising money for the people we were there to help and protect. We listened to it on the radio. We were surrounded by the full horror of the Famine, but when Queen came on the radio those poor soles who were there even reacted in a very positive way. I remember that a lot of us Royal Marine Commandos were crying watching some of the children dancing along, I'm teary eyed just remembering. I looked around at men I had fought alongside, who were tough, hardened Royal Marine Commandos who had fought a life and death war against Argentinian's in 82. By the end of Queen's set we were dancing with the children. It went along way to help build their trust in us. The famine is only one of many terrible memories I have from 35 years of active service, and over 2 years hospitalisation. But when I remember the smiles on the children's faces, and their laughter at the terrible way we danced always reminds me that humanity will always find it's way through even the worst of times. I only watched it for the first time last year, my son put it on the TV. A lot of memories came back and a lot of tears. My amazing Wife took me to see Queen at Wembley, U.K., in 1986 two weeks after I got back from Ethiopia as a surprise, we also went to the last Queen concert they ever did. I saw Queen live 8 times in all (my wife only 6 ha ha), they were incredible live. And yes, I am an old fart. P.S. In 2007 I was walking in a part of London called, Putney, with 2 of my fellow service members. We were on our way to see an ex member of our Troop when I spotted a man I recognised, but I couldn't think of where from. Suddenly I realised who it was and shouted out "your John Deacon"! He nearly jumped out of his skin, and I immediately apologised for scaring the crap out of him. My two colleagues thought I'd lost my mind, until I told them who he was. I'd listened to Queen on Base and when we were Posted to Iraq, Afghanistan and a lot of other places all the time. Mr Deacon invited us for a pint at his local pub, which I said yes to, as fast as giving an order on Parade or when under fire. So there I was having a beer with a Legend, Queen's Bassist, talking about all the times I had seen Queen live, starting as far back as 1977 when I was 13, and also that my wife and I had "You're My Best Friend" as our song at our wedding (which he wrote). I told him the impact that hearing Queen at Live Aid had on the refugee's who could hear it at the camp in Ethiopia in 1985. And how It was Queen that actually got some of the children dancing, how they pulled some of us up and ended up dancing with them, and after that moment the children and some of the women started to trust us. The fact that we were able to build on that basis, and in other Country's being able to use music as a way to break down barriers that people who had suffered so much naturally build. Then my colleagues decided to tell him that I had a habit of singing Queen and songs from other bands like the Electric Light Orchestra, Earth Wind and Fire, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy and so on when we were in combat, and how it would help calm the younger Trooper's and soldiers. I just wanted to become invisible at that moment, but he asked me what I sang, so I ran of quite a long list, he said I had good taste. After a couple of pints we went on our way, I had the autograph for my wife. He was a humble and incredibly nice man, and I have such a great memory in meeting one of my hero's. However, as soon as we were out of sight, my colleagues ran for their lives. I managed to bug one of my older brothers and his wife to go and see Queen's "The Game Tour" in 1980 at the Wembley Arena. It was a Christmas present to my girlfriend (now wife and owner), it was our second date. I'd seen them on their "Crazy Tour" the year before so I knew what a hell of a show they put on, plus I was trying to lure the Boss to the dark side :)). And like all good couples we have a song, which we danced to at our wedding, "You're My Best Friend", a song written by John Deacon (the bassist, who I met by accident 2007).

crazy thing called love was for Elvis . Freddie liked Elvis

That entire concert was about the biggest thing I had ever witnessed on live Televison. First of its kind on that kind of scale for sure and maybe since. The whole world stopped and watched for the music and for aids. I was 15 years old. Changed my life. Nice of you to pass it to your daughter even if you were too young to experience and enjoy it when it happened. I was at my grandmothers house and it was full of relatives that weekend for some reason. It was on all weekend. We all came and went into the living room and got bits and pieces. But the evenings were saved for the big acts. Great choice! Cheers!

Bless your heart for giving your sweet girl a proper musical education and showing her how musical talent actually works: no gimmicks, no auto-tune, no earpiece, no semi-naked dancers, no dissing exes, no backing track, nothing but talent. Roger wrote this, adapting his child's words ka-ka (meaning poop) to ga-ga. Part of the lyrics is radio blah-blah.

This is what greatest looks like, his like will never be seen again. There can be only one, this is the One !

After their performance, Freddie went to see Elton after Queen had stolen the show. “Freddie, nobody should go on after you - you were magnificent.” Stewart Stanford (actor) once said “The bravest thing David Bowie ever did was to go on stage after Queen at Live Aid.”

I was fortunate to be there and they smashed it ! The best performance I’ve ever seen.

Daughter, you have seen a part of history in music. There will be no other....Freddy brought millions of people together because of his music..

This live perfomance is considered the best live of all time :) also FM is considered the best singer of all time for many :D .. great reaction guys

Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) wrote Radio Ga Ga. His then 3-yr-old son, Felix, whose mother is French, ran into the room and announced "radio caca". Roger was inspired by the statement but Queen's management company nixed the idea of Caca (French for poo) so he changed it to GaGa though Roger claims that in the studio version, occasionally they actually did sing "Caca". Freddie wrote "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" as an homage to Elvis. Freddie was taking a bath in his hotel in Munich (recording an album) when the inspiration struck. He yelled for someone to bring him a guitar and it took him about 10 minutes to write this song. He called the other members of Queen to go to the studio immediately so they could record it. Actually, Freddie, Roger, and John had it recorded before Brian made it to the studio so his guitar solo was added last.

This is what I'm talking about.Beautiful family enjoying timeless performances!'Pay it forward👍👍

Nice seeing the younger generation watch this. Probably the best 20 minutes in rock history. Freddie was born in Zanzibar. There will never be another Freddie Mercury!! Check out more of Queens music young lady😊

It's nice to see a loving father and daughter sharing this.

Billions saw this performance, i was one of them !!! 🇨🇦 “What instrument do you play” Freddie: “The crowd, darling”❤❤ He did write Crazy Little Thing as a tribute to Elvis. Also, They are all highly educated, Brian May PhD in astrophysics. Next up should be Live Montreal 1981 “Save Me” written by Dr Brian May!

Your daughter is so sweet ...

Your Daughter is so precious, savor these moments as they grow up, and she will share them with her own kids.

Definition of the word "Adorable".

This was so adorable to watch between you and your daughter. My kids love Queen because I grew up listening to them. I made sure they knew amazing vocalists. My kids can sing Queen along with me. Freddie was a power house that should never be forgotten.

In 1986 I was fortunate enough to see Queen perform at open air gig at Knebworth in England.. It was probably the greatest musical experience of my life. Freddie Mercury was majestic!

I'm a grandad of 6, It's awesome to see the relationship you have with your daughter and her willingness to appreciate 80's ROCK. One can see how engaged Freeburg is in this music through the intensity in her lovely dark eyes. Bravo dad. Creating a new rock chick!

I love the little smile that steals across her face, when she knows she's listening to something special - and the widening of the eyes - lovely reaction :)

I was at that concert, my friends and I were stood just to the right of the camera tent in the crowd. I was 16 at the time. Awesome concert.

You my friend, are a good Dad, and you sweetheart have an open mind to hearing new things, listen to your Dad......

The greatest live performance in rock history. Freddie and Queen stole the show that day, even the other acts said so. I hope you don't me saying that your daughter is beautiful.

Your comments make us realise how far we've come since 1985. I was 26 then and not particularly a queen fan , but live aid was such a big deal , and looking back queens performance was the only one I remember. I hope you've seen the movie now, remember freddie had just got his aids diagnosis before live aid and in those days it was a death sentence. We're all so proud of these guys in the UK and dad...you're not 40 yet? Really?🤣🤣❤🥰

I took my daughter, 41 years younger than me, to see Queen with Adam Lambert. Am I crazy or a loving dad? She's 26 now......And she loved the concert.

My wife was lucky to see Queen on their last tour. She said it was the best concert she had seen.

He had a severe throat infection. His doctor advised him not to do the concert. There’s a clip on YT showing the audience at a Green Day concert singing Bohemian Rhapsody in perfect tune. All the more amazing because the audience wasn’t yet born when this song came out.

I had the pleasure of seeing Queen twice back in 1980 and again in 1982 at Madison Square Garden. In fact the live videos from Queen Rocks Montreal 1981 is the same tour I saw them on in 1980. Also in the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" when they appeared at MSG, for the first time, that was the same concert I went to in real life.

Let all the dad's do this. Never forget Freddie.

More than a gifted songwriter, more than a fantastic singer, Freddie was a born entertainer.

I love the look of dad and daughter learning something new

Queen is always awesome, but watching you two was incredible. Loved that she was with you and her reactions...priceless. Thanks for sharing this.

I was in Philidelphia for the show....all day in high 90 temps...It was a great event and this was the best 25 minutes of the day. The reaction from the crowd you are seeing was mirrored in Philidelphia by an even larger crowd.

"Is he alive?" Young lady, Freddie Mercury is alive and well in the hearts and minds of millions of fans all over the globe. Seeing your reaction and others in your age range I'm confident that, not just Freddie but Queen the band, have made fans in a couple more generations at least, pushing them ever closer to immortality.

I remember this clearly, I was 19 years old and Queen has always been my favorite. They dominated Live Aid, it was awesome.

Thanks to this little girl, Elvis is still in the building! ;)

Just a couple of quick notes - 1) Freddie wasn't born in England. He was born in Zanzibar, which was a British colony at the time, and which is located in modern day Tanzania. His family were Indian Parsees rather than being of European descent. He would have been entitled to a British passport as a British national, though, because of being born in a British colony. And 2) on Radio Gaga, Roger's child did actually say "radio caca", but Roger wrote the lyrics as "radio gaga" and the rest was history. It was my favorite song when I was 8 years old. It is a fun song, and to this day I cannot listen to it without doing the overhead hand clap that they did here which was part of the Radio Gaga music video. Queen music is so iconic, and that's down to the contributions of all four original band members - all singularly talented, but together they made two decades of amazing music that has stood the test of time.

I was at this Live Aid gig at Wembley and it still sends shivers down my spine and a tear in my eye. Exactly a year later from that day ( all but a day ) I was back at Wembley stadium watching Queen on the Its a Kind Of Magic Tour. The band that supported them that day was the brilliant INXS

Master class in crowd control

Im from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and people across the world were clapping along with the performance. This was ground breaking in the time...

Legend has it that Queen convinced the sound guys to keep every ones speaker setting on 8 but had them crank to 11 when they came out

A true legend still missing him irreplaceable

Freddy Mercury was born Farrohk Bulsara in Zanzibar. He had a throat infection at the time of Live Aid and a doctor told him NOT to do the show. Freddy did it anyway. Have you ever tried to sing with a really bad sore throat? A crack in his voice is a small thing in comparison. Love to see the father/daughter reaction ❤️

I found myself watching both your reaction videos to queen and have to say just how wonderful it was to see your daughter react to each and every song... lovely to see.... but dad... you made me feel that bit older lol you said you were 2.... I was at a outdoor event on the shores of loch Lomond in scotland watching this live on giant screens during the live aid concert!!! i was 14 at the time lol wow that does make me feel old lol but still a rocker!!! lol ...thanks for your precious videos!! keep the music alive dude lol

i love you and your daughter rocking out together! Its so sweet

Ahhh Freddie, you have such a talent to play the crowd

Thanks, guys, that was awesome! Next you have to show Freeburg the videos of 'Princes Of The Universe' and 'Barcelona' (with Montserrat Caballé). I would love to see her reactions to these two.

The drinks you see on the piano that look like beer were in fact honey and lemon to help his throat problem

This was the day that the best bands of that time opened for Queen! The best concert of all time is right here! You were right, it was Roger Taylor's son said " radio ca ca" so you daughter was also right. I'm pretty sure they all thought " ga ga " would go over better! 🫶💙🌈👑

I have seen this show so many times I cannot count including on the day it happened (TV only was not at the concert) and I still feel like it is the first time every time. Radio Ga Ga was Roger Taylor's song and his toddler son came into the room didn't like the music he heard, and pointed at the radio and said Radio Caca. (his mom was French and the child spoke both languages. Crazy Little Thing was a song Freddie wrote as a tribute to Elvis , who he truly admired. Thank you for your reactions.

I was 22 when I watched this performance...at Wembley Stadium. Every time I watch it, I get that same rush throughout by body. Those were the "good ole days" for me. Now 60 years old I love watching you younger folks reacting to it. And we had no dinosaurs back in 1985, well, maybe Bob Hope. The only negative to being there was the line for the can!!

One word: AMAZING

Great reaction guys ! Looking forward to more,

On that day there was only one Queen in the country. Long live Freddie. We miss you. Xxxxx

Hi coming from England I was Listening to Queen in my Teens Saw them in 1977 News of the World/ WE will Rock you tour They were Awesome and now retired still listening to Rock music all the best from Nottinghamshire UK👍👍👍👍

You shoulda told her that he wrote that song as a tribute to Elvis. I was proud of her for catching that! You’ve taught her well. ❤

1985 was my Matric year... Unforgettable memories and I saw Queen LIVE at Sun City ,Super Bowl in Bophuthatswana near South Africa during the same time ...* damn, those were the good old days! 🙌

I had just graduated high school in 1985. I watched this on TV, one of the 1.9 billion people from around the world. Awestruck!

88% voice, but 150% Rock God! Had the world in his hand

He died 24 November 1991 .A Great loss for the world 😢😢He was fantastic 👏 ❤️❤️🎶Freddie was born on Zansibar

Your daughter is so creative in trying to explain what to do in the 80's , so funny, love it 😂❤

Awesome Reaction guys and I loved the Radio Ka Ka part..funny as 😅💖💯...No.1 fan, Princess Diana was in The Stadium on This Special Day xxx...

Queen 💖

The late great Freedie held a microphone in one hand that day, and the world in the other. The greatest 20 minutes of live music ever.

@Freebird so happy to see you enjoying us old ppl music. Lol when Queen would play In Boston. Me and my bestie would go out for drinks. They are the nicest,kindest men you would ever want to meet. Freddie always got drop off at a different bar. So I knew about his secret way back in 1978. He was incredible.

The greatest performance of all time. I saw this “live” on MTV.

I was 25 at the time of the planetary concert. Initially, Queen was even not invited. Finally, they stole the show!

I always find it amusing that everyone’s favourite elvis song, isn’t actually elvis, it’s queen…

I see a proud dad :D

What an absolutely adorable young lady you got there. Her reaction seems so legit and sweet.

adorable reaction adorable daughter and gets on with dad so well

RIP....... we love you freddy. We miss you and your music.

Freddie died in 1991 not 1993… died of pneumonia brought on by Aides … and yes his Dr actually advised him not to perform at live aide …Brian May didn’t write Radio Gaga, their drummer,Roger Taylor wrote it…. Lady Gaga’s friends called her Gaga from the song so she took on Lady Gaga …. we still miss you Freddie!

I was 11 and glued to the TV for hours we didn't want to miss a thing

The second most amazing thing about that set was that they had 22mins, and then the power would be cut to the stage. They had everything timed down to the second, even that Audience back and forth.

40% of the world watched this. Queens performance is considered the best ever. Freddie had laryngitis but decided to sing anyway. Lady Ga Ga watched and after watching Freddie decided to make her performance name Lady GaGa since she was so blown away by his control of the audience. 😮😊

Great thing you do there mate. I do the same with my kids. Now, whenever they drive me somewhere, I have good music in their car! :)

I love your daughters comment about Freddie's playfulness. All I could think was "Girl you aint seen shit yet"!!! Then the crowd starts reacting and clapping like the extras from the original music video of "Radio Ga-Ga". For many years I thought I was the only person who thought that "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" sounded like an Elvis song. Great vid. Now watch "Highlander" together.

Freddie is cheeky. He plays with the audience bringing them in and incorporating them into the music. Thank god he brought this extrordinary man into our lives. Personally I believe Elton John and Freddie Mercury did more to advance the call to action and awareness of the AIDS epidemic that scourged the entire world than anyone else.

Seeing the reaction of the crowd, every single person there, everyone, clapping in time to Radio Ga-Ga, brings tears to my eyes, I saw this concert, unfortunately wasn’t in the crowd, but I cried then too!

Hello it's the French mom! Your daughter is too funny with certain reactions like giving him water in the middle of a song 😂! He was a performer at heart despite being sick 😥! We can see at certain times that he catches his breath with difficulty 😔! I already knew about Lady Gaga and I think it's great 😉! I hope your daughter has seen the movie Bohemian Rapsody?? I would like to know how she felt and if like me (in the movies), she cried several times 😭😅! Thank you for sharing especially on this kind of songs 😉! last thing, I saw that she knew Elvis' song (very good taste 🥰😍)! See you soon I hope 🫠

The best front man ever..

You n your daughter git the best reactions cheers ❤

Ahh she so sweet.. Gr8 video.

Your daughter is correct!

Roger actually admitted that they used to sing ca ca on live performances 😂😂

TCB Reacts I was there aged 22; thank you for sharing this genuine and heart-warming reaction! It's incredible to see how Queen's performance at Live Aid still has the power to move and inspire people decades later. It is estimated that around 1.9 billion people across 150 countries watched Live Aid in 1985. Your daughter's reaction is truly priceless, and I appreciate your decision to keep the video authentic with the mic glitch. It's a testament to the magic of music transcending generations.

Y'all should do a conversation bout technology from 1985 cause that had me rolling with laughter

May I recommend Green Day pre-show where the whole crowd sings BR??? TOTALLY AWESOME?? 💜💜 Radio Blah Blah...besides Radio GaGa...lol! Freddie was the greatest performer to engage the whole crowd. MTV was the greatest when it first started and Queen helped boost music videos because of Freddies ability to think outside the box at that time!! 😎 Gotta remember the videos created were actual film like a movie....