Queen’s Live Aid Performance Nearly Didn’t Go Ahead, Band Recalls

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Queen’s Live Aid performance nearly didn’t go ahead, band recalls

British band Queen’s performance at 1985 charity mega concert Live Aid has gone down in the history books, but it almost didn’t happen, according to members Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Remembering Live Aid 40 years later

Live Aid, one of the greatest events ever staged in the history of Philadelphia, was the focal point of the world 40 years ago.  The two-venue benefit concert, which was held simultaneously at the late, unlamented JFK Stadium and Wembley Stadium in London on July 13, 1985, was organized by the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure to raise funds for relief for the victims of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. The tandem co-wrote and …

Queen remember iconic Live Aid performance: ‘We thought it was going to be a disaster – and it nearly fell apart’

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.Bob Geldof had one instruction for Queen on the day: “Don’t get clever; just play the hits. You have 17 minutes.”  Thus did four already veteran rockers take to the stage at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985 to do their bit for Live Aid, going on to deliver a performance that is still considered by many to be one of the best ever in music history. Only last month it came top in a newspaper poll o…

Queen to share Live Aid performance in honor of event’s 40th anniversary

FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Image With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid coming up on July 13, Queen is giving fans a chance to relive their electric set. The band just announced that on the day of the anniversary they’ll be showing their set on their YouTube channel for 24 hours starting at 6:41 p.m. BST, the same time Queen took the stage at Wembley Stadium. Live Aid, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, took place at London’s Wembley Stadium and …

"We thought it was going to be a disaster." Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Queen's now-legendary performance at Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury

"The response from the crowd was so deafening, it took your breath away"