Paul Jack Griffiths is at my love 4 Queen ... xx The Very Impressive Queen @Live Aid ..... Queen had a pretty tough task when they took the stage at Live Aid in July of 1985. This was arguably the biggest concert in rock history featuring reunions of Led Zeppelin, The Who and Black Sabbath, in addition to performances from pretty much every big name in rock. How could they possibly stand out, Freddie Mercury insisted to the press that the show wasnt any kind of competition yet they slyly requested to go on stage at Wembley Stadium at 6:00 p.m knowing that TV viewers in England was likely to begin peaking around then. They had their work cut out for them. Money for Nothing was the song of the summer and Dire Straits had just played it with Sting before wrapping up with Sultans of Swing. Their set was preceded by U2 who absolutely destroyed the place with a two song set that culminated with a 12 minute version of Bad. Queen also knew they were to be immediately followed by David Bowie the first Who performance in three years and Elton John with special guests Wham. Given 20 minutes Freddie and the Lads did everything possible to cram a full concert into it. They opened with an abbreviated Bohemian Rhapsody that went right into Radio Ga Ga. Their newest single Hammer to Fall came next, followed by Crazy Little Thing Called Love and the finale of We Will Rock You into We Are the Champions. Many bands were swallowed up by the enormous Wembley Stage, but Fred worked it like an absolute pro. Their task was made easier by the simple fact that the big reunions fell completely flat. Those bands were woefully under rehearsed and in the case of Led Zeppelin very out of tune. Queen never sounded better and many critics said they stole the show even though U2 put up a very good fight. Buoyed by the goodwill, Queen booked a stadium tour for 1986. It was another triumph but sadly it was to be their final outing with Freddie Mercury..... Songs featured here @Live Aid are Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga-Ga, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions .....
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:12:54 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015