Friday, July 13, 2012

Queen at Live Aid; July 13, 1985.











These clips are a primer: Stadium Rock Basics 101. I was watching at a pub in Sligo, Ireland, cradling one Guinness after the next and amazed that 72,000 attendees at Wembley would sing along to "Radio Ga Ga."
Posted by at
Labels: ,

2 comments:

coachsullivan said...

The first minute of the third clip you have on there is as iconic a live concert moment as there is to be found. If there's any doubt of Freddie Mercury's claim to being the top frontman (live performances) of all-time watching him lead 72,000 through vocal exercises puts that to rest. Ironically, I'd put Bono (U2) #2 on that list and this is considered their worldwide breakout, same stage, same day.

1:05 PM
The New Albanian said...

Agreed. I originally considered including "Bad" in this posting. The band's story about Bono's disappearance into the crowd, as relayed in their book a few years back, is priceless.

1:31 PM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)