On July 13, 1985, Queen took the stage at London's Wembley Stadium as part of Live Aid, the dual-continent benefit concert that raised more than $100 million for famine relief in Africa. Nearly two billion people watched. Frontman Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon had a short slot, and they made every second count.
Queen tore through a run of hits including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Radio Ga Ga" and "We Are the Champions," with Mercury leading a packed stadium through his famous call-and-response chant. In 2005, a poll of musicians and industry insiders voted it the greatest live performance in rock history, ahead of even Jimi Hendrix's set at Woodstock.
A Moment That Outlived the Concert
The set became so legendary that it was recreated, nearly shot for shot, as the climax of the 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Live Aid itself, organized by Bob Geldof, remains one of the most ambitious charity concerts ever staged.
Forty-one years on, the footage still resurfaces every July, and May and Taylor are still asked about the 21 minutes that turned an already-big band into legends.
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