Queen Live Aid 1985 - BackStage

[MsMercuryrising]

Best band ever to be sure! Rock gods of the universe and Freddie is the King! There's also no one else in this world that looks as good as Freddie Mercury or wears a pair of tight jeans like he does. Totally mind blowing!

[trabaregocer]

This is so awesome that you need an electron microscope to see the dislike bar

[cardolino82]

who is the "forever alone" disliking this? LOL!!

[cardolino82]

@cardolino82 maybe Justin Bieber!!! hahahahahaha

[arikharris]

Sometime between now and when they went onstage... Brian found some pants.

[mura1120]

Tank you for uploading this precious video!!!

[cuerollen]

How can ANYBODY wach this and NOT ENJOY IT? Look how on key they are with each other. It looks like they're just hanging out, jammin' and having a blast.

[youreadyfreddie]

@cuerollen He must have borrowed those shorts from John Deacon.

[JVoH4god]

can Brian get any HOTTER than at 5:38??

[u2soadfan]

There's an interview book where Bono says Freddie hit on him at Live Aid. Which strikes me as hilarious.

[youreadyfreddie]

@u2soadfan Yeah, as if. Bono wishes Freddie hit on him.

[hugo1976moro]

He never die,still love you!!!

[hugo1976moro]

IT,S A GREAT,S!!!!

[ERLANDO1981]

EVEN at backstage he works a lot!

[Waitingforriki]

Erm, this isn't back stage at Live Aid..don't mean to be a bore or anything but ??? Peace! Rx

[loonycarnival]

i respect you guys and i like it how u love him. it means that he will never die!!!

[JuliPoker888]

QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEN ♥

[AliceInWonderland85]

I swear Roger could drum in his sleep, he never messes up.

[jbranstetter04]

The lack of interaction with the audience makes all the difference, in that this rehearsal was only great, and not supper great. Did Freddie know he would interact with the crowd in the magical way that he did when they performed the show live? How he interacted with the crowd; that he wore a tank top; that he slicked his hair back; that the camera and lighting work was perfect; that he and the others gave it their all. That is why it was possibly the best live performance of all time.

[TangmereTornado]

Question for your folks - Brian plays some variations on the main riff in Hammer to Fall, filling in the gaps that are normally left with no notes in. Does anyone know if he ever played HTF in this style live/in a studio session? It just sounds so killer in the rehearsal footage here, and I'm wondering if he was just screwing around with this variation for this rehearsal and nothing more after that?

[TangmereTornado]

@TangmereTornado Best examples of what I mean being at 0:08, 0:10 and 0:14.

[LoveFrusciante]

Wow rehearsals sound AMAZING. What a warrior Freddie was...givin it all in rehearsals when he wasn't even supposed to sing at all that day. They're all fantastic.

[aleaxa80]

the best

[maggieiza]

And the doctors had forbidden Freddie going on stage that day, because of some serious throat problems. Figures - he hadn't even saved himself during rehersals! This video proves that this man was, is and always will be the best performer, singer and person forever. Always strong, always 100%, no matter the circumstances. Freddie you are the Legend.

[TachieBillano]

@ilovebelladonna: Hee hee. They just HAVE to show that part of the video at the university where--cough---Dr. Brian May works as Chancellor nowadays.

[MrSpamba]

...even better than the Live Aid concert itself!..R.I.P. Freddie...

[odewepe]

wow

[TheSummerwine20]

WOW FREDDIE MERCURY..

[HellboyEngineer]

I know ..... Brians shorts are too small for his balls , huh? God's gifts. Little luxuries that appear in your face somehow...weird. ;D

[velkelovce]

This is not backstage performance my friends. This clip is from a BBC report on Live Aid and was shot few days prior to the event and in London downtown in a theatre rented by Queen to have a quiet place to put together their act for the big one.. Do not screw around with history..

[Numanoid1963]

@velkelovce

So what are you saying..??...

That Queen allowed themselves to show that they rehursed their show for all to see..??

As a London town BBC news observer at that time, i dont recall this being shown on the Tv..

Of course i could be wrong...

Who is screwing around with history any way??

[velkelovce]

@Numanoid1963

Of course you wrong :)

Somebody was saying that this clip is a backstage performance at the live aid gig. This is not, so saying otherwise is "screwing history". Look for this clip on bbc spots on you tube , you will find it.

[velkelovce]

@Numanoid1963

The location is Shaw Theatre in London.

The footage was created by BBC and was aired at the BBC Breakfast

I cant paste link for some reason but its on youtube look for it, complete with interview

[OohOohInnuendo]

loving john's fro. lol:)

[9danielos5]

@TerynKitten

Lucky you, I was born 10 years later :(

[EgoShredder]

@9danielos5

I was 14 in 1985 and I cannot begin to describe how incredible it was watching Queen on TV that day! It was not just the occasion, the performance etc it was the sheer magnitude of the vibe, the atmosphere. I like you wished I had been a couple of years older, because I could then have gone to see them with Freddie in 1986. I went to the Tribute Concert in 1992....sadly without Freddie in the flesh but definitely in spirit and another awesome occasion. Nice to see another fan!

[AguirreFurorediDio1]

Queen and Led Zeppelin are both legends of musical history! The greatest rock bands of ever.......

[Mrjeff3ry]

Music will never be the same-worship their memory

[TheBMAvids1]

Brian! put on some pants!

[AngelMaldonadoSME]

How can be their rehearsals sound much better than the actual music?. QUEEN FOREVER!. THE FUCKING LEGENDS NEVER DIE!. lml

[TerynKitten]

I was 6 days old when they recorded this :)

[shantidiane]

Love seeing him up close and playing the piano!!!!

[baz7952uk]

Even this backstage is top class performance. We love and miss you Freddie!!!

[bmyrab]

Love you more than ever Freddie.

[PATSYBEVINS]

They were brilliant in their own right -

[TheRedSphinx]

Ha! Even animated in rehearsal, priceless. But May should've put som pants on.

[phredbull]

@TheRedSphinx

LOL!!! For sure!

[ZrKappa]

What a brilliant performance...I miss Freddie so much...

[echo680]

nice clip - but not Live Aid, and not backstage either. 

[mojopin70]

@echo680 true its not backstage these are the rehearsals weeks before

[morsagalactica]

whattaband!!!!!!!!!

[Winxica4ever]

Gotta love Queen.

The best band of 70's? No.

The best band of 80's? No.

How about the 90's? No, no, no!

What about the best band ever rocked the Earth in history of history? Hell, YEAH!

You'd be a liar not to agree with me.

[1319mauro]

@Winxica4ever just the best



[kidadam4]

@Winxica4ever I disagree... they were the best band of the 70's 80's 90's AND the best band that ever rocked the Earth in the history of history!

[imchangingtrains]

@Winxica4ever at that level- that Queen got to - it's hard to tell which is best, or better than other. sometimes i feel like listening to some other bands like LedZep or Doors, but that doesn't mean that i forget about freddy. there are bands that suit for a state of mind of mine. i get back to queen very often, and Nirvana and the Cure a.s.o. But this is in my case. I can't listen on an on the same band, but i get back to them once in a while.

[RatSitnov]

@Winxica4ever Here's a 200'th like. Hope you enjoy it.

[iniquitouss]

@Winxica4ever U-R absolutely Correct!!! Best Band ever, and Ever!!

[DiedKatya]

He singing "Mamooo!" in Rhapsody. Love this moment, so impressive!

God... Freddie, I miss you so much!

[asrinsirri]

Freddie Mercury is the best.

FROM TURKEY.

[zenpaganwarrior]

@asrinsirri from Zanzibar...:)

[chaosventureprj]

per non dimenticarsi cosa vuol dire cantare o cercare di cantare,come molti fanno.

inarrivabile ed unico!

immenso

[mogirldotnet]

At 0:11 , is Brian actually playing in his underwear? :P

[jumpyjedi]

no those are called shorts

[mentalguitarisist]

I love the way that none of them knew that the audience would do the double hand clap in radio gaga

[mmragheb84]

AWesome!

[babyhomer]

Fantastic!  Thank you for sharing!

[PLATOON72]

SEN SA ZIO NA LE!!! Una delle loro migliori performances!! Incredibile, se la sono gustat solo i tecnici!! Meno male che dopo hanno realizzato che valeva pubblicarla. eheheh

[Danieloemma]

great!!

[sueandlen]

Very good, thanks for sharing

[gretos1975]

This is actually very very good I thought it wouldnt be this good but its really really good thanks! :D

[Googelgirl]

hmmm wo das war war ich noch nicht mal 1 monat alt da war ich noch in der kinderklinik.

[Prisko92130]

very great

[TheFreddieMercuryFan]

My Hero, My Idol, Freddie we still love you !

[xupateresa69]

Sorry wrong username lol. You rock FreddieM85, thanks ;)

[xupateresa69]

You rock Afrodita =))