Phil Collins flew in from London after wrapping up his Wembley show and performed at the US venue as well. In the US, the Philadelphia Stadium saw a crowd of 90,000 people and a once-in-a-lifetime lineup featuring names like Madonna, Duran Duran, and The Beach Boys. Apart from regular concertgoers, Princess Diana and Prince Charles marked their presence and stood next to Geldof in their box. Attendees - more than 72,000 of them - began arriving during the day to watch Status Quo start the show. Each ticket was priced at £5 with an extra £20 charity donation added on. The Live Aid set the template for fundraising concerts by raising approximately £150 million for famine relief, according to Geldof's own website. But it is Freddie Mercury's incredible comeback show with fellow Queen bandmates that has gone down in history as one of the most emotional performances ever recorded. The crowd packing London’s Wembley Stadium on a hot afternoon watched legends like Paul McCartney, Elton John, David Bowie, U2, and The Who perform. The common goal of the participating artists was to stand in solidarity with Ethiopia and raise funds to bring relief to the people there, who were faced with a famine. Nothing encapsulates the Queen frontman's mastery more than their Live Aid performance which became a highlight of the global benefit event and went down in music history as one of the greatest ever performances, which was later immortalised by Rami Malek in Queen's blockbuster biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.Organised by Bob Geldof, two epoch-making concerts were held in London and Philadelphia. The crowds continued to grow throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, but Freddie still managed to make every single person watching the band feel involved in the show. Read more: Freddie Mercury in private: 20 rarely seen photos of the star behind closed doors In the clip from the band’s show at the Milton Keynes Bowl in 1982, Freddie is just having a good time playing up to the crowd, and they absolutely loved it.
I’m very volatile, in that way, and I like to actually put a song across in the way it is. It’s all part of showbiz and theatre, that’s another side of me.” he went on to say.įreddie commanding the 80,000 strong crowd at Wembley Stadium during their Live Aid set.Īs much as "Ay-Oh!" became a way of relating to the audience, it was equally as much about Freddie's exuberant persona being able to enthrall that many people at one time. “On stage, that’s my job and I don’t like to go on stage, sitting on a stool and do a show. That’s not what I’m like in real life, my character’s built up of all kinds of ingredients and this is one element of me." I just cook on stage, that’s just my nature. "I’m very frivolous, and I like to enjoy myself, and what better way to do it than on stage in front of 300,000 people. Read more: Freddie Mercury vs Crowd: When the Queen frontman challenged his fans to a spine-tingling sing-off It’s my job to make sure that I win them over and make them feel that they’ve had a good time." said Freddie when asked about his relationship with Queen audiences. "That’s the part of my role, I have to win them over, otherwise it’s not a successful gig. He knew that making each and every gig feel unique to the audience would always win them over. The iconic audience improvisation was born from Freddie's willingness to engage, and entertain the crowd.
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