'Bohemian Rhapsody': Rami Malek's immigrant upbringing (and fake teeth) helped him find Queen's Freddie Mercury 'Queen went for it'Īt the time of Live Aid, Queen was still recovering from the critical and commercial disappointment of the 1982 album "Hot Space." The band was on hiatus from recording, and star singer Mercury had just released his poorly received solo album, "Mr. More: Listen to Freddie Mercury's previously unreleased 1985 song On the anniversary of one of the biggest concerts in rock history, we look back at Queen's unrivaled performance. In the decades since, Mercury's life and genius have been memorialized in pop culture, from Mercury's influence on fashion to the Oscar-winning "Bohemian Rhapsody" film. "Freddie was mesmerizing," says Lesley-Ann Jones, who was at the show and later authored "Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury." "He seemed to summon the brilliance of every great performance artist who had gone before."
So why is it, 35 years later, Queen's set is the most lauded? Partly because it marked the comeback of a rock icon, Freddie Mercury, who had something to prove when he took the Live Aid stage. The biggest acts in music performed, including Rick Springfield, Madonna, Elton John, David Bowie, Paul McCartney and U2. Kennedy Stadium and London's Wembley Stadium. The fundraising event was held simultaneously at Philadelphia's John F.
Live Aid was a benefit concert watched by nearly 2 billion people worldwide when it was broadcast on July 13, 1985.
"Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind' at Princess Diana's funeral had enormous resonance and was also incredibly emotive, but I don't think anyone's yet outdone Queen in 1985," says Holly Thomas, a London-based writer and editor who wrote a tribute to the performance for CNN. There's never been a show quite like Queen at Live Aid. Watch Video: Freddie Mercury: Rami Malek fronts Queen in biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
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