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Queen At Live Aid: “Bob Geldof said, ‘No, Queen have peaked. I don’t think they should play…’”
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith reveals his fight to book Queen for Live Aid in 1985 and how the band delivered the performance of ...
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33 years later, Queen’s Live Aid performance is still pure magic
In the spirit of the unabashedly uncool band itself, I’d like to add my voice to the chorus. First, a confession: I wasn’t even alive when Queen played Live Aid. I was born three years later ...
"When we did Live Aid, we could barely play": Pete Townshend says The Who invented stadium rock and then gave it away
Pete Townshend claims that The Who invented stadium rock - only to see Queen steal their thunder at Live Aid. In a new ...
Rocker Pete Townshend claims The Who invented stadium rock but "gave it away" to Queen
The Who's Pete Townshend opens up about the band's role in creating stadium rock and the unexpected legacy they left for ...
“It was a bit ragged”: how Live Aid flirted with disaster
A look into how close Live Aid came to being a total disaster, with clashing egos and logistical issues in the lead up, yet ...
"Champions" Queen win 2025 Polar Music Prize, Hancock and Hannigan also honoured
British rock band Queen, American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan were ...
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'Champions' Queen win 2025 Polar Music Prize
British rock band Queen, American jazz pianist Herbie ... They played stadiums across the world - including a memorable performance at the Live Aid concert in 1985 - before Mercury's death in ...
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Live Aid
It was described as 'The Day Rock and Roll Changed the World' but how did that unforgettable day on 13 July 1985 come about. Band Aid... It all started when Bob Geldof, who had seen Michael Buerk ...