It was 40 years ago today. I remember watching bits of Live Aid and had a VCR recording it, but as an almost ten year old, I got bored and went out to play. So I don’t remember seeing Queen play that day, but I’ve watched their performance multiple times since.
The official Queen YouTube channel is showing a remastered version of their set for 24 hours only, so the video above may not work if you’re visiting this blog post in the future.
Go get yt-dlp and save a remarkable performance for your own viewing pleasure!
Now, go look at a 480p version of their set. You’ll notice some improvements to the audio, which I like, but the 1080p video in the remaster could have been so much better.
Edit a few days later: it’s gone. I hope you grabbed a copy for yourself!
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@donncha 40 years ago today!
And now I've watched U2 play Bad at Live Aid on this reacts video. I either forgot or had no idea that Bono spotted a woman in trouble in the audience and jumped down off the stage and comforted her. A human after all.reaction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfIhFxoDrScoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvBgRSSlVBA#u2 #liveAid
@donncha One of my enduring childhood memories is of Queen's "It's a kind of magic" blaring out over the speakers as I played games like Ghosts & Goblins, Arkanoid, Bubble Bobble and Out-Run.I was never a big Queen fan, but it kind of was…
One more hour to watch that performance on the official Queen channel, but I'm sure someone else will upload it afterwards.
@donncha If this is the remastered Live Aid thing, I’m counting on it hitting PirateBay almost immediately afterwards[1] ? And yes, ‘I was there in 1985″. Best Concert Set Ever, IMO. Everyone else did ‘3 of our famous songs’. Queen did a 21 minute show and stole it for ever.From just one site: “…of all the high-caliber artists on display that day, there was unanimous agreement that Queen’s Live Aid performance stole the whole show with a magnificent, 21-minute tour-de-force set.”https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/queen-live-aid-concert-performance/1. And if someone sees that pop up there or anywhere else, please DM me with a heads-up, please!
@bytebro install yt-dlp and you can download a copy for yourself!