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Paul Elliott

“Freddie rose to the occasion. When we did Radio Ga Ga and the whole audience did the double handclap thing, I remember getting chills in that moment”: Brian May recalls the power and the glory of Queen at Live Aid

Queen at Live Aid.

Live Aid was billed as The Greatest Show On Earth and a ‘global jukebox’ – and Queen delivered on both counts.

At Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985, Queen stole the show before a crowd of 100,000 and a global TV audience of 1.9 billion.

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