“We hesitated to say yes. The chances of making fools of ourselves were so big”: Live Aid was Queen’s crowning glory. But they nearly turned it down

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The brand new issue of Classic Rock magazine is out now and features Queen on the cover, telling the story of their commercial resurrection with 1984’s back-to-basics The Works album, which followed a turbulent few years for the rock legends.

The in-depth cover story, written by Queen biographer Mark Blake, also throws up a few surprises, not least the fact that the band almost didn’t play Live Aid – their crowning glory as a live band.