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Post by NathanH on Aug 11, 2020 20:57:55 GMT
This is news to me, Brian did an interview backstage at Live Aid prior to playing Is This The World We Created...? and he said Queen were thinking of playing a show at the stadium but got scrapped when they decided Live Aid was more important. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 20, 2020 15:49:29 GMT
Very interesting indeed - this is the first I've heard of this. Who knows if they were big enough to sell out two nights at Wembley in '85. But it's fun to ride the speculation train.
It's great to see these unseen interview videos being posted all these years later. He's still clearly buzzing from the performance.
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Post by NathanH on Aug 20, 2020 19:54:06 GMT
He also sounds nervous to me as he was about to play in the finale with Freddie.
Live Aid lifted their spirits, would've a sellout show at Wembley on their own bring the same affect? It's really hard to know but probably not to the same extent.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 20, 2020 22:15:30 GMT
Live Aid lifted their spirits, would've a sellout show at Wembley on their own bring the same affect? It's really hard to know but probably not to the same extent. Probably not.
It's almost certain that they were gonna split after the Works tour anyway, as the band was falling apart. Live Aid was the best thing to happen to them this side of 1977.
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Post by georg on Aug 21, 2020 3:33:32 GMT
Live Aid lifted their spirits, would've a sellout show at Wembley on their own bring the same affect? It's really hard to know but probably not to the same extent. Probably not.
It's almost certain that they were gonna split after the Works tour anyway, as the band was falling apart. Live Aid was the best thing to happen to them this side of 1977.
I’m being pedantic here but I’d say that 1980 might’ve been bigger than 1977. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 21, 2020 15:07:32 GMT
Probably not.
It's almost certain that they were gonna split after the Works tour anyway, as the band was falling apart. Live Aid was the best thing to happen to them this side of 1977.
I’m being pedantic here but I’d say that 1980 might’ve been bigger than 1977. Commercially, yes.
But no Queen song from after 1977 has been as culturally enduring as WWRY and WATC.
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Post by georg on Aug 21, 2020 19:22:25 GMT
I’m being pedantic here but I’d say that 1980 might’ve been bigger than 1977. Commercially, yes.
But no Queen song from after 1977 has been as culturally enduring as WWRY and WATC.
Oh, without a doubt. |
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Post by Dimitris on Aug 27, 2020 13:39:54 GMT
Very interesting interview. I think that Queen would have do one or two wembley nights but no more shows. They would release a live album and video then take a break for 2-3years. Not officially split up. Their record contract was for 1981 up to ten years for 5 plus one (optional) studio albums and one Live also GHII compilation. So they had time to fulfill their contract but not good for Freddie since he was ill.
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