Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Live ( LIVE AID

The English rock band Queen was well known for its live musical acts. Diverse musical catalogues, large sound systems, lighting rigs, innovative pyrotechnics and extravagant costumes often gave shows a theatrical nature. Artists such as Bob Geldof, David Bowie, George Michael, Kurt Cobain (in his suicide note), and Robbie Williams have expressed admiration for lead singer Freddie Mercury s stage needed Queen wrote certain songs, such as We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions, with the goal of audience participation. Radio Ga Ga came to inspire synchronized handclapping (this routine, originating from the song s video, was the invention of the video s director, David Mallet). This influenced Queen s appearance at Live Aid, where the 72, 000person crowd at Wembley Stadium would often sing loudly and clap their hands in unison. Queen s performance at Live Aid was later voted the greatest live show of all time by a large select