To think there are no performers Anymore?

[Mammyloveswine]

Just watched "Bohemian Rhapsody" and am now watching that Liveaid performance on YouTube.

It struck me just how talented Freddie Mercury was but also what a performer.. and I can't think of anyone in the charts at the minute who is such a performer! The only one I can think of is Robbie Williams but he doesn't have the talent that Freddie had, although I do love him!

Are there still performers? Freddie was just mesmerising and obviously one of a kind!

It's a different type of performance to Queen but Rammstein put on an absolutely incredible show.

Okay. So apart from Pink, the Darkness , the Red Hot Chillie Peppers, the Killers, Ramstein and Lady Gaga....where are the performers??

Springsteen! All day long.....

Okay. To save a lot of writing. Apart from all the aforementioned incredible performers ( and they are), where are the performers?

FunkyKingston if you are going to get on your soapbox then it might be wise to check your facts first. The whole point of Sun City was that it was open to all in apartheid era South Africa.
The rights and wrongs of how it came to exist within the made up state of Bophuthatswana are a whole other debate but there was no racial segregation there and that was precisely why Queen and many other international artists played there.

Beyonce. A complete performer and all rounder. Her concerts are an amazing spectacle. Tina Turner also is a performer

Okay. Feel free to stop coming up with these examples anytime people!

This is a bit like "What have the Romans ever done for you"....

Panic! At The Disco, specifically Brendan Urie. Absolutely incredible showman, his voice is better live than on recordings, he plays multiple instruments on stage and his stage presence and energy are just amazing.

Panic at the disco, not really my thing but Brendan is a great front man.

Went to see Years & Years and was blown away by how good they are!

Panic at the Disco? years and Years? Stop it now! I hate you all with the passion of a thousand fiery suns!

parly i totally agree about the Levellers. I have seen them at every stage of their career and in every inebriated state imaginable and not once have they failed to put on a bad performance.
As for whoever said Queens music was awful... well thats just your opinion. Thankfully music is diverce and we all dont have to follow the sheeps of the music business. I have seen so many acts who have great stage presence and talented too, but they are not in the charts because they dont live up to the popular stereotypes in the industry. Sadly Freddy wouldn't have made it past the first round in the looks departments scrutiny today today we judge more on looks than real tallent. . And he had real tallent.

Lady Gaga, Pink, The Killers, Madonna, all good performers but Freddie was a singular talent.

I can't believe someone has mentioned little mix in this thread

Purple pipped me to the post with Madonna. I don't follow her as much now as in her 'heyday' as it were, but I think early on was sheer brilliance. Also I'd not seen it before, but recently stumbled across on you tube, a performance at an awards ceremony. It was Vogue and they were dressed up in Georgian? style clothes. Reminded me of just what a performer she was/is. Used to have a video of one of her tours around 1990? May have been blonde ambition?

The whole point of Sun City was that it was open to all in apartheid era South Africa.
The rights and wrongs of how it came to exist within the made up state of Bophuthatswana are a whole other debate but there was no racial segregation there and that was precisely why Queen and many other international artists played there.

Queen and other international artists played there for one reason and one reason only. Greed. Sun City managed to circumvent SA's gambling laws

The idea that Sun City was 'mixed' is a laugh. I always understood it to be whites only, do you have any evidence of black people holidaying there on equal terms? Yes, Queen wanted to play to an integreated audience so a handful of tickets were given out to non-whites to provide window dressing. Which in my view is cynical and grotesque.

I get Freddie Mercury was charismatic and his life was curtailed in the most cruel way possible but that doesn't male him a Saint. The knots that some Queen fans will tie themselves in to defend the sun city episode are extraordinary.

Billie Joe Armstrong is amazing front man.

Brendan Urie from panic at the disco has amazing strange presence

Panic at the disco are BRILLIANT live and god can he sing. I saw 21 pilots last week and their live show is incredible especially given there are only 2 of them. (I have a 14 yo dd 😬)

Yes to Springsteen. Saw him play acoustic years and years ago and he had us all in the palm of his hand.

The wombats. Look like they really enjoy playing. The courteeners blow you away live. Belle and Sebastian - never seen a poor show, always having fun, get the audience involved.

But the master for me is Nick Cave. The man is electric. You can see him thriving on the energy from the audience. It’s incredible and almost spiritual and leaves me tingling every time.

Oh I saw Beyoncé and jayz last year too, really good show, they’re nowhere near on a par with the people I listed above though. Expensive bells and whistles and fun to see.

Stage* not strange

Agree re Brendon Urie/Panic.
Glad someone mentioned twenty one pilots, 2 guys and the live shows are incredible. Wasn't a fan until I saw them live.
Killers are a given too.

Also agree re pink even if she isn't my go to music wise I would go to watch her show.

@RJnomore1
Yes! Belle and Sebastian, only saw them once at a festival but it was the best set of the day.

I agree with you OP that there are very few people of his calibre in today's music industry.

Who are today's Brian May and Freddie Mercury? I cannot see any of today's music still being played in 30 years' time as classics.