Live Aid - 6pm BBC2

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I’m getting snacks and drinks in and watching the whole thing while pretending I’m 12 again. Can’t wait for the Quo to kick it off in half an hour! Anyone else gonna watch?

Freddie and Brian seem to be wearing matching shoes. I wonder what the story was. Did they go shopping together for them, get a 2 for 1, or did they both turn up on the day and just happened to wear the same shoes? I'm so curious.

On now!

Madonna!

Wow, even after all these years, Queen were amazing!

Me too if it was the Friday. So amazing as it went dusk and it was like the air crackled in anticipation of his stage presence. Hope you felt that by the loos!

That Freddie Mercury. What a showman and I don’t like Queen music!!

Wasn't Madonna a bit outre for American tastes in those days? Weren't the US audience all a bit bring back REO Speedwagon?

Madonna never could sing

How pretty was Madonna back then?

Exactly. Queen were a proper stadium band with three outstanding singers and a legendary guitarist playing a stadium gig. Freddie was a genius, but it was never just the Freddie show, a fact which gets overlooked by the mythologising of this performance.

I didn't see the American show at the time as we had to go out for a friend's bloody birthday!

Love her look then

Oh yes

Madge seems to have really tiny feet.

She really should have left her face alone

was just thinking the same Loving the auburn hair too. If she had left her face alone she would be a beautiful older woman

I'm showing my age here - but it's so nice to see a lack of tits and arse cheeks, with the focus being the music.

Fair. I was really meaning the original question about the Live Aid crowd. We definitely worried less about out constant hydration though. Even friends my age are obsessed. When did that happen?

The contrast between Queen’s set and the ‘peppy’ choreographed Madonna performance

She sounds a bit flat. Hard to follow Queen though I guess.

Madonna’s ankle socks & shoes. I may have had bad hair - but at least I didn’t do that!

Madonna is so beautiful with her natural hair colour. I bloody LOVED Madonna back in the day!

She looks so young and fresh faced. Great songs, mediocre voice. Well done her for making it huge.

This is my favourite Madonna song.

Those who were at Wembley - did they show any of the Philadelphia concert on screens? Between set changes maybe? Or did you have to wait until you were back home at watch it on TV.

I assume Phil Colllins has done his Wembley bit by now and is on his way to Philadelphia on Concorde? Or has he done his Philadelphia stint already?