This is a far from exhaustive account of why, for me, it remains magical. Queen didn’t open or close the Live Aid show. They performed just before 7pm, uncharacteristically in daylight ...

This is a far from exhaustive account of why, for me, it remains magical. Queen didn’t open or close the Live Aid show. They performed just before 7pm, uncharacteristically in daylight ...

who directed him to Queen's manager, Jim Beach. Both of them told Geldof that Live Aid just wasn't really Queen's thing, but Beach said he could try talking to Freddie Mercury. A couple days later ...