Rami Malek, who went on to play Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, was just six months old when Queen stormed Montreal.Ĭlick to load video 7: ‘Friends Will Be Friends’ (Budapest, 1986) The brilliant Canadian concert, which also included versions of Queen classics such as ‘Somebody To Love’ and ‘Killer Queen’, plus a rousing cover of Elvis Presley’s hit ‘Jailhouse Rock’ and their first-ever live performance of ‘Under Pressure’. Mercury wrote the high-energy crowd-pleaser, which was given one of its finest outings at the Montreal Forum in November 1981. 15: ‘Let Me Entertain You’ (Montreal, 1981)Īn appropriate one to start a list of 15 great Queen live videos: Freddie Mercury singing ‘Let Me Entertain You’. Listen to the best of Queen on Apple Music and Spotify. Here we pick 15 of the band’s best live performances, capturing exactly what it is that made them so great. Queen’s charismatic frontman was bursting with magic, and he and his bandmates – Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon – were among the greatest live performers of the 20th Century.

of Cultural Affairs Coalitions of Theatre of Color, NYC Cultural Immigrant, and Anti-Gun Violence Initiatives.īlack Spectrum Theatre is the recipient of ten AUDELCO Awards and three National Black Theatre Festival Awards for excellence in African-American theatre.“I think on stage you either have the magic, or you don’t,” said Freddie Mercury. of Youth & Community Development NYC Transit Authority Donations Committee Carver Bank Local Union 1199 and NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs NY Community Trust National Endowment for the Arts NYC Parks & Recreation NYC Black, Hispanic & Asian Caucus NYC Councilman Daneek Miller Queens Borough President Donovan Richards President of NYC Councilwoman Adrienne Adams New York City Council Member Natasha Williams New York City Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman New York State Senator Leroy Comrie NYC Dept.

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