Queen didn’t open or close the Live Aid show. They performed just before 7pm, uncharacteristically in daylight, bookended by gigantic acts like U2, Elton John and David Bowie.

A look into how close Live Aid came to being a total disaster, with clashing egos and logistical issues in the lead up, yet still went magnificently in the end.

Rossi said of Freddie Mercury: “As everyone was decamping out of Live Aid, Freddie bent me over a desk, in a half-nelson, held me down and I couldn’t move. Fuck, he was strong!” But there was one star ...

That is the insight from man behind the biggest charity gig of all time Sir Bob Geldof, just months before its 40th anniversary in July. Sir Bob was keen to shut down suggestions that Queen's set ...