Queen
Queen spent the 80s restlessly switching styles — funk on 'Another One Bites the Dust', synth-rock on 'Radio Ga Ga', stadium anthems everywhere else. Their twenty-minute Live Aid set in 1985 is still widely regarded as the greatest live performance in rock history.
Origin: London, England · Years active: 1970–1991
Biography
Queen spent the 80s restlessly switching styles — funk on 'Another One Bites the Dust', synth-rock on 'Radio Ga Ga', stadium anthems everywhere else. Their twenty-minute Live Aid set in 1985 is still widely regarded as the greatest live performance in rock history.
Key 1980s albums
- The Game (1980)
- Hot Space (1982)
- The Works (1984)
- A Kind of Magic (1986)
- The Miracle (1989)
Essential songs
- Another One Bites the Dust (1980)
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1980)
- Under Pressure (1981)
- Radio Ga Ga (1984)
- I Want to Break Free (1984)
Genres
rock · pop · hair-metal
Upcoming concerts
No confirmed upcoming Queen concerts are listed in the RADIO 1980 concert database right now.
Browse all upcoming 80s concerts.
Help me choose my next concert
Compiled and fact-checked by the RADIO 1980 Editorial Team. Spotted something wrong? Send a correction.