Watch Paramore pay tribute to Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium
nme.comParamore have paid tribute to Queen‘s late frontman Freddie Mercury while performing at London’s Wembley Stadium.The band have been on the road with Taylor Swift serving as opening support on her worldwide ‘Eras’ tour.
During the penultimate show of their five-night run at the iconic stadium, the frontwoman took the time to pay tribute to the late, great Mercury.Sporting a cropped white t-shirt, a studded belt, light wash jeans and black boots – resembling the ‘Somebody To Love’ singer’s iconic outfit worn while performing at Live Aid at Wembley back in 1985 – frontwoman Hayley Williams told the crowd: “I’ve got one minute to try something and I need you to help me,” before going into Mercury’s famous ‘Ayo’ vocal runs from Live Aid.A post shared by paramore (@paramore)The crowd proceeded to follow along with her call and response.
Once finished, Willams was left stunned saying: “Oh my fucking God,” before laughing in surprise. The rest of the band were on stage watching and cheering in support.Queen performed at Wembley on three separate occasions.
They played a three-night run at Wembley Arena in 1978, followed by Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in 1985 and two sold-out shows there the following year.The two sold-out nights were in support of their 12th album ‘A Kind of Magic’.
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