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Freddie Mercury tops Michael Jackson and The Beatles in new British poll
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2000 UK music fans were surveyed in the poll.
2000 · UK music fans
Tools of Humanity, poll commission
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42% of respondents would choose to see Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon performing as Queen at Live Aid in 1985.
42 % · Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon performing as Queen at Live Aid in 1985
UK music fans, poll respondents
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26% of respondents would choose Michael Jackson’s Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993).
26 % · Michael Jackson’s Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993)
UK music fans, poll respondents
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22% of respondents would choose The Beatles rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters (1969).
22 % · The Beatles rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters (1969)
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15% of respondents would choose Nirvana performing at MTV Unplugged in New York (1993).
15 % · Nirvana performing at MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)
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14% of respondents would choose Pink Floyd’s The Wall Live tour (1980-1981).
14 % · Pink Floyd’s The Wall Live tour (1980-1981)
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14% of respondents would choose Jimi Hendrix performing at Woodstock (1969).
14 % · Jimi Hendrix performing at Woodstock (1969)
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14% of respondents would choose Madonna’s Blonde Ambition Tour (1990).
14 % · Madonna’s Blonde Ambition Tour (1990)
UK music fans, poll respondents
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14% of respondents would choose The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park (1969).
14 % · The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park (1969)
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14% of respondents would choose Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour (2023-2024).
14 % · Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour (2023-2024)
UK music fans, poll respondents
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13% of respondents would choose Beyonce performing at Coachella ‘Beychella’ (2018).
13 % · Beyonce performing at Coachella ‘Beychella’ (2018)
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12% of respondents would choose Lady Gaga’s The Monster Ball Tour (2009-2011).
12 % · Lady Gaga’s The Monster Ball Tour (2009-2011)
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12% of respondents would choose Johnny Cash at Folsom State Prison (1968).
12 % · Johnny Cash at Folsom State Prison (1968)
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11% of respondents would choose Rod Stewart at Copacabana Beach (1994).
11 % · Rod Stewart at Copacabana Beach (1994)
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11% of respondents would choose Bruce Springsteen at the Hammersmith Odeon (1975).
11 % · Bruce Springsteen at the Hammersmith Odeon (1975)
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11% of respondents would choose Led Zeppelin performing at Madison Square Garden (1973).
11 % · Led Zeppelin performing at Madison Square Garden (1973)
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10% of respondents would choose Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury (2013).
10 % · Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury (2013)
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10% of respondents would choose The Prodigy at the Phoenix Festival (1996).
10 % · The Prodigy at the Phoenix Festival (1996)
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10% of respondents would choose Prince performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2007.
10 % · Prince performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2007
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10% of respondents would choose U2 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre (1983).
10 % · U2 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre (1983)
UK music fans, poll respondents
Over the last several decades, rock bands have performed certain concerts that stand out as the greatest of all time. Now Brits have been asked if they could turn back time and go to any one in history, which would it be? A poll of 2000 UK music fans, commissioned by Tools of Humanity, found that a whopping 42 per cent would choose to see Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon performing as Queen at Live Aid in 1985. Check out the full Top 20 results below.
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