Freddie Mercury tops Michael Jackson and The Beatles in new British poll

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.

THE GIGS THAT BRITS WISH THEY'D SEEN LIVE:

1. Queen at Live Aid (1985) - 42%

2. Michael Jackson's Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993) - 26%

3. The Beatles rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters (1969) - 22%

4. Oasis at Knebworth (1996) - 17%

5. Nirvana performing at MTV Unplugged in New York (1993) - 15%

6. Pink Floyd's The Wall Live tour (1980-1981) - 14%

7. Jimi Hendrix performing at Woodstock (1969) - 14%

8. Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour (1990) - 14%

9. The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park (1969) - 14%

10. Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour (2023-2024) - 14%

11. Beyonce performing at Coachella 'Beychella' (2018) - 13%

12. Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour (2009-2011) - 12%

13. Johnny Cash at Folsom State Prison (1968) - 12%

14. Rod Stewart at Copacabana Beach (1994) - 11%

15. Bruce Springsteen at the Hammersmith Odeon (1975) - 11%

16. Led Zeppelin performing at Madison Square Garden (1973) - 11%

17. Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury (2013) - 10%

18. The Prodigy at the Phoenix Festival (1996) - 10%

19. Prince performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2007 - 10%

20. U2 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre (1983) - 10%