In January 1985, the band headlined two nights of the first Rock in Rio festival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and played in front of over 300,000 people each night.  The Boston Globe described it as a “mesmerising performance”. A selection of highlights of both nights was released on VHS with the title Queen: Live in Rio, and was later broadcast on MTV in the US.In April and May 1985, Queen completed the Works Tour with sold-out shows in Australia and Japan.
“Queen were absolutely the best band of the day… they just went and smashed one hit after another… it was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world”—Bob Geldof, on Queen’s performance at Live Aid.