The Boomtown Rats lead singer labelled the movie's account as inaccurate, asserting it was actually David Bowie's compelling set accompanied by a powerful video of famine that caused public reaction, "melting down" the phone lines.
David Bowie, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 69, had made a resolute promise not to perform unless he could broadcast the chilling images of Africans suffering from starvation, setting the stage for why the historic concerts were held in July 1985 in London and Philadelphia.
Geldof, now 73, clarified: "The Queen movie has it that Queen do their piece and the world goes crazy and the phone lines collapse.
He revealed: "Here's the youth of the world, at the height of their beauty, at the peak of their health, beautiful girls on beautiful boys' shoulders, their tops off and this blistering blue sky day.
Sir Bob Geldof, the driving force behind the monumental charity concert Live Aid, has spoken out with insider knowledge just before the event's 40th anniversary this coming July.
