Adam Lambert recently opened up about Queen’s emotional decision to recreate their legendary 1985 Live Aid set for the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert. According to Lambert, it wasn’t just about nostalgia—it was about purpose. The band felt a deep connection to the cause and wanted to channel the same power and unity their Live Aid set once brought to the world. “It was about hope, about rallying people,” Lambert said. Repeating that exact setlist—“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer to Fall,” and more—was their way of honoring the past while making a stand for the future. Fans called it spine-tingling.

He’s the maestro of pop rock currently on tour with legendary band Queen.

And on Tuesday’s episode of The Project, singer Adam Lambert revealed why the super group decided to recreate their 1985 Live Aid set for Fire Fight Australia 2020.

‘We were sitting around and it came up as an idea and it was a no-brainer,’ he told host Carrie Bickmore.

The 38-year-old former American Idol star then went on the explain why the band decided to keep their performance – and setlist – under wraps.

‘We kept it a surprise… [because] we didn’t want to set the expectations too high,’ the Whataya Want From Me singer said.

Their six-song set was made up of Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, Hammer To Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.

It was first performed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon nearly 35 years ago at London‘s Wembley Stadium.

To this day, it is still regarded as one of the greatest live performances of all time.

On Sunday, Fire Fight Australia attendees were fortunate enough to witness Queen once again belt out the famed setlist when Brian May, Roger Taylor and Adam took to the stage to recreate 22-minute set.

‘We’re very happy to be able to do our bit to help Australia to fight back against the terrible fires,’ guitarist Brian said of the event.

Before adding: ‘This is Australia’s pain but it’s humanity’s problem. My heart has broken seeing the plight of the animals. I hope the concert will help them too. We all need this tragedy to never happen again.

On the night, Queen performed alongside John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, Tina Arena, Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian and Daryl Braithwaite.

Fire Fight Australia raised a whopping $9.5million for bushfire relief, with 75,000 people attending the event.