When did Freddie get the HIV virus

I have wondered about when Freddie got the virus. Was it before the MagicTour or afterwards. I know that he told the other 3 that he didn't would tour forever, he said that late on the Magic tour. Do you guys thinks that he had been infected for a short or long time......

Just after the "postman" "delivered" his "special delivery" deep into the "letterbox"

HIV had become aids by the time of the Barcelona sessions

There are various rumours about this. Most people tend to believe Phoebe who said that Freddie knew it in 1987.
If Freddie already was positive before the Magic tour, then he would not get green light from the medical for insurance...
Also, it is said that Freddie got infected when he lived in New York.

after he had shaved his balls and wrote bo rhap

I would also suspect it was the early 1980's, since that's when Freddie became more...promiscuous. But it is also interesting to mention that HIV can take YEARS before any symptoms are detected. To be infected and die within 10 years is considered quick by most researchers I believe...look at Magic Johnson. Very interesting

As far as I know, Magic Johnson is immune from the HI virus. Meaning from his HIV.

bo rhap is all about it!!! didn't you read the old topics here??? guess not... no offense to anyone

Actually- even Keep Yourself Alive is about it, so I guess Brian knew (great psychic powers!)around 1972 and told Freddie in 1974, when they started recording BoRhap...

1975! - they were recording bo-rhap in 75

i might suspect even an earlier date...i guess the time he won the contest for the most beautiful baby picture...
then, when he was a child, all zanzibar knew about that!!!
wait a minute his great-great-great-great-great etc-grand mother, back in the 16th century suspected freddie of aids!!!

he knew it in 1987 but probably he fell ill before.mick rock says he fell ill during new york years(80-82)

he knew in '86.
i think he has been einfected around '78 till '82 cause like Brian says on the extra commentairy on Body language, Freddie was very mutch into the gay thing.So, wel I don't have to explain it further, do I?

Freddie knew he was infected after the Magic Tour.
It was between 86/87.
Before that, and although he didnt the HIV test, he had a pre-feeling, because much of his ex-lovers had the virus, or died because of AIDS.
And Freddie knew he was infected because Mary Austin told him. The people from the Lab called to Freddie, and it was Mary who picked up the phone, and they told her.
And when did freddie get the virus?
It was between 82/84. Freddie went to a Gay Club in New York called "Studio 59" or something like that, so its possible that he get infected in there.

The story we got fed here was that some aircraft steward had infected him on a flight (musta been the mile high club I guess) in early '87. So many stories, who knows the truth?