‘Queen Budapest’ Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of The Final Filmed Queen Live Performance
Sony Music Vision is proud to announce that Queen Budapest, the first Western stadium rock show to take place behind the Iron Curtain, and the final filmed Queen live performance with Freddy Mercury, will be presented in cinemas and IMAX worldwide beginning October 7 through Trafalgar Releasing. This release is also Sony Music Vision’s first official project with Queen, marking the beginning of Sony Music’s official partnership with the catalogue.
Queen Budapest will be released to mark the 40th anniversary of this pivotal moment in the band’s history, and the film has been meticulously restored in 4K from the original filmed 35mm footage by Sir Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production facility in New Zealand, with newly remixed audio from the original multitrack recordings to deliver the most immersive presentation of the performance to date.
The concert was captured on July 27, 1986 and Budapest’s Népstadion during the band’s The Magic Tour, during a period of profound cultural and political change. In addition to 80 000 tickets selling out, an estimated 45 000 people listened to the group outside and some fans has travelled from as far away as Russia and Poland to see the concert.
Visit Queen Budapest for showtimes and information.