{"id":308994,"date":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/308994\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:00:10","slug":"hungarian-rhapsody-queens-final-filmed-concert-set-for-multi-format-remix-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/308994\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen’s Final Filmed Concert Set for Multi-Format Remix, Reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The last concert Queen recorded with original frontman Freddie Mercury is getting dramatically restored for its 40th anniversary this fall, with presentations on multiple audio and video formats.<\/p>\n

Queen Budapest<\/a> \u2013 recorded at the Hungarian capital\u2019s N\u00e9pstadion in the summer of 1986 \u2013 will offer the legendary show with newly remastered footage (digitized by the country\u2019s National Film Institute and restored at 4K high-definition by Peter Jackson\u2019s Park Road Post team) and remixed audio from the original multitracks. The complete concert audio will be released on triple vinyl for the first time, with 2CD and digital editions arriving on October 30. The same day, the concert film will be released on 4K Ultra HD disc, Blu-ray and DVD \u2013 all of which follows a planned theatrical exhibition on October 7 that\u2019ll see\u00a0Queen Budapest screened in standard and IMAX theaters<\/a>. In keeping with a billion-dollar deal inked in 2024<\/a>, Sony Music and Legacy Recordings will handle international release of the audio and worldwide home release of the film (alongside Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision for the theatrical exhibition), while the audio will be released in America by Queen\u2019s longtime label Hollywood Records.<\/p>\n

Already assured as one of the planet\u2019s top stadium-filling rock bands after Live Aid in 1985, Queen embarked on the Magic Tour a year later in support of 1986\u2019s\u00a0A Kind of Magic, a companion album to the action film\u00a0Highlander. The ensuing trek took them to 26 shows across Europe, including two at Wembley Stadium earlier that July \u2013 but the Budapest set was a particular highlight for the band. As the first Western rock act to play a stadium gig behind the Iron Curtain, a meticulously-arranged plan was formulated by the band and the Hungarian government to capture the performance. A total of 17 cameras and all the available 35 millimeter film stock in the country was utilized to showcase Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor rocking N\u00e9pstadion for some 80,000 ticketed attendees (and, according to legend, another 45,000 tailgating from outside the stadium walls). The set was remembered for its blazing energy, Mercury\u2019s colorful costumes \u2013 notably the bright, strapped military jacket he donned on tour and the royal togs he donned at the set\u2019s end \u2013 and a varied set that mixed classic hits, new tunes, and even a mini-set of classic rock and roll tunes. The group also stunned the audience with an acoustic rendition of the local traditional folk song \u201cTavaszi Sze\u0301l Vizet A\u0301raszt,\u201d with Mercury having scrawled the lyrics on his hand.<\/p>\n

While Mercury famously denied rumors of Queen\u2019s plans to split during an earlier gig on the Magic Tour, the quartet only performed together five more times, including a homecoming closer at Knebworth Park weeks later which was recorded but not filmed. Plans to at least temporarily put touring on hold took on tragic truths when Mercury learned in 1987 he\u2019d been diagnosed with AIDS. Queen recorded two more albums, The Miracle\u00a0(1989) and\u00a0Innuendo\u00a0(1991), and Mercury stockpiled more usable vocals before his passing in 1991, which were used on 1995\u2019s Heaven for Everyone. As such,\u00a0Queen Budapest\u00a0was the last footage of the band in performance \u2013 a worthy reason to revisit it four decades later.<\/p>\n

Queen Budapest will be out October 30 and can be pre-ordered below. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)<\/p>\n

Queen Budapest\u00a0(Hollywood (U.S.)\/Columbia\/Legacy (rest of world), 2026)<\/p>\n

2CD:\u00a0Amazon U.S.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon U.K.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon Canada<\/a>
3LP:\u00a0Amazon U.S.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon U.K.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon Canada<\/a>
4K UltraHD:\u00a0Official Store<\/a>
Blu-ray:\u00a0Amazon U.S.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon U.K.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon Canada<\/a>
DVD:\u00a0Amazon U.S.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon U.K.<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

* not on video versions<\/p>\n

CD 1<\/p>\n

One Vision
\nTie Your Mother Down
\nIn the Lap of the Gods\u2026 Revisited
\nSeven Seas of Rhye
\nTear It Up
\nA Kind of Magic
\nUnder Pressure
\nAnother One Bites the Dust *
\nWho Wants to Live Forever
\nI Want to Break Free
\nLooks Like It\u2019s Gonna Be a Good Night \u2013 Improv *
\nGuitar Solo
\nNow I\u2019m Here<\/p>\n

CD 2<\/p>\n

Love of My Life
\nTavaszi Sze\u0301l Vizet A\u0301raszt
\nIs This the World We Created\u2026?
\n(You\u2019re So Square) Baby I Don\u2019t Care *
\nHello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) *
\nTutti Frutti
\nBohemian Rhapsody
\nHammer to Fall
\nCrazy Little Thing Called Love
\nRadio Ga Ga
\nWe Will Rock You
\nFriends Will Be Friends
\nWe Are the Champions
\nGod Save the Queen<\/p>\n

All tracks recorded live at N\u00e9pstadion, Budapest, Hangary \u2013 7\/27\/1986.<\/p>\n

Portions previously released on VHS on\u00a0Live in Budapest \u2013 Picture Music International MVN 991146 2 (U.K.), 1987 and on CD, DVD and Blu-ray as\u00a0Hungarian Rhapsody (Live in Budapest)\u00a0\u2013 Island 0602537183081 (U.K.)\/Eagle Vision EVB334359 (U.S.), 2012. CD 1, Tracks 6-7 also released on\u00a0Live Magic \u2013 EMI EMC 3519 (U.K.), 1986<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.COM The last concert Queen recorded with original frontman Freddie Mercury is getting dramatically restored…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-308994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}