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Queen Live In Budapest: Hungarian Rhapsody

Music: Classic Pop & Rock

29/12/2012

BBC Four - Queen Live In Budapest: Hungarian Rhapsody

From the 1986 Magic tour, Queen play in front of 80,000 fans at the Népstadion, Budapest.

From the 1986 Magic tour, Freddie Mercury's last, Queen play in front of 80,000 fans at the Népstadion, Budapest. Featuring hits Bohemian Rhapsody and I Want To Break Free.

In July 1986, as part of the Magic tour which, poignantly, was the last to feature Freddie Mercury, Queen played Hungary for the first time. With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the largest concert ever staged at the Népstadion, Budapest, and the first western rock concert staged in a stadium behind the Iron Curtain.

The concert held such significance to the Hungarian authorities that an unprecedented collaboration of Hungary's top film cameraman and technicians were formed to record it. Aside from depicting Queen's live performance, the film includes montages of highlights of the band's legendary visit and a unique insight into the Hungarian film-making style adapted to western rock music.

Staged for 80,000 ecstatic fans, the concert set includes favourite hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and I Want To Break Free.

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