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Queen Live In Budapest: Hungarian Rhapsody

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.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Dec 2013 22:45

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Queen

    One Vision

  • Queen

    Tie Your Mother Down

  • Queen

    In The Lap Of The Gods...revisited

  • Queen

    Seven Seas Of Rhye

  • Queen

    Tear It Up

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

  • Queen

    Under Pressure

  • Queen

    Who Wants To Live Forever

  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

  • Queen

    Now I'm Here

  • Queen

    Love Of My Life

  • Queen

    Tavaszi Szei Vizet Araszt

  • Queen

    Is This The World We Created

  • Queen

    Tutti Frutti

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Queen

    Hammer to Fall

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

  • Queen

    We Will Rock You

  • Queen

    Friends Will Be Friends

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

  • Queen

    God Save The Queen

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Freddie Mercury
Performer Brian May
Performer John Deacon
Performer Roger Taylor

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