At the tail end of 1981, Queen was at the height of its considerable powers, having topped the album and singles charts in both the UK and US, playing for over 130,000 people in Brazil and with the number one video in the UK. It was during this period that they were filmed over two nights in Montreal. Originally titled We Will Rock You, Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid is 96 minutes of Queen at their live best.

Filmed as one-off performances, this was the last time the band played with just its four original members on stage before Hot Space introduced keyboards and extra musicians into their live mix. It is also the first time they played their classic hit, “Under Pressure,” live. Touring off Greatest Hits, Queen played a set featuring songs from their entire career including “Keep Yourself Alive,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” and “Another One Bites the Dust.”

The original idea for the show, which was shot on 35mm film, was to take it on the road as sort of a traveling concert, played on large screens at high volumes – a precursor to IMAX in many ways. However the original film suffered from poor editing and sound problems. Those have since been fixed, as Queen now owns the rights to the film, which has been restored from the original negative and presented in newly mixed and remastered DTS Surround Sound.

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Info:

• 23GB (BD-25) • VC-1 • 1920x1080 (1:78:1) • 23.976 fps • DTS-HD 5.1 3018 Kb/s • LPCM 2.0 2304 Kb/s • DD2.0 Commentary track 192 Kb/s

Quality: HDTV Video Codec: VC1 Audio Codec: DTS HD 5.1 Audio Codec: LPCM Audio Codec: DD 2.0 Video: VC1 Video 1920x1080 • 22-27K • 23.976 fps Audio: DTS HD 5.1 - 3018 Kbps Audio: LPCM 2.0 - 2304 Kbps Audio: DD 2.0 - 192 Kbps

1.Bonus Live Video: Mpeg 2 Video • 6K • Audio: LPCM 2.0 - 2304 Kbps Audio: DTS HD 5.1 - ~5000 Kbps

2.Bonus Live + Interview Video: Mpeg 2 Video • 7K • Audio: LPCM 2.0 - 2304 Kbps

3. Bonus Reporting with TV ( + Interview) Video: Mpeg 2 Video • 9.3K • Audio: DD 2.0 - 192 Kbps

1981 - Live in Montreal

Intro We Will Rock You Let Me Entertain You Play The Game Somebody To Love Killer Queen I'm In Love In My Car Get Down Make Love Save Me Now I'm Here Dragon Attack Now I'm Here (Reprise) Love My Life Under Pressure Keep Yourself Alive Drum & Timpani Solo Guitar Solo Crazy Little Thing Called Love Jailhouse Rock Bohemian Rapsody Tie Your Mother Down Another One Bites Teh Dust Sheer Heart Attack We Will Rock You We Are The Champions God Save The Queen

Bonus: 1982 Live Aid Concert

Bohemian Rapsody Radio Gaga Hammer To Fall Crazy Little Thing Called Love We Will Rock You We Are The Champions Is This The World We Create

Bonus:

Audio Commentary: Brian May - guitarist Roger Taylor - Drummer Previously unreleased Live Aid interview with the whole band 1982 news feature from US TV series PM Magazine 'Before & After' restoration comparison Weblink to microsite