Queen: Budapest

Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest
Live album by
Queen
Released16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) (VHS, LD)
20 September 2012 (2012-09-20)
(CD, DVD, Blu-ray)
Recorded27 July 1986
September 1986 (overdubs)
2012 (pitch corrections)
VenuesNépstadion, Budapest, Hungary
GenreRock
Length118:47
LabelsIsland (UK/International)
Hollywood (N. America)
ProducersJustin Shirley-Smith
Kris Fredrikkson
Josh Macrae
György Kovács
Queen chronology
Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
(2011)		 Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest
(2012)		 Icon
(2013)

Magic – Queen In Budapest (original title; retitled later as Queen – Live in Budapest (video title), Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest (DVD title) and Queen: Budapest (4K UltraHD title)) is a concert film of the performance at the Népstadion in Budapest on 27 July 1986 by the British rock band Queen. It was part of The Magic Tour, the band's final tour with their original lead singer Freddie Mercury. The 2012 release title is a play on the Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt and one of Queen's most celebrated hits, "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Background

Negotiations to perform began in 1985 when Laszlo Hegedus a local promoter, had approached Jim Beach who was Queen’s manager. The band had had success touring central and South America and therefore were interested in touring China, however they missed out to pop duo Wham! and instead looked into Eastern Europe. They performed in front of 80,000 people with tickets selling out in 24 hours with prices between 150-240 forints (£2.30-£3.60). Beach was unable to get a second concert date due to the venue being booked for a motorcycle rally and was disappointed.

Queen were one of the few bands from Western Europe to perform in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War, and the film had a limited theatrical release in Eastern Bloc countries in 1987 and 1988 under its original title Magic – Queen in Budapest. The concert was physically released on VHS and Laserdisc in the UK and Japan on 16 February 1987 under the title Queen – Live In Budapest, and on CD, DVD and Blu-ray under the title Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest for the first time on 5 November 2012 worldwide, except in the United States where it was released a day later. The Blu-ray/DVD version was restored from a 35mm interpositive; however, it was cropped from its original aspect ration (4:3) to the 1.78:1 format to accommodate 16:9 TVs.

The concert was restored in 4K Ultra HD in 2026 by a joint effort between NFI FilmLab in Budapest and Sir Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production in New Zealand. Sony Music Vision commissioned the restoration and re-release for its 40th anniversary under the title Queen: Budapest. This time it has been restored from its original negatives stored in the NFI vaults in Budapest and its original 4:3 format has been retained. It was given a limited theatrical release in cinemas worldwide including IMAX on 7 October 2026 will be followed by 2-CD, DVD, Blu-ray and 3LP vinyl releases on 30 October.

Physical video

VHS, Laserdisc, DVD & Blu-ray

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Vision"
 
2."Tie Your Mother Down"May 
3."In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"Mercury 
4."Seven Seas of Rhye"Mercury 
5."Tear It Up"May 
6."A Kind of Magic"Taylor 
7."Under Pressure"
 
8."Who Wants to Live Forever"May 
9."I Want to Break Free"Deacon 
10."Guitar Solo"May 
11."Now I'm Here"May 
12."Love of My Life"Mercury 
13."Tavaszi Szél Vizet Áraszt"Traditional 
14."Is This the World We Created...?"
  • Mercury
  • May
 
15."Tutti Frutti"
 
16."Bohemian Rhapsody"Mercury 
17."Hammer to Fall"May 
18."Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Mercury 
19."Radio Ga Ga"Taylor 
20."We Will Rock You"May 
21."Friends Will Be Friends"
  • Mercury
  • Deacon
 
22."We Are the Champions"Mercury 
23."God Save the Queen"Traditional (arr. May) 

DVD & Blu-ray Bonus

Bonus videos
No.TitleLength
1."A Magic Year Documentary" 

Compact Disc

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Vision"
  • Taylor
  • Mercury
  • May
  • Deacon
5:37
2."Tie Your Mother Down"May4:41
3."In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"Mercury2:16
4."Seven Seas of Rhye"Mercury1:40
5."Tear It Up"May1:47
6."A Kind of Magic"Taylor8:21
7."Under Pressure"
3:49
8."Another One Bites the Dust"Deacon4:56
9."Who Wants to Live Forever"May3:59
10."I Want to Break Free"Deacon3:33
11."Looks Like It's Gonna Be a Good Night" (Improv)
  • Mercury
  • May
  • Taylor
  • Deacon
3:38
12."Guitar Solo"May7:23
13."Now I'm Here"May6:00

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love of My Life"Mercury4:37
2."Tavaszi Szél Vizet Áraszt"Traditional2:15
3."Is This the World We Created...?"
  • Mercury
  • May
2:31
4."(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"
1:28
5."Hello Mary Lou"
2:23
6."Tutti Frutti"
3:35
7."Bohemian Rhapsody"Mercury5:30
8."Hammer to Fall"May5:06
9."Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Mercury4:52
10."Radio Ga Ga"Taylor6:11
11."We Will Rock You"May3:02
12."Friends Will Be Friends"
  • Mercury
  • Deacon
2:01
13."We Are the Champions"Mercury3:51
14."God Save the Queen"Traditional (arr. May)1:23

Personnel

Queen
Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ) Gold 3,000^
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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