Their legendary Wembley concert, complete for the first time and remixed into state-of-the-art DTS Surround Sound! In addition to a 20-page booklet and a second DVD with new documentaries, interviews and rehearsals, you'll experience Freddie and the fellas doing eight unreleased performances.

QUEEN - LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM (DVD MOVIE)

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Some of the reviews are just too picky. One person even suggested this isn't an actual live video. Huh? What else is it? Sure not all of queen's 2 1/2 hour concert is here, the video is about 75 minutes but all 75 minutes is live footage from that concert. One can argue some with the song selection, something else instead of tutti frutti for example but most of the show is fantastic and contains stuff from most of their albums over the previous 15 years. The band hits the stage running just before sundown with "one vision" and "tie your mother down". Then comes an onslaught of hits and favorites and freddie has total control of the crowd. Rarely can you see a concert where the audience of that size is so close and intimate with a band. The band itself plays a tight, inspired self assured concert. Seasoned pros at their best playing before long time friends. Definitely a special moment and who would have guessed that just 5 years later freddie would be gone and queen would be no more.

Everyone should own this video!

................socks

25 of 25 found the following review helpful:

Live at WembleyJun 20, 2003
By Manny
I have been to 5 Queen concerts at Madison Square Garden since the release of "A Day at the Races" the last being the "Hot Space" tour. I've always said that Queen was the greatest live band of my time and possibly of all times. This release by Hollywood records proves me right! It was alway my dream to see Queen perform in one of the world's most famous venues (Wembley) but unfortunately that never happened, so I have to settle for second best. This DVD has the entire concert in DTS 5.1 and PCM sound format and then some! It has footage of Queen in rehearsal, tracks from the first concert at Wembley,new interviews with Brian and Roger (No Deacon), and interviews with their tour Manager Gerry Stickells and concert Director Gavin Taylor. Going back to the Main Event, Queen coasts through almost every one of their greatest hits (No Sombody to Love)and the audience's participation is something to see. Freddie always said he wrote music for the audience to escape into and have fun with, and boy is the audience having a great time. Freddie leads the audience with some impressive vocal scales and the audience responds with equally impressive scales, the audience participates in hand clapping songs such as Radio GaGa (in the tradition of the video),We will Rock You, then as usual the audience goes crazy with Bohemian Rhapsody.
The band also does interesting covers of Hello Mary Lou, Your So Square, Tutti Frutti, Gimme Some Lovin.
I think anyone who appreciates great music, whether you are a Queen fan or not, should give this Gem of a concert a look.
Queen wrote "Who Wants to Live Forever?" and answered the question with this performance.

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The Gold Standard for Concert Performances and Concert DVDsFeb 12, 2006
By L.A. Scene
While they never lost their popularity in England, some may argue that Queen went into a mild slump in the early 1980s in the United States. However when Queen performed at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in 1985, Queen clearly put themselves back on the map. Their performance at Live Aid was nothing short of legendary. Queen found themselves with a lot of momentum coming out of the Live Aid show. This momentum would lead to a new Queen album, "A Kind of Magic" and a follow-up tour. For that Tour, Queen decided to wrap the Tour up in England and decided to perform two shops at Wembley Stadium in July, 1986 (a year after Live Aid). The shows were so big that a third one was added at Knebworth. Little did fans know - that with Freddie Mercury's illness on the horizon, that this would be the last tour with the four main members of Queen. It turns out that the second to last show (the last show performed at Wembley by Queen) would be filmed The resulting film would be "Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium". Thanks to DVD, we get not only the complete concert - but also plenty of bonus footage. Queen succeeds in surpassing that legendary Live Aid performance by delivering a full concert. This concert might just be one of the greatest ones ever recorded.

This is such a great concert, there isn't room to discuss everything on here. Here are twelve "things to look for" on this concert. These are in no particular order:

1.While Freddie Mercury is a brilliant vocalist, Roger Taylor really holds his own. Not only does he deliver thundering drums throughout the concert - he is simply outstanding providing the main background vocals. Taylor's performance on "Under Pressure" is going to make you forget that David Bowie would perform this song with Queen.

2. "A Kind of Magic" really surprised me. This proved to be a great live song and this would to be the first (and only) tour Mercury would deliver the vocals. The Queen "balloons" flying in the air and throughout the stadium make for a great visual to compliment the performance.

3.I guess back in 1986 it was also a "trendy" thing to do an acoustic set. Queen will perform "Love of My Life" and "Is This the World We Created?" in Acoustic.

4.Queen's tribute to the music of the 1950s and 1960s proves to be a nice change of pace. This includes "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care", "Hello Mary Lou(Goodbye Heart)", "Tutti Frutti", and a bit of "Gimme Some Lovin" Perhaps the highlight of this set is how during "Tutti Frutti" they change from a more acoustic set to a harder rock set - watch how Brian May will switch guitars. I kind of wish Queen would have performed all of "Gimme Some Lovin"

5."Radio Ga Ga" never disappoints me. This might be one of the greatest songs ever performed live. It was awesome at Live Aid because of how the crowd responded in-sync with the band. Once again, the crowd at Wembley responds at a high level.

6.At first I was a little bummed that Queen will use a pre-recorded version of the "Opera" section of "Bohemian Rhapsody", but the way they use it actually works - and will make for one heck of a performance.

7.Overall, it is going to be last nine songs that are going to be the highlight of this concert. On the bonus DVD, Queen discusses how much attention they paid to ordering the songs. I wouldn't have changed a thing.

8.Little did we also know that this concert would be the second to last time that Freddie Mercury would perform "We are the Champions" with Queen. It is an emotional performance, especially when Mercury goes "I Thank You All" and the crowd responds. Mercury, who is in mid-performance turns to the crowd and acknowledges them. Watch how Mercury crosses his arms as he plays the piano during this song.

9.Brian May will also do the guitar switch during "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Freddie Mercury will pick up a guitar for this song. It's worth noting that on the Friday show, Freddie and Brian perform an even better guitar jam.

10.John Deacon - the Bass player is all business. He's very underrated, but doesn't miss a beat during the show. He shines during "Under Pressure" and "Another One Bites the Dust".

11.The bonus DVD discusses the use of Technology for the 2nd Wembley show. The bonus DVD also contains highlights from the first show which was filmed as a test-drive for the main show. That first show had less cameras and as a result doesn't have the same "in house" realism of the second concert.

12.Overall the Bonus DVD contains some great information: As mentioned above, there are some highlights from the first show as well as some of the "behind the scenes" information about how the concert came together. There are also some terrific interviews with Brian May and Roger Taylor. There is some raw home video of Queen rehearsing for the concert. Queen also provides multi-angle features for "One Vision", "Under Pressure", "Now I'm Here", and "We are the Champions". There are four angles - one focused on each member of the band. This will provide a unique perspective for seeing the members perform these songs in action. Perhaps the best part is the commentary provided on the tearing down of Wembley Stadium - great stuff.

Overall, this is simply an outstanding concert - and an outstanding video of the concert. You will find yourself watching the concert and bonus material over and over again. This is clearly the gold standard for concert DVDs. The only weak spot is I wish the enclosing booklet contained some written material about the concert. This is a must for Queen and music fans.

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