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The movie 'Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid 4K' (2007) is an unforgettable musical journey capturing two legendary concert performances by the band Queen. The first part includes their famous 1981 Montreal concert, considered one of the band's best performances of their career. The second part is their iconic 1985 Live Aid performance, which went down in history as one of the greatest rock concerts of all time. This movie, converted to 4K, allows viewers to experience the magic of Queen's live performances in a new capacity, providing an invaluable opportunity to relive these historic moments once again.

Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid 4K Review

This two disc set offers a glut of live performance and rehearsal footage that should certainly entice any fan of Queen. Back when the rebranded Mercury Studios was still Eagle Rock Entertainment, they released a previous 1080 version of Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid which is so dated at this point that both its video codec (VC-1) and surround audio codec (DTS-HD HR 5.1) may well be largely unknown to some. The Montreal concert was filmed live at the city's Forum, which evidently seats 18,000 people. As some liner notes on this release allude to in passing, that 18,000 may seem positively miniscule when contextualized by an audience of 131,000 who say the band play in Sao Paolo Brasil's Morumbi stadium.

If the Montreal concert is described here as one the "very last concerts of Queen 'raw'" (whatever that may mean), the Live Aid performance has entered the annals of history as one of the most legendary live concerts of all time. Unfortunately, this particular effort was not filmed in 35mm and it, along with some rehearsal footage, may not offer the most compelling video quality (in either 1080 or 4K UHD).