Queen Share Trailer For From Budapest Concert Film

08-26-2026

(Hollywood Records) Sony Music Vision presents Queen Budapest, the first Western stadium rock show to take place behind the Iron Curtain, and the final filmed Queen live performance. Queen Budapest will be released globally in cinemas and IMAX from October 7 for a limited time only, in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing, spanning 2000+ cinemas across 50+ territories.

Today sees the launch of the official trailer for the movie and tickets going on sale for screenings across the globe, see QueenBudapest.com for further information.

The theatrical release also features a brand-new interview with Brian May and Roger Taylor, reflecting on the band's unforgettable performance in Budapest and the lasting cultural impact of this landmark concert.

Filmed on July 27, 1986, at Budapest's Nepstadion during the band's 'The Magic Tour', Queen Budapest captures the band's final filmed performance with Freddie Mercury at their live peak, just five shows before their final show. The film features hits such as We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Under Pressure and Bohemian Rhapsody, along with an acoustic take on the traditional Hungarian folk song Tavaszi Szel Vizet Áraszt. The concert was a groundbreaking moment, as Queen became the first Western rock band to perform a stadium show behind the Iron Curtain during a period of profound cultural and political change. In addition to 80,000 tickets selling out, an estimated 45,000 people listened to the group outside, with some fans having travelled from as far away as Russia and Poland. The show was filmed on 35 mm film by Hungary's best cameramen using 17 cameras and 25 miles of film. The Hungarian government approved the entire operation, which was a first for a Communist State.

Queen Budapest will be released to mark the 40th anniversary of this pivotal moment in the band's history, and the film has been meticulously restored in 4K from the original filmed 35mm footage by Sir Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production facility in New Zealand, with newly remixed audio from the original multitrack recordings. Queen Budapest will also be released as a multi-format audio package via Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music, internationally, and Hollywood Records in the U.S. and Canada on October 30. The soundtrack, newly remixed from the original multitrack by Queen's studio team, will be released alongside the Blu-Ray, DVD, CD & Digital editions as a 3LP vinyl set for the very first time.