- Actors: Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Spike Edney
- Directors: Gavin Taylor
- Producers: Rhys Thomas, Simon Lupton
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Classification: Exempt
- Studio: Picture Music International
- VHS Release Date: 6 Sep 1999
- Run Time: 300 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00003JA9E
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,801 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A complete concert of one of the best bands live, Queen Live at Wembley Stadium is the record of one remarkable summer night in 1986. This really was history in the making: no-one, except possibly Freddie Mercury, could have guessed that the band would only ever play two more concerts in the UK and would never return to Wembley.
Director Gavin Taylor's omnipresent cameras, including stunning aerial views, also remind us of the glories of the now-defunct stadium and its signature towers, such a perfect venue for Queen's epic staging, with their massive video screen and dazzling light show.
The second night playing to a capacity crowd saw the band at the peak of their form, riding high on the popular success of their recent string of hits: "A Kind of Magic", "I Want to Break Free", "Radio Ga Ga" and "One Vision" all feature here alongside earlier favourites from "Seven Seas of Rhye" through "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock You" to "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Under Pressure". In short, a veritable greatest hits collection--all performed with larger-than-life gusto, boundless exuberance and impeccable musicianship. In a period when most new bands were content to mime along to weedy synthesised backing tracks, Queen were simply bigger, bolder and a whole lot more fun than anyone else. Freddie Mercury's extraordinary stage presence is likely to remain forever unsurpassed.
On the DVD: Queen Live at Wembley Stadium is a superb memento of this memorable night. Disc 1 contains the entire Saturday gig (almost two hours) remastered in vivid DTS 5.1 or PCM Stereo. The second disc collects both contemporary and brand-new material, including new interviews with Brian May and Roger Taylor. "A Beautiful Day" is a good documentary made at the time. More exciting is the wealth of unseen footage, both from the Friday night show and the band in rehearsal. There are "Queen Cam" views of each band member, and a photo gallery. Most poignant is a time-lapse short, "Wembley Towers", showing the philistine destruction of these national monuments. It's a fitting epitaph for this great live band. --Mark Walker
Synopsis
For the first time this concert from the 1986 Magic Tour is presented in its entirety. Tracks include: 'One Vision', 'Seven Seas Of Rhye', 'A Kind Of Magic', 'I Want To Break Free', 'We Will Rock You', 'We Are The Champions' and many more.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Concert, Great DVD,
By The first disk is pretty similar to material that has been shown on TV and been out on VHS before (a couple of extra tracks however), so I will not comment too much on here, although obviously superior quality. The second disk is the real gem however. You have your usual interviews with Brian & Roger (who provide some good insight into concert preparations). Also included are interviews with the Camera and Concert directors. Back in 1986 someone used a dodgy camera to video Queen rehearsing for the tour in a warehouse, and that makes a great insight into the work thet Queen put into becoming the greatest live band ever. Finaly are the Queen Member cams. Ever wanted to see exactly how Brian played a particular riff, but the camera edit went to Freddie just at the wrong point? We its not a problem any more, select The Brian cam, and the footage never leaves him. Same goes for the other 3 members. Fantastic!! In summary, Disk 1 is for your casual Queen fan, the great concert in its entirity, remarkably undated. Disk 2, your die hard queen fan will love. If you like live rock music, get this DVD now, it shows you how live Stadium rock should be done!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Queen at their best! Wonderful!,
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This review is from: Queen - at Wembley [VHS] [1986] (VHS Tape)
As a huge Queen fan I love all of Queens music, but I never had the opportunity to go and see them perform live as I was only 5 when their Magic Tour came to Wembley! So, when I was older and I found this video I just had to have it! The magic of the concert can be felt through the TV! It was a wonderful performance where they performed some of their best classic songs and some new songs (such as Who wants to live forever from Highlander) and the atmosphere in the stadium is electric! Queen rock the crowd like no-one else has or ever will! With 100's of thousands of people singing and clapping along to "WIll will Rock you" and "Radio Ga Ga", they literally blew the audience away. Its also an opportunity to see the legend that was Freddie Mercury show what made him so popular! The music is great, the sound in wonderful, you never miss a thing, the direction is some of the best for concerts. Almost as if you were there at the time! If only....
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Completely Live Magical Experience,
By xj.rw@excite.com (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Queen - at Wembley [VHS] [1986] (VHS Tape)
When I first watched this video I thought WOW, because to me watching Freddie playing a LIVE! gig was absolutely amazing. I only started listening to Queen in the late 80's when I was 8, and I thought there was something about their music which made it stand out. A lot of people out there talk about putting 101% into all you do, good old Freddie must have been putting 200% into this Live act as you could see the beads of sweat gushing out him. If you have to get any Quen video then this is it. It's an absolute must for all you Queen fans out there.
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