Queen Rock Montreal

This article is about the 2007 concert film/live album. For the video of the 1982 version of the same concert, see We Will Rock You (video).

Queen Rock Montreal
Live album by
Queen
Released29 October 2007
Recorded
  • 24–25 November 1981
  • 1982 (overdubs)
  • May 2007 (pitch-corrections)
VenueMontreal Forum, Montreal, Canada
GenreRock
Length98:03
Label
Producer
Queen chronology
The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1
(2007) 		Queen Rock Montreal
(2007) 		The Singles Collection Volume 1
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Queen Rock Montreal is a live album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 29 October 2007 as a double CD, Blu-ray, DVD, and triple vinyl in the UK and the following day in the US.

It was recorded in Montreal, Quebec, at the Montreal Forum on 24 November and 25 November 1981, the final concerts of The Game Tour. AllMusic described Queen's performance as being "deliberately theatrical and often majestic".[1]

This marks the first official release of the film soundtrack to the concert film We Will Rock You on an audio-only format. Unlike the original video release of We Will Rock You, which has been re-released as Queen Rock Montreal, this album features the full show (including "Flash" and "The Hero") fully remixed.[1][3] Its soundtrack, Queen Rock Montreal, was released on double CD (by Hollywood Records for the US and Canada and by Parlophone Records for Europe and EMI for the rest of the world) and triple vinyl LP.[4]

A special double DVD Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid included Queen's performance at Live Aid as well as never before seen interviews and rehearsal footage. HD-DVD and Blu-ray versions were released on 4 December 2007.

In November 2023 it was announced that the concert film will be released in IMAX from 18 January 2024 to 21 January 2024.[5] Due to high demand, this limited theatrical run was extended through to 28 January 2024.[6]

The concert was remastered and given a limited theatrical release in January 2024 and released on all formats including 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray later the same year, giving the option to watch it in its original full-frame aspect ratio or cropped to 16:9 widescreen as per the 2007 release. This will be available on standard Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray, the latter also featuring optional HDR for both aspect ratios. [7]

  1. ^ a b c Queen Rock Montreal. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ Queen Rock Montreal Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 16 July 2011
  4. ^ queenonline.com[dead link]
  5. ^ "QueenOnline.com - News". www.queenonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.[dead link]
  6. ^ Schube, Will (25 January 2024). "'Queen Rock Montreal' IMAX Film To Receive Extended Theatrical Run". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Press Release: Queen To Release Queen Rock Montreal". Queen Online. Retrieved 14 March 2024.[dead link]