Queen's electrifying 1981 Montreal concert is returning on May 10 in a variety of formats.  Queen Rock Montreal, recently released to IMAX cinemas, will arrive in 2CD; 3LP black vinyl; Queen Store-exclusive 3LP transparent blue vinyl; and double 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions from EMI and Hollywood Records (audio) and Mercury Studios (video).

Queen Rock Montreal was shot at the 18,000-capacity Montreal Forum on November 24 and November 25, 1981 as Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon were wrapping up the band's tour for The Game.  The band performed their then-recent smashes "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust" as well as such inevitable favorites as "We Will Rock You," "Somebody to Love," "Killer Queen," "Under Pressure," "We Are the Champions," and "Bohemian Rhapsody."

The original concerts were filmed by director Saul Swimmer using then-modern Double Anamorphic 35mm which would allow the footage to be projected on a five-story-high screen.  Tensions between Queen and Swimmer threatened to derail the proceedings but instead both parties spurred each other on to create a truly lasting document of the band at its arguable peak.

The upcoming package is available in both audio and video formats.  The 4K UHD video version offers 26 tracks; the 2CD and 3LP packages have two additional tracks, the Brian May-penned "Flash" and "The Hero" from the film Flash Gordon.  The 4K set also offers Queen's famed 1985 Live Aid set.  The original 35mm film negative was scanned and examined frame-by-frame to remove dirt, damage, and any splices, resulting in the sharpest and most high-quality presentation of the film ever.  The audio for both Queen Rock Montreal and the Live Aid set are heard in Dolby Atmos for the first time.

The first disc of the 4K or Blu-ray set has Queen Rock Montreal in full frame as it was originally intended to be seen.  The Live Aid performance is presented in upscaled HD.  The second 4K disc has Queen Rock Montreal in widescreen format and a bonus featurette with Live Aid rehearsal footage.  Both the full-frame and widescreen presentations can be displayed on the 4K discs in either HDR or SDR, and both Montreal and Live Aid can be heard in LPCM Stereo or DTS-HD Master Audio as well as Atmos.  Lastly, a commentary track with Brian May and Roger Taylor is available with Queen Rock Montreal.

Look for all four formats of Queen Rock Montreal on May 10.  You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Queen, Queen Rock Montreal (EMI/Hollywood, 2024)

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store

CD 1

1. Intro
2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
3. Let Me Entertain You
4. Play The Game
5. Somebody To Love
6. Killer Queen
7. I'm In Love With My Car
8. Get Down, Make Love
9. Save Me
10. Now I'm Here
11. Dragon Attack
12. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
13. Love Of My Life

CD 2

1. Under Pressure
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Drum And Tympani Solo
4. Guitar Solo
5. Flash
6. The Hero
7. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
8. Jailhouse Rock
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Tie Your Mother Down
11. Another One Bites The Dust
12. Sheer Heart Attack
13. We Will Rock You
14. We Are The Champions
15. God Save The Queen

3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store (Exclusive - Blue)

Side A

1. Intro
2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
3. Let Me Entertain You
4. Play The Game
5. Somebody To Love

Side B

1. Killer Queen
2. I'm In Love With My Car
3. Get Down, Make Love
4. Save Me

Side C

1. Now I'm Here
2. Dragon Attack
3. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
4. Love Of My Life
5. Under Pressure

Side D

1. Keep Yourself Alive
2. Drum And Tympani Solo
3. Guitar Solo
4. Flash
5. The Hero

Side E

1. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. Bohemian Rhapsody
4. Tie Your Mother Down

Side F

1. Another One Bites The Dust
2. Sheer Heart Attack
3. We Will Rock You
4. We Are The Champions
5. God Save The Queen

4K UHD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store
Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store

1. Intro
2. We Will Rock You (fast)
3. Let Me Entertain You
4. Play The Game
5. Somebody To Love
6. Killer Queen
7. I'm In Love With My Car
8. Get Down Make Love
9. Save Me
10. Now I'm Here
11. Dragon Attack
12. Now I'm Here (reprise)
13. Love Of My Life
14. Under Pressure
15. Keep Yourself Alive
16. Drum & Timpani Solo
17. Guitar Solo
18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
19. Jailhouse Rock
20. Bohemian Rhapsody
21. Tie Your Mother Down
22. Another One Bites The Dust
23. Sheer Heart Attack
24. We Will Rock You
25. We Are The Champions
26. God Save The Queen

Live Aid:

1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Radio Ga Ga
3. Hammer To Fall
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
5. We Will Rock You
6. We Are The Champions
7. Is This The World We Created...?

Disc 2 Bonus: Live Aid Rehearsals