We Will Rock You (video)
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We Will Rock You (also released as Queen Rock Montreal) is a concert film by English band Queen. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, during the final concerts of The Game Tour, at the Montreal Forum on 24 and 25 November 1981.
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Directed by | Saul Swimmer |
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Music by | Queen |
A new official release of the concert (retitled Queen Rock Montreal) digitally restored and remastered by Queen was released on 29 October 2007 on DVD (by Eaglevision). 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.[1]
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.
On November 2023 it was announced that the concert film will be released in IMAX from 18 January 2024 to 21 January 2024.[2] Due to high demand, this limited theatrical run was extended through to 28 January 2024.[3]
On 14 March 2024, the band's website announced a new 2-disc release of the film to come out on 10 May of that 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. [4]