At about the half-way point, Brian May takes an extended guitar solo, which is centered around his famous "Brighton Rock" solo. It was a let down not to have the entire song performed. During the soft parts, when he took the volume down low and was just riffing on some improvised blues parts, I could swear that he was sitting right in my living room playing. The guitar mix was that good. His guitar solo led right into an intense performance of the Sheer Heart Attack classic "Now I'm Hear". Things bogged down a bit after this, as they performed two acoustic ballads, followed by a forgettable medley of 50's and 60's classics including "Hello Mary Lou" and "Tutti Frutti". The songs weren't bad, and the guys really seemed to enjoy themselves here, but I would have much preferred to hear "Keep Yourself Alive", "Spread Your Wings", "Fat Bottom Girls", or any of the other classics they neglected to play this night.

By the time they got to "Bohemian Rhapsody", 17 songs into the set, it was finally dark outside, and you could now really appreciate their fantastic light show. During the opera section of the song, the band left the stage as they played clips from the song's famous video. I'd imagine it would be almost impossible to recreate that section live, but I would have loved to see them try. I normally can't stand "Radio Gagga", but the live version blows away the original. Seeing all 70,000 people in the crowd clap simultaneously during the breaks in the chorus, is quite the site to behold. Mercury must have felt like a god up there.

Queen ended the show appropriately with their anthems "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions", which were misguidedly broken up by "Friends Will Be Friends". Does anybody else notice how Roger Taylor sounds like a Liza Minnelli on steroids when he screams the chorus to "We Are The Champions"? Mercury sings the song wearing a king's robe and crown, which is either a tribute, or a slap in the face to the British Royal Crown. "God Save The Queen", as usual, blares over the PA system as the band takes their bows before leaving the stage for good.

After watching the bonus material on the second disk it becomes apparent why this video ended up looking so spectacular. The director, Gavin Taylor, explains in his interview all of the foresight and planning that went into the camera, sound, and stage direction for this massive production. No less than 16 cameras were used to provide, what I think is, one the best filmed stadium concerts ever. Only a widescreen presentation could have improved the presentation. The camera angles were outstanding and provided one of the most intimate viewing experiences you will ever find for a show of this magnitude. The shots from the side and behind Mercury, as the crowd fervently reacts to his each and every command, give you a great feel for what it must have been like to be in his illustrious position. The audio was nearly as impressive, with both a powerful DTS 5.1 surround, and PCM stereo mix provided. My only complaint with the audio, was that the bass was given a relatively weak mix.