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{{italic title}} {{Use British English|date=February 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = Live Magic | type = Live album | artist = [[Queen (band)|Queen]] | cover = Queen Live Magic.png | alt = | released = {{start date|df=yes|1986|12|1}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Strickland |first=Andy |title=Index: Long Live Queen |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=29 November 1986 |page=5 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref> | recorded = 11–12 July 1986 [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], [[England]]<br/>27 July 1986 [[Ferenc Puskás Stadium|Népstadion]], [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]<br/>9 August 1986 [[Knebworth House|Knebworth Park]], [[Stevenage]], England<br>September 1986 (overdubs) | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = 47:10 (LP)<br />49:22 (CD) | label = [[EMI Records|EMI]] (UK), [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]] (US) | producer = {{hlist|Queen|Trip Khalaf}} | prev_title = [[A Kind of Magic]] | prev_year = 1986 | next_title = [[The Miracle (album)|The Miracle]] | next_year = 1989 | misc = }} {{Album ratings | rev1 =[[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=live-magic-r75756|tab=review|pure_url=yes}} | title = Queen Live Magic review | access-date = 2011-09-15 | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas | author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> | rev2 =''[[Kerrang!]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Wall | first1 = Mick | title = Kerrang! | chapter = Queen 'Live Magic' | volume = 135 | publisher = United Magazines ltd. | date = 11 December 1986 | location = London, UK | pages = 18 | title-link = Kerrang! }}</ref> | rev3 =''[[Record Mirror]]'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=Albums |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=6 December 1986 |page=18 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref> | rev4 =''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/albumguide | title = Queen: Album Guide | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | access-date = 2012-06-11}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''Live Magic''''' is the second [[live album]] by British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. It was recorded at various live shows during ''[[Magic Tour (Queen)|The Magic Tour]]'' and was released on 1 December 1986. However, it was not released in the United States until August 1996. It received strong criticism from fans, due to the heavy editing of many songs. For example, the opera section was removed from "Bohemian Rhapsody", the second verse and chorus were removed from "Tie Your Mother Down", and "Is This the World We Created...?", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were reduced to one verse and chorus. Most of the performances were recorded at [[Knebworth House|Knebworth Park]] on 9 August 1986, which marks the band's final ever concert with its classic line-up.
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