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Free Concerts to Stream or Download: Queen, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel, ZZ Top @ Arte.tv

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Free Concerts to Stream or Download: Queen, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel, ZZ Top @ Arte.tv
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tightarse on 02/08/2020 - 08:25 arteptweb-a.akamaihd.net (1788 clicks)
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Found on HUKD and all credit goes to poster. Comments suggest HD or UHD quality. Shameless copy/paste below. Stay safe, and enjoy.

A nice selection of freebie concerts for any fans of this genre - includes Queen, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits & more. These concerts are currently free to stream or download onto your device (for a limited time) via Arte who are a reknown German free-to-air network, so this is taken directly from their media library - in English and from the direct DVD source. Links are in the headers below which go directly to the concerts themselves - ready to view or download.

Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)

Delicate Sound of Thunder is a concert film by Pink Floyd, filmed during their ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ tour from 19-23 August 1988 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, with some additional footage from 21-22 June 1988 at the Place d'Armes of the Château de Versailles, France.

Queen - Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest (1986)

Coverage of the iconic rock band Queen's 1986 concert in Budapest, Hungary. The gig was notable for being played behind the Iron Curtain, with the crowd of 80,000 making it one of the largest music events held in Eastern Europe. With the band riding high on the wave of goodwill following their performance at Live Aid a year earlier, the gig arguably captures them at their peak. The songs performed include: 'Under Pressure', 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'I Want to Break Free' and 'We Will Rock You'.

Dire Straits - Alchemy Live (1984)

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22-23 July 1983, the final two concerts of Dire Straits' eight-month Love Over Gold Tour promoting their album Love Over Gold. The concerts were recorded by Mick McKenna using the Rolling Stones Mobile unit.

Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park (1981)

What started as a suggestion for Paul Simon to play a concert in New York's Central Park blossomed, on September 19, 1981, into a full-blown Simon and Garfunkel reunion after an 11-year hiatus, and now proves a priceless snapshot of two of America's greatest folk-rock performers. Performed with a who's-who of East Coast session aces before a record-setting crowd of half-a-million fans, the concert in Central Park finds its stars just shy of their 40th birthdays and very much in their primes, their voices sweet and pure and their playing relaxed, perfectly in tune and in synch.

ZZ Top - Live from Texas (2007)

Full Tracklisting: Got Me Under Pressure / Waitin' For The Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago / I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide / Pin Cushion / Cheap Sunglasses / Pearl Necklace / Heard It On The X / Just Got Paid / Rough Boy / Blue Jean Blues / Gimme All Your Lovin' / Sharp Dressed Man / Legs / Tube Snake Boogie / La Grange / Tush.

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  • Triple J on 02/08/2020 - 08:32
    +2

    Thanks Mr.T.

    • Wardaddy on 02/08/2020 - 08:55
      +15

      Some classic masterpieces.

    • mskeggs on 02/08/2020 - 09:05
      +14

      Imagine thinking new stuff was the only good stuff.

        • ghoulie1 on 02/08/2020 - 09:23
          +10

          Let's see how many current artists will still be listened to 30-40 years from now.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2020 - 12:56
        +8

        DontFeedTheTroll

  • EggMan28 on 02/08/2020 - 09:05
    +1

    Thanks for sharing. Dire Straits link goes to Pink Floyd though.

    • tightarse on 02/08/2020 - 09:08
      +1

      Thanks, fixed :)

  • mingalings on 02/08/2020 - 09:11

    Thanks op. The dire straits link goes to the pink floyd concert. Searching the Arte.tv website the concert is blocked in Oz. Anyone have a working link?

    • tightarse on 02/08/2020 - 09:15
      +1

      Please refresh, it’s now fixed.

  • carpecrash on 02/08/2020 - 09:14
    +1

    These are great, thanks for the effort

  • Frank Murphy on 02/08/2020 - 09:15
    +1

    FYI - The Dire Straits link is the same as the Pink Floyd link.

    edit: Oops - I see now that it's fixed. Ignore.

  • sween64 on 02/08/2020 - 09:17

    Not sure how they are getting HD or UHD out of a DVD. Maybe something was lost in translation or gained in transcoding.

    • lunchbox99 on 02/08/2020 - 09:24
      +1

      Yeah UHD of VHS source material.

    • captaincabinets on 02/08/2020 - 13:35
      +3

      I don't think DVD was very popular in the 80s haha. For the 2007 one, sure.

      If the original was recorded on high quality film, AFAIK it's possible to digitise it into decent quality 4K. If you look at UHD media releases it makes a bit of a V shape. There's a big drop off where things were filmed in early digital and can't be nicely upscaled without looking a bit crap.

      • Scrobo on 03/08/2020 - 09:21
        +3

        Yeah, we scan film at 6K and make UHDs. If it was shot on 35mm film, then you easily get a UHD resolution master out of it.

        • captaincabinets on 03/08/2020 - 10:34
          -1

          Hey cool. Thanks for the insider confirmation :)

  • dealsforlife on 02/08/2020 - 09:18
    +1

    Thanks TA. Wish Pink Floyd's Pulse was available for download!

    • MS Paint on 02/08/2020 - 09:36
      +2

      Try this

      Plenty of apps that allow you to download.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2020 - 09:31

    Thanks TA. They're legends. Was listening to Sharp Dressed Man on YouTube a few days ago

  • MS Paint on 02/08/2020 - 09:34
    +1

    These have been free on YouTube in high definition for years.

    I just recycled my nbn connection and they stream even quicker now.

    • captaincabinets on 02/08/2020 - 13:37

      HD can mean 720p. 4K is 9x the resolution. Plus you're dealing with Youtube audio for a concert. This will be fine for many punters but if you have a decent audio system, you can do a lot better than Youtube.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2020 - 09:36
    +2

    So, not to be that guy that asks, “Where’s the bargain?” but where’s the bargain?

    • MS Paint on 02/08/2020 - 09:37
      +1

      There is no bargain but don't go there please.

      Not on a Sunday morning.

    • franco cozzo on 02/08/2020 - 09:48
      -6

      i know right…as if anyone would pay to listen to dire straits!

      • MS Paint on 02/08/2020 - 09:50
        +2

        I purchased the cassette tape in 1985

        • franco cozzo on 02/08/2020 - 10:03

          i watched them on my mtv in 1985

          • g12345567 on 02/08/2020 - 11:52
            +1

            @franco cozzo: Paid $3 for the Blu-ray from a charity shop.

            Quality is good for a 720p video.

        • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2020 - 12:56
          +4

          DontFeedTheTroll

          • MS Paint on 02/08/2020 - 13:07
            +1

            @[Deactivated]: Not trolling when it's a legitimate claim.

            • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2020 - 19:58
              +1

              @MS Paint: I wasn't suggesting you were the troll.

        • nepalesesquirrel on 02/08/2020 - 23:19
          +1

          Awesome! First tape I ever bought. I was 12.

      • daveted on 02/08/2020 - 15:11
        +2

        I saw them live at QE2 stadium for brothers in arms in 1987(?). Absolutely amazing at the time.
        Watched it on dvd…..dull. The band really needed to be seen live and loud.

        • whats up skip on 11/08/2020 - 20:55

          The Alchemy version of Sultans of Swing was better than the Brothers in Arms concert version. In Brothers in Arms concert version they have added too many additional instruments to the point where the guitars are lost. To me if you can't properly hear the guitars, then it wasn't worth listening to.

          One problem with the Alchemy version of Sultans of Swing is the stereo mix isn't right. It isn't just the balance, they have put all the guitars over on the left.

  • DSOTM on 02/08/2020 - 09:54
    +4

    The Queen concert is beautifully remastered. So glad they shit it in 35mm rather video. David Gilmour has often remarked that he wished they’d shot their later concerts on film.

    • MS Paint on 02/08/2020 - 09:58
      +5

      Just so you can't edit op.

      Thanks for the laugh.

      Avatar checks out.

      • DSOTM on 02/08/2020 - 12:59
        +3

        Oh man….too late for an edit. :)

    • franco cozzo on 02/08/2020 - 10:05
      +2

      …i like shit in 35mm too

      • WARvault on 02/08/2020 - 10:43
        +3

        Good girth on the shit!

  • quink on 02/08/2020 - 10:00
    +1

    Arte who are a reknown German free-to-air network

    French and German.

    ARD, ZDF and France Télévisions.

    Plus cooperations with a whole bunch of other broadcasters. A pretty large part of SBS’s programming backbone used to be from arte.

  • AuSlade on 02/08/2020 - 10:05
    +2

    Delicate Sound of Thunder was my intro to Pink Floyd. I remember watching Run Like Hell on TV when it came out, and was transfixed by the showmanship of the video. They've been my favourite band ever since. I'm only sad that I'll never get to see the full Pink Floyd in concert. I've seen Roger Waters twice now, and both times were amazing. Thanks TA.

  • unelectric on 02/08/2020 - 10:25

    Looking forward to watching Simon and Garfunkel. Cheers

  • Ramrunner on 02/08/2020 - 10:44

    Bugger - only 2 audio channels. Can highly recommend "Hell Feezes Over" by the Eagles, "One Night Only" by the Bee Gees and "Live at Albert Park" (I think it's called) by the Moody Blues if you have awesome 5.1 setups.

    There's a pretty good Blue Man Group concert in 5.1 also floating around.

  • Windows7forever on 02/08/2020 - 13:27
    +1

    Thanks. Great concerts

  • xoom on 02/08/2020 - 13:58
    +2

    Thanks op. Downloaded for my old man.

  • croc330 on 02/08/2020 - 17:30
    +1

    Thanks So much OP!

  • jebdra on 03/08/2020 - 08:26
    +5

    Simon and Garfunkel. Was it really 1981.

    I flew to New York for that concert, from the UK. Cost me all my savings, but well worth it. One of the best nights of my life.

    I've got several copies of it, digital and vinyl, but I'll download it and watch it again.

    Thanks tightarse for the trip down memory lane.

    • Nuggets on 03/08/2020 - 09:18

      Jealous!

  • grips on 03/08/2020 - 16:07

    There is more free stuff on
    https://www.arte.tv/en/arte-concert/

    • g12345567 on 03/08/2020 - 20:37

      Some of those videos show "This video is unavailable in your country"

      To watch or download you''ll need a VPN and set to France. Which I think is the country of this site.

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