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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Where Bohemian Rhapsody says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Wembley was a runway in Hertfordshire, Rio was a west London building, and New York was a Southwark street.
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Scenes and places
The baggage handler at Heathrow (1970)
Farrokh Bulsara works as a baggage handler and spends his nights watching a local college band. The day job is where the story starts, before Freddie Mercury exists.
Set in Heathrow Airport — Where Farrokh Bulsara works as a baggage handler before he joins the band. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The country's biggest airport, west of London.
Queen's first London gig
With Freddie now at the front, the band plays gigs across Britain. A pub-and-college circuit is where he starts to push them to think bigger.
Set in Imperial College Union — A concert hall inside Imperial College in London; one travel article names it as the band's first London gig. Whether the film shows this exact venue is not confirmed.
A student union concert hall in South Kensington.
Art college and the doctor's surgery
Freddie's art-school past and a doctor's visit are staged in one building. The film uses a single place for two very different moments of his life.
Set in Ealing Art College / the doctor's surgery — Two story places in the film: the art college Freddie attended and his doctor's surgery. The film uses one building for both.
A town hall in south-east London, now used as a filming venue.
Filmed at Bromley Old Town Hall (Bromley, London, United Kingdom) — Stood in for Ealing Art College and for the surgery of Mercury's doctor. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The limo in New York
Freddie ends things with his manager by throwing him out of a limo. The break marks a turn in who controls Queen's business.
Set in A New York street — A New York street where Freddie throws his manager out of a limo.
A street in Southwark, south of the Thames.
Filmed at Union Street, Southwark (Southwark, London, United Kingdom) — Stood in for the New York street of the limo scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Amsterdam record shop
The band's world tour passes through Europe. A record shop in Amsterdam is the film's stop.
Set in A record shop in Amsterdam — A record shop in Amsterdam; the film stages it in a London shoe shop.
A shop front on a small Southwark street.
The party at Garden Lodge
At a party, Freddie notices a waiter, Jim Hutton, and is drawn to him. The scene is a turn in his private life.
Set in Garden Lodge, Kensington — Freddie Mercury's home in Kensington, where the film's wild party takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The real house is a Kensington villa that fans still visit.
Munich and the solo album (1984)
Freddie leaves Queen for a solo deal and records in Munich. Surrounded by Paul and parties, he is unhappy and starts to feel unwell.
Set in Munich — The German city where Freddie records his 1984 solo album.
A city in Bavaria, southern Germany.
The hotel and the stage in Rio
On the world tour, the band is in Rio de Janeiro: a hotel and a big concert stage. Both were built as sets in west London.
Set in Rio de Janeiro hotel and concert venue — A hotel in Rio de Janeiro and a concert venue in Brazil during the band's world tour.
The film's Rio is a pair of west London studio sets.
Live Aid at Wembley (1985)
Freddie and the band take the stage as a late addition. The concert is the film's finish line, where the band plays for a worldwide audience.
Set in Wembley Stadium — The stadium in north-west London where Live Aid is held. Google Maps · Apple Maps
England's national stadium in north-west London.
Filmed at RAF Bovingdon, Hertfordshire (Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) — The Live Aid stage and Wembley set were built on the old airfield's main runway backlot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Freddie Mercury — Born Farrokh Bulsara, a Heathrow baggage handler who becomes Queen's lead singer.
- Mary Austin — Works at the boutique Biba and starts dating Farrokh after a gig.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Live Aid really filmed in Bohemian Rhapsody?
- Where was the Rio hotel in Bohemian Rhapsody really filmed?
- Which London street played New York in Bohemian Rhapsody?