George Michael live performances
Michael performing during the 25 Live tour in 2006
Concert tours5
Benefit concerts16
Other performances7

The following is a list of concert tours and notable live acts undertaken by English singer-songwriter George Michael (1963–2016).

Concert tours

Title Date Associated album(s) Continent(s) Shows Attendance Ref.
The Faith Tour 19 February 1988 – 6 July 1989 Faith Asia
Oceania
North America
Europe 		109 [1]
Cover to Cover tour 15 January – 31 October 1991 — Europe
South America
Asia
North America 		29 [2]
25 Live 23 September 2006 – 1 December 2008 Twenty Five Europe
North America
Middle East 		106 1,300,000 [3]
George Michael Live in Australia 20 February – 3 March 2010 — Australia 3 100,000 [4][5][6]
Symphonica Tour 22 August 2011 – 17 October 2012 Europe 67

Benefit concerts

Title Date Location Song(s) performed Ref.
Live Aid 13 July 1985 Wembley Stadium, London
The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary 20 June 1986 Wembley Arena, London
[7]
Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit 1 April 1987
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 11 June 1988 Wembley Stadium, London
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 20 April 1992
The Concert Benefiting the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation 11 October 1992 Madison Square Garden, New York City
[8]
Rock for the Rainforest 2 March 1993 Carnegie Hall, New York City
[9][10]
Concert of Hope 1 December 1993 Wembley Arena, London
[11]
The AIDS Benefit in England 1 December 1994 Royal Albert Hall, London
[12]
Commitment to Life VIII 19 January 1995 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
[13]
Concert for Linda 10 April 1999 Royal Albert Hall, London
NetAid 9 October 1999 Wembley Stadium, London
Stonewall Concert 28 November 1999 Royal Albert Hall, London
[14]
Equality Rocks 29 April 2000 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • "Freedom! '90" (with Garth Brooks)
  • "Father Figure"
  • "Fastlove"
  • "I Remember You"
Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet 6 June 2000 Parco Novi Sad, Modena
  • "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Luciano Pavarotti)
 [15]
Live 8 2 July 2005 Hyde Park, London

Other performances

Title Date Song(s) performed Ref.
MTV 10 27 November 1991 (broadcast)
[16]
MTV European Music Awards 24 November 1994
[17]
Live at the BBC Radio Theatre 8 October 1996
[18]
MTV Unplugged 11 October 1996
  • "Everything She Wants"
  • "You Have Been Loved"
  • "Fastlove"
  • "Praying for Time"
  • "I Can't Make You Love Me"
  • "Freedom! '90"
  • "Father Figure"
  • "The Strangest Thing"
  • "Star People"
 [19]
MTV European Music Awards 14 November 1996
  • "Star People"
 [20]
VH-1 Honors 10 April 1997
[21]
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony 12 August 2012
[22]

References

  1. ^ Grein, Paul (14 January 1988). "George Michael's got 'Faith' and lots more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ Cromelin, Richard (7 October 1991). "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Just Like Old Times : Michael Keeps the Faith for Sellout Crowd". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "George Michael plays "final" major shows". The Independent. PA Media. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ Bahbah, Sandra (21 February 2010). "George Michael wows Perth fans". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Adams, Cameron (27 February 2010). "George Michael delights 45,000 fans at Sydney show". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ Murfett, Andrew (26 December 2016). "George Michael dead: Singer's last Melbourne show, reviewed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Prince's Trust: 1986 Birthday Party". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. ^ Sulley, Jim (8 October 2021). "AIDS Foundation Concert 1992". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ Press Association. March 2, 1993. "Sting Sings."
  10. ^ Vanamee, Norman (8 March 1993). "Other Events". New York. p. 115. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Smith, Giles (3 December 1993). "The wrapping of kd lang: At Wembley on Wednesday there was George Michael, David Bowie, the Princess of Wales and a stylish woman who can do no wrong". The Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ^ Elton John (3 December 2015). "#tbt This week in 1994 as part of a 12-show run with Ray Cooper at the Royal Albert Hall, Elton John invited guests Kiki Dee, Lisa Stansfield, Boy George and George Michael to join him for a special #WorldAIDSDay concert. Elton also opened his first "Out The Closet" charity shop of personal items to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation #ThrowbackThursday". Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ Hilburn, Robert (21 January 1995). "Lifting Their Voices in Faith, Hope and Charity : Pop Beat: Stars raise approximately $3.5 million for AIDS Project L.A. during the Commitment to Life benefit at Universal Amphitheatre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Apology over Elton's 'boy scout' show". BBC News Online. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Michael and Pavarotti double act". BBC News Online. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  16. ^ Willman, Chris (29 November 1991). "'MTV 10': A Star-Studded Self-Tribute". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  17. ^ Pride, Dominic (10 December 1994). "MTV Euro Awards Get Mixed Response". Billboard. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 April 2011 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ "An Audience with George Michael". BBC Programme Index. 8 December 1996. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  19. ^ George Michael on TV.com, 20 December 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2011
  20. ^ Woodruff, Daniel (26 December 2016). "Alex Boyé credits George Michael with helping launch his career 20 years ago". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  21. ^ Richmond, Ray (11 April 1997). "Michael surprises VH1". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  22. ^ "George Michael defends Olympics closing ceremony song". BBC News Online. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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