George Michael live performances
Michael performing during the 25 Live tour in 2006
Concert tours5
Charity concerts16
Other performances5

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

Tours

Year(s) Name Releases
1988–89 The Faith Tour[1] —
1991 Cover to Cover tour[2]
2006–08 25 Live
2010 George Michael Live in Australia —
2011–12 Symphonica Tour

Charity concerts

Year Name Song(s) performed
1985 Live Aid "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)
1986 The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary[3] "Everytime You Go Away" (with Paul Young)
1987 Stand by Me AIDS Benefit Concert "1-2-3" (with Deon Estus), "Love's in Need of Love Today", "Everything She Wants" (featuring Andrew Ridgeley)
1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute "Village Ghetto Land", "If You Were My Woman", "Sexual Healing"
1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (with Lisa Stansfield), "Somebody to Love", "'39"
The Concert Benefiting the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation[4] "Candle in the Wind", "Ticking", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
1993 Rock for the Rainforest[5] "Waiting for That Day", "Freedom", "Every Breath You Take" (with Sting)
Concert of Hope[6] "Father Figure", "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "One More Try", "Freedom", "Freedom! '90", "Love's in Need of Love Today", "Everything She Wants"
1994 The AIDS Benefit in England[7] "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)
1995 Commitment to Life VIII[8] "Baby Can I Hold You Tonight", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)
1999 Concert for Linda "The Long and Winding Road", "Faith"
NetAid "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Fastlove", "Freedom! '90", "Father Figure"
Stonewall Concert[9] "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Remember You"
2000 Equality Rocks "Freedom! '90" (with Garth Brooks), "Father Figure", "Fastlove", "I Remember You"
Pavarotti & Friends[10] "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Luciano Pavarotti)
2005 Live 8 "Drive My Car" (with Paul McCartney)

Other performances

Year Name Song(s) performed
1991 MTV 10[11] "Freedom! '90"
1994 MTV European Music Awards[12] "Freedom! '90", "Jesus to a Child"
1996 Live at the BBC Radio Theatre[13] "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"
MTV Unplugged[14] "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"
MTV European Music Awards[15] "Star People"
1997 VH-1 Honours[16] "Living for the City" (with Stevie Wonder)
2012 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony "Freedom! '90", "White Light"

References

  1. ↑ "George Michael's got 'Faith' and lots more". latimes.com/. 14 January 1988. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Just Like Old Times : Michael Keeps the Faith for Sellout Crowd". latimes.com/. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Prince's Trust: 1986 Birthday Party". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Timeline | The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation". elizabethtayloraidsfoundation.org. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Press Association. March 2, 1993. "Sting Sings."
  6. ↑ "The Wapping of kd lang: At Wembley on Wednesday". independent.co.uk/. 3 December 1993. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "POP / More than just another love song". independent.co.uk/. 25 November 1994. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "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". latimes.com/. 21 January 1994. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Apology over Elton's 'boy scout' show". bbc.co.uk/. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Michael and Pavarotti double act". BBC News. 2 June 2000.
  11. ↑ Willman, Chris (1991-11-29). "'MTV 10': A Star-Studded Self-Tribute". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  12. ↑ Pride, Dominic (10 December 1994). "MTV Euro Awards Get Mixed Response". Billboard. pp. 18–. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 1996-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  14. ↑ George Michael on TV.com, 20 December 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2011
  15. ↑ Daniel, Woodruff (26 December 2016). "Alex Boyé credits George Michael with helping launch his career 20 years ago". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Richmond, Ray (11 April 1997). "Michael surprises VH1". Retrieved 6 May 2020.

See also

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