George Michael Live in Australia

George Michael Live in Australia
Tour by George Michael
LocationAustralia
Start date20 February 2010 (2010-02-20)
End date3 March 2010 (2010-03-03)
No. of shows3
Attendance100,000 – Melbourne (47,000),[1] Sydney (45,000),[2] Perth (15,000)[3]
George Michael concert chronology

George Michael Live in Australia was a concert tour by English singer-songwriter George Michael. For the first time since his Faith Tour in 1988, Michael returned to Australia in 2010 to perform three live concerts.

Background

The tour was announced on 24 November 2009.[4] Ticket sales for the tour were brisk, with the concerts at the 15,000 seat Burswood Dome in Perth and the 42,000 seat Sydney Football Stadium both being sellouts.[3][2] The shows featured songs both from Michael's solo career and from his time in Wham!.

Set list

  1. "Waiting (Reprise)"
  2. "Fastlove"
  3. "I'm Your Man"
  4. "Father Figure"
  5. "Everything She Wants"
  6. "One More Try"
  7. "An Easier Affair"
  8. "Too Funky"
    Break
  9. "Faith"
  10. "Spinning the Wheel"
  11. "Feeling Good"
  12. "Roxanne"
  13. "Amazing"
  14. "Flawless (Go to the City)"
  15. "Outside"
    Encore
  16. "Careless Whisper"
  17. "Freedom! '90"

Personnel

The band
  • George Michael – vocals
  • Chris Cameron – musical director, keyboards, arranger
  • Lea Mullen – percussion
  • Phil Palmer – guitars
  • Andy Hamilton – sax, keyboards, EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument)
  • Steve Walters – bass
  • Mike Brown – guitars
  • Carlos Hercules – drums
  • Graham Kearns – guitars
  • Luke Smith – keyboards
  • Shirley Lewis – backing vocals
  • Jay Henry – backing vocals
  • Lincoln Jean-Marie – backing vocals
  • Lori Perry – backing vocals
  • Sharon Perry – backing vocals
  • Lucy Jules – backing vocals
Management and production
  • Michael Lippman – artist manager
  • Andy Stephens – artist manager
  • Ken Watts – tour director
  • Lisa Johnson – assistant tour director
  • Looloo Murphy – GM tour manager
  • Sharon Ashley – band tour manager
  • Ronnie Franklin – security consultant
  • Mark Spring – production manager
  • Di Eichorst – production coordinator
  • Scott Chase – stage manager
  • James Kelly – show manager
  • Willie Williams – video staging designer and director
  • Vince Foster – set and lighting design and operator
  • Gary Bradshaw – front of house sound
  • Andy Bramley – video director
  • Barrie Marshall and Doris Dixon – agents

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date
(2010) 		City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
20 February Perth Australia Burswood Dome 14,669 / 14,669 $2,281,790
26 February Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 42,342 / 42,390 $6,911,090
3 March Melbourne Etihad Stadium 45,402 / 45,971 $5,735,090
Total 102,413 / 103,030 $14,927,970

References

  1. ^ Murfett, Andrew (26 December 2016). "George Michael dead: Singer's last Melbourne show, reviewed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Adams, Cameron (27 February 2010). "George Michael delights 45,000 fans at Sydney show". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Bahbah, Sandra (21 February 2010). "George Michael wows Perth fans". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2010 Australian Dates Announced". Official George Michael Website. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2024.