List of George Michael live performances

George Michael live performances
Michael performing during the 25 Live tour in 2006
Concert tours	5
Benefit concerts	16
Other performances	7

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	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)
The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary	20 June 1986	Wembley Arena, London	"Everytime You Go Away" (with Paul Young)	[7]
Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit	1 April 1987		"1-2-3" (with Deon Estus) "Love's in Need of Love Today" "Everything She Wants" (featuring Andrew Ridgeley)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute	11 June 1988	Wembley Stadium, London	"Village Ghetto Land" "If You Were My Woman" "Sexual Healing"
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert	20 April 1992		"'39" "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (with Lisa Stansfield) "Somebody to Love"
The Concert Benefiting the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation	11 October 1992	Madison Square Garden, New York City	"Candle in the Wind" "Ticking" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"	[8]
Rock for the Rainforest	2 March 1993	Carnegie Hall, New York City	"Waiting for That Day" (with Sting) "Freedom" "We Can Work It Out" "Every Breath You Take" (with Sting)	[9][10]
Concert of Hope	1 December 1993	Wembley Arena, London	"Father Figure" "Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "One More Try" "Freedom" "Freedom! '90" "Love's in Need of Love Today" "Everything She Wants"	[11]
The AIDS Benefit in England	1 December 1994	Royal Albert Hall, London	"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (with Elton John) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)	[12]
Commitment to Life VIII	19 January 1995	Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John) "Baby Can I Hold You"	[13]
Concert for Linda	10 April 1999	Royal Albert Hall, London	"The Long and Winding Road" "Faith"	[14][15]
NetAid	9 October 1999	Wembley Stadium, London	"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "Fastlove" "Freedom! '90" "Father Figure"	[16]
Stonewall Concert	28 November 1999	Royal Albert Hall, London	"My Baby Just Cares for Me" "I Remember You"	[17]
Equality Rocks	29 April 2000	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.	"Freedom! '90" (with Garth Brooks) "Father Figure" "Fastlove" "I Remember You"	[18]
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)	[19]
Live 8	2 July 2005	Hyde Park, London	"Drive My Car" (with Paul McCartney)	[20][21]

Other performances

Title	Date	Song(s) performed	Ref.
MTV 10	27 November 1991 (broadcast)	"Freedom! '90"	[22]
MTV European Music Awards	24 November 1994	"Freedom! '90" "Jesus to a Child"	[23]
Live at the BBC Radio Theatre	8 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"	[24]
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"	[25]
MTV European Music Awards	14 November 1996	"Star People"	[26]
VH-1 Honors	10 April 1997	"Living for the City" (with Stevie Wonder)	[27]
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony	12 August 2012	"Freedom! '90" "White Light"	[28]

References

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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.
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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.
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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.
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14. "Paul McCartney leads Linda tribute". BBC News Online. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
15. "The Information on: A Concert for Linda McCartney". The Independent. 13 April 1999. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
16. "George's NetAid set gets BBC screening". BBC News Online. 12 October 1999. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
17. "Apology over Elton's 'boy scout' show". BBC News Online. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
18. Eames, Tom (29 June 2023). "When George Michael and Garth Brooks sang 'Freedom' together and country pop peaked". smoothradio.com. Smooth Radio. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
19. "Michael and Pavarotti double act". BBC News Online. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
20. "Line-up and Artists:Live 8 Running Order". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Online. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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22. Willman, Chris (29 November 1991). "'MTV 10': A Star-Studded Self-Tribute". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
23. Pride, Dominic (10 December 1994). "MTV Euro Awards Get Mixed Response". Billboard. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 April 2011 – via Google Books.
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28. "George Michael defends Olympics closing ceremony song". BBC News Online. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

See also

• List of best-selling music artists