George Michael Live in Australia explained

Concert Tour Name:	George Michael Live in Australia
Artist:	George Michael
Location:	Australia
Number Of Shows:	3
Support Acts:	-->
Attendance:	100,000 – Melbourne (47,000),^[1] Sydney (45,000),^[2] Perth (15,000)^[3]
Last Tour:	25 Live (2006–08)
This Tour:	George Michael Live in Australia (2010)
Next Tour:	Symphonica Tour (2011–12)

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

1. "Faith"
2. "Spinning the Wheel"
3. "Feeling Good"
4. "Roxanne"
5. "Amazing"
6. "Flawless (Go to the City)"
7. "Outside"

Encore

1. "Careless Whisper"
2. "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

Date
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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

Notes and References

1. News: Murfett . Andrew . 26 December 2016 . George Michael dead: Singer's last Melbourne show, reviewed . . 25 April 2024.
2. News: Adams . Cameron . 27 February 2010 . George Michael delights 45,000 fans at Sydney show . . 25 April 2024.
3. News: Bahbah . Sandra . 21 February 2010 . George Michael wows Perth fans . . 25 April 2024.
4. Web site: 24 November 2009 . 2010 Australian Dates Announced . Official George Michael Website . 10 July 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091128143845/http://www.georgemichael.com/index.php?module=news&news_item_id=215 . 28 November 2009.