Live in London (George Michael video)
Live in London is a live concert recording of George Michael's final two concerts in London's Earls Court on 24 and 25 August 2008 as part of his 25 Live tour. This is the first live DVD of George Michael's career. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats on 7 December 2009 in the UK, Europe and Australia, and on 8 December 2009 in the USA and Canada.
The DVD had subtitles for spoken portions of the DVD in several languages. The highly anticipated shows on the DVD marked the end of George Michael's triumphant 25 Live Tour and were the last chance to catch Michael performing on a stage of this magnitude in London.
Background information
In 2006, George Michael announced his first tour in 15 years, 25 Live. This DVD was recorded and filmed on 24 and 25 August 2008 when George Michael declared two special performances entitled "The Final Two" which took place in Earls Court, London. Moreover, another "final" concerts were announced in Copenhagen and Abu Dhabi. Those concerts were the last extensive touring that was performed by George Michael. The concert set list is a bit different from earlier in the tour. The DVD was recorded in the latter part of the tour, which had a very different set list. Earlier in the tour, the set list was vastly different. Since most artists record the last show on a tour, the set list can change over the course of the tour. The DVD reflects the final set list later used in the "Finals" concerts in Abu Dhabi, Australia, etc. The DVD is a mesh of the last two shows at Earl's Court. The viewer can see a few of the differences between the two nights. The viewer can also see different places George is standing from shot to shot.Track listing
Disc 1
- "Waiting "
- "Fastlove"
- "I'm Your Man"
- "Flawless "
- "Father Figure"
- "You Have Been Loved"
- "An Easier Affair"
- "Everything She Wants"
- "One More Try"
- "A Different Corner"
- "Too Funky"
- "Shoot the Dog"
- "John and Elvis Are Dead"
- "Faith"
- "Spinning the Wheel"
- "Feeling Good"
- "Roxanne"
- "My Mother Had a Brother"
- "Amazing"
- "Fantasy"
- "Outside"
- "Careless Whisper"
- "Freedom! '90"
Disc 2
- Documentaries
- *"I'd Know Him a Mile Off!"
- **Produced by Lisa Johnson, Filmed and directed by David Austin. Made by G K Panayioutou.
- Bonus tracks:
- *"Precious Box"
- *"Jesus to a Child"
- *"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Credits
- George Michael – vocals
- Chris Cameron – musical director, keyboards, arranger
- Danny Cummings – percussion
- Lea Mullen – percussion
- Phil Palmer – guitars
- Andy Hamilton – sax, keyboards, EWI
- 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
Weekly charts
Chart | Peak position |
Australian Music DVDs Chart | 1 |
Austrian Music DVDs Chart | 9 |
Belgian Music DVDs Chart | 2 |
Belgian Music DVDs Chart | 2 |
Danish Music DVDs Chart | 2 |
Swedish Music DVDs Chart | 10 |