Faith World Tour

The Faith Tour

Tour by George Michael
Backstage pass of the tour in Paris, France.
Associated album	Faith
Start date	19 February 1988
End date	6 July 1989
Legs	4
Number of shows	62 in Europe 45 in North America 18 in Australia 8 in Asia 2 in Hawaii 1 in New Zealand 137 shows
George Michael concert chronology

The Faith World Tour was the supporting concert tour of George Michael's massively popular Faith album.

History

George Michael embarked on his massive sold out world tour in 1988. In the set list of the show there were a couple of songs from the Wham! era ("Everything She Wants" and "I'm Your Man") and some standards like "Lady Marmalade" or "Play That Funky Music". In Los Angeles, George was joined on stage by Aretha Franklin for a duet on "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". While on tour, new singles off Faith continued to be released which peaked at #1 ("One More Try", "Monkey"); another ("Kissing a Fool") peaked at #5 in the U.S., solidifying Michael's status as a superstar.

The live 'Faith' tour followed in February 1988, taking the hits package to a momentous opening date at Tokyo's Budokan Stadium, and then on to ecstatic audiences in Australia, Europe and North America. In June of the same year, George interrupted the tour to sing three songs at Wembley Stadium's Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute.

Michael also topped the Billboard Year-End of 1988 charts in the U.S. with his album Faith and single of the same title. According to RIAA, he was the top-selling artist of the year 1988 in the United States.

Recordings

The concert on 16 April 1988 in Rotterdam was recorded with professional cameras.^[1] No DVD has been released.

Also the concert on 31 May 1988 in Paris was recorded as audio. 11 tracks of that were broadcast on several radio stations all over the world.

Set list

First leg

1. "I Want Your Sex (Part I & II)"
2. "Hard Day"
3. "Father Figure"
4. "I'm Your Man"
5. "Everything She Wants"
6. "A Different Corner"
7. "Faith"
8. "Monkey"
9. "Hand to Mouth"
10. "One More Try"
11. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
12. "Careless Whisper"
13. "I Want Your Sex (Part III)"

Second leg

1. "Hard Day"
2. "Everything She Wants"
3. "I'm Your Man"
4. "A Different Corner"
5. "Love's in Need of Love Today"
6. "Father Figure"
7. "One More Try"
8. "Faith"
9. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
10. "Careless Whisper"
11. "Lady Marmalade"
12. "I Want Your Sex"

Third leg

1. "I Want Your Sex (Part I )"
2. "Hard Day"
3. "Father Figure"
4. "I'm Your Man"
5. "Love's in Need of Love Today"
6. "Everything She Wants"
7. "A Different Corner"
8. "Faith"
9. "Monkey"
10. "Hand to Mouth"
11. "Play That Funky Music"
12. "One More Try"
13. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
14. "Look at Your Hands"
15. "Careless Whisper"
16. "Lady Marmalade"
17. "I Want Your Sex (Part 1 2 & III)"

Fourth leg

1. "I Want Your Sex"
2. "Faith"
3. "Hard Day"
4. "Everything She Wants"
5. "I'm Your Man"
6. "A Different Corner"
7. "Love's in Need of Love Today"
8. "Father Figure"
9. "One More Try"
10. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
11. "Lady Marmalade"
12. "Careless Whisper"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia/Oceania/North America
19 February 1988	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan
20 February 1988
21 February 1988
23 February 1988	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
24 February 1988
26 February 1988	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
28 February 1988	Tokyo		NHK Hall
29 February 1988	Yokohama		Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
4 March 1988	Auckland	New Zealand	Western Springs Stadium
8 March 1988	Perth	Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
9 March 1988
11 March 1988	Adelaide		Memorial Drive Park
12 March 1988
13 March 1988	Canberra		Bruce Stadium
14 March 1988
17 March 1988	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
18 March 1988
19 March 1988
21 March 1988
23 March 1988	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
24 March 1988
26 March 1988	Melbourne		Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
27 March 1988
28 March 1988
30 March 1988
31 March 1988
2 April 1988
5 April 1988	Honolulu	United States	NBC Arena
6 April 1988
Europe
12 April 1988	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
13 April 1988
14 April 1988
16 April 1988
18 April 1988	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
21 April 1988	Oslo	Norway	Drammenshallen
22 April 1988	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
23 April 1988
25 April 1988	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Areena
27 April 1988	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby-Hallen
28 April 1988
29 April 1988	Hamburg	Germany	Sporthalle Hamburg
30 April 1988
2 May 1988	Berlin		Deutschlandhalle
4 May 1988	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle
6 May 1988	Frankfurt		Festhalle
7 May 1988	Stuttgart		Schleyer-Halle
9 May 1988	Frankfurt		Festhalle
11 May 1988	Munich		Olympiahalle
12 May 1988	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
14 May 1988	Verona	Italy	Verona Arena
16 May 1988	Milan		Milan Arena
17 May 1988
20 May 1988	Rome		Palazzo dello Sport
21 May 1988	Verona		Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
23 May 1988	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
24 May 1988
26 May 1988	Lyon	France	Palais des Sports de Gerland
27 May 1988	Montpellier		Le Zénith
30 May 1988	Paris		Palais des Sports
31 May 1988
1 June 1988
2 June 1988	Hamburg	Germany	Sporthalle
3 June 1988
5 June 1988	Dortmund		Westfallenhalle
6 June 1988	Stuttgart		Schleyer-Halle
10 June 1988	London	England	Earls Court
11 June 1988
12 June 1988
14 June 1988
15 June 1988
16 June 1988
18 June 1988	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
19 June 1988
23 June 1988	Birmingham	England	National Exhibition Centre
24 June 1988
25 June 1988
29 June 1988	Belfast	Northern Ireland	King's Hall
1 July 1988	Dublin	Ireland	Royal Dublin Society
8 July 1988	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby-Hallen
10 July 1988	Leysin	Switzerland	Leysin Rock Festival
12 July 1988	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
15 July 1988	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Feijenoord Stadion
18 July 1988	Viareggio	Italy	Sports Stadium
20 July 1988	Fréjus	France	Arènes de Fréjus
21 July 1988
23 July 1988	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi de Sarrià
27 July 1988	Madrid		Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
28 July 1988
North America
6 August 1988	Washington, D.C.	United States	Capital Centre
7 August 1988
9 August 1988	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
10 August 1988
11 August 1988	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
14 August 1988	New York City		Madison Square Garden
15 August 1988
16 August 1988
19 August 1988	Mansfield		Great Woods Amphitheater
20 August 1988
21 August 1988	East Rutherford		Meadowlands Arena
23 August 1988	Montreal	Canada	Olympic Stadium
25 August 1988	Ottawa		Lansdowne Park
27 August 1988	Toronto		CNE Stadium
29 August 1988	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
30 August 1988
1 September 1988	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
3 September 1988	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
6 September 1988	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
7 September 1988
9 September 1988	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
11 September 1988	Lexington		Rupp Arena
13 September 1988	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Centre
17 September 1988	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
18 September 1988
23 September 1988	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
25 September 1988	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific National Exhibition
27 September 1988	Mountain View	United States	Shoreline Amphitheatre
28 September 1988
29 September 1988
2 October 1988	Inglewood		The Forum
3 October 1988
4 October 1988
7 October 1988	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
8 October 1988
9 October 1988
11 October 1988	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
14 October 1988	Irving		Texas Stadium
16 October 1988	Houston		The Summit
18 October 1988	New Orleans		Louisiana Superdome
20 October 1988	Atlanta		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
23 October 1988	Orlando		Citrus Bowl
26 October 1988	Tampa		Tampa Stadium
29 October 1988	Miami		Miami Orange Bowl
31 October 1988	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
Europe
1 July 1989	Madrid	Spain	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
4 July 1989	Málaga		La Rosaleda Stadium
6 July 1989	Barcelona		Estadi de Sarrià

References

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhjnZvWnAA