Faith World Tour

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. 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.

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"