I went to see him last night here in London... I've been waiting since I was a little girl and let me tell you it was worth the wait!! he is UNBELIEVABLE live!! his voice is just pristine and he just a fantastic showman... his band were kinda (most of the time) in the sides and to the back so he was holding the stage on his own and he did it with style...

I've not heard such an ovation when he came on stage in a VERY long time... it was fantastic to see him so happy and laughing and having a great time!! and the setlist was fantastic - I don't remember it however will post it when I find it

One of the best concerts I've ever been to

Natisse said:

Glad you enjoyed it. Mrs Shifter and I are going tonight - and on the 17th at Wembley Arena, which, I think, is the tour finale - unless he adds another date.

Shapeshifter said:

omg you're gonna have a fantastic time... I wish I had the money to go to more shows

here's the setlist...


Waiting (reprise)
Flawless
Fast Love
Father Figure
Everything She Wants
The First Time Ever
Praying For Time
Too Funky
This is Not Real Love (with Mutya)
Star People
My Mother Had A Brother
Shoot The Dog

Interval - John & Elvis Video


Faith
Spinning The Wheel
Jesus To A Child
Amazing
I'm Your Man
Outside
Careless Whisper
Freedom 90

I'd rather have been a puppy in a dark room. With Spookymuffin.

desperado said:

good thing you left it up to us fans to enjoy the night then without your negativity

Natisse said:

I'd love 2 c him live

How many London gigs is he playing?

MartyMcFly said:

Wembley Arena:

December 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 17th. You may still just be able to get tickets for the 17th.

Natisse said:

That's a great setlist. Thanks for posting it. I hope he plays A Different Corner tonight. It'll be great to hear Shoot The Dog live.
[Edited 11/29/06 4:56am]

Shapeshifter said:

you're welcome ...and yeah Shoot the Dog is cool and hilarious you'll see why I'm pretty sure the setlist stays the same though so don't get your hopes up I'm sorry

I've been listening to GM a lot recently. Glad you had a great time.

Cloudbuster said:

thanks Cloudy I had an AMAZING time

Tickets were sold out in no time in my country.
I've seen some footage and damn,never expected it would be THAT good!
The show and stage look great,a lot of video screens I think?
His backing band seems 2 include some of the unplugged band,
I really hope I ever get the chance 2 see him live.

Will he ever come to the States?

I really hope he comes to America...

OMG he ended the concert with Freedom!!!

I'd be DEAD of excitement,, LOL

Good 4 U

So is he gonna add a US leg to his tour? Or was that just rumors?

Natisse said:

Back from Earls Court. Absolutely fucking amazing. It was a stunning show, absolutely flawless. The setlist was exactly the same as the night you went to. Highlights for me were Fastlove (people had said that he'd rushed it earlier in the tour, but it was great tonight), the very moving speech he made about his uncle, Jesus To A Child (still a perfect hertbreaker), and Shoot The Dog, with the inflatable Dubya getting mawled/blown by a bulldog. George couldn't even start his final encore for the ovation he got at the end - he even got down on his knees "I Am Not Worthy" fashion to acknowledge his audience. I hope he doesn't leave it another fourteen years before coming back to the live stage. In between, Mrs Shifter and I are going back to see him again at Wembley on December 17th.

Shapeshifter said:

glad you had a great time I only wish I could see him at Wembley again ...I STILL have not heard a bad word about this report yet

Natisse said:

Well, a friend of mine - who doesn't like George at all - took his girlfriend the night you went and said he had a great time. I've only seen George live three times, and that was as easily the best - beating even the final Wham gig.

Shapeshifter said:

ok now I'm extra jealous - you've seen him 3 times including the FINAL WHAM GIG? ooooohmygod that would have been amazing to be at!!!

Shapeshifter said:

I saw George Michael in '88 when I signed up for a package tour that included Prince's first Lovesexy date in Minneapolis. I wasn't a GM fan, and I'm really still not one, but he totally won my respect the night I saw him. I'd definitely rank it as one of the best gigs I've ever seen - better than the Prince show I saw the next night by most standards, truth be told.
[Edited 11/30/06 3:30am]

damosuzuki said:

Was it a dud Prince gig? Cuz I have a hard time imagining anything topping a Lovesexy show.

GangstaFam said:

I'd definitely say it was an off night. It was the first night of the US leg, so perhaps the show had accumulated a little off-time rust. The first set in particular was very flat. The 2nd set was better, and the run through the PR hits was dependably exciting, but overall I considered the show a let-down. I wasn't alone either - the mood on the bus after the gig was one of considerable disappointment.


It happens - no one can hit a home-run every time up at the plate, I guess.

I'd be interested to hear Endo's take on the show - he was at the same night, I believe.
[Edited 11/30/06 3:48am]

Natisse said:

It was - but it was also more of an event than a gig. It was also one of the most good natured, pleasant gigs I'd been to up to that point. Stadium gigs were marred by such savoury goings on as people lobbing bottles of piss into the audience. I saw none of that there. Oh, and the women were stunning.

damosuzuki said:

Must have been off-night, because I saw them both in '88 and Prince was easily better than George, despite only playing snippets of his hits for large portions of the show. That said, George was really fucking good too, but Prince brought that little extra to his show.

George Michael is cool , I don´t understand why people are being so harsh to him, his private life is nobody´s business.

One question : What did he look like ? I haven´t seen him in a long time, the last pic I´ve seen was the one behind his steering wheel and I seriously couldn´t recognize him, he looked so different ( you know, that pic where he looks really old).

KoolEaze said:

his eyes are starting to show his age... which is, unfortunately, I reckon the reason he wears glasses all the time now. I still think he's gorgeous though, I love his eyes. the photo/s (there were more than one of them, again unfortunately ) were horrible he looks scared and intimidated they make me sad every time I see them they're the eyes of someone who has been through a fucking LOT in his life but to his credit through it all he's still not only standing but thriving

GO GEORGE!!!

Shapeshifter said:

I bet they were!! he still gets a lot of female attention, and I'm no different lol... glad it was great