Have faith: George Michael is coming
We told you it was just a matter of getting his ducks in a row: George Michael's "25 Live" tour has finally and officially announced its dates for North America.
The tour begins June 17 in San Diego and wraps up Aug. 3 in South Florida. And yes, he has a date for Tampa -- the St. Pete Times Forum on Aug. 2. Nice!
Click here to see the full schedule. Tickets are $56.75-$151.75 and go on sale at 10 a.m. April 7 at the Forum box office and through Ticketmaster at outlets; www.ticketmaster.com; and (813) 287-8844 and (727) 898-2100.
Also, Michael will release a 2-disc CD set called "Twenty-Five" on April 1. The set features 29 songs; a DVD will have 40 videos.
Trying to decide if this tour is worth the money? Here's the set list for his recent tour stops in Europe:
- Waiting Intro
- Flawless
- Fast Love
- Father Figure
- Star People
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Praying for Time
- Too Funky
- You Have Been Loved
- Everything She Wants
- My Mother Had a Brother
- Shoot the Dog
- 20 Minute Intermission
- Faith
- Spinning the Wheel
- Jesus to a Child
- An Easier Affair
- A Different Corner
- Amazing
- Too Funky (reprise)
- I'm Your Man
- Outside
- Careless Whisper
- Freedom 90
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THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock Tampa Bay. To hear the latest "Stuck in the 80s" episode now, 
Oh, to see Cyndi Lauper with the B-52's AND George Michael in the same summer. Hell, the same decade. No, the same lifetime. I seriously need a bigger allowance.
Posted by: Marissa | March 24, 2008 at 02:50 PM
Niiiiice.
Adding this one to the list of "gigs I'm saving money/holding bake sales/buying Lotto tix" for.
Posted by: jane | March 24, 2008 at 03:28 PM
I hear that Andrew Ridgely is making a tour of gas stations in Sasketchewan. I'm saving my money for that!
Posted by: Walter Cox | March 24, 2008 at 04:49 PM
That sounds like fun, Walter. Send us a postcard!
Posted by: jane | March 24, 2008 at 05:28 PM
So, I'm going to the St. Pete show...and I can't wait. I saw the original Duran line-up a couple of years ago in Jacksonville, but I'm even more excited about this show. You gonna be there Steve?
Posted by: Jeremy | March 24, 2008 at 11:08 PM
When will Andrew Ridgley's compilation come out? Er, be released?
Posted by: Rick | March 25, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Rick,
If you only release one album, you can't re-release it as a compilation.
But he did shack up with one of the Bananarama chicks, so good on him.
Posted by: Walter Cox | March 25, 2008 at 01:51 PM