George Michael Entertainment, Mercury Studios, and Sony Music Entertainment have announced a global theatrical release of George Michael: The Faith Tour, a never-before-seen concert film shot during the European leg of his landmark 1988 Faith Tour. Filmed over two nights at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy using a 14-camera 35 mm shoot, this once-lost film has been meticulously restored and remastered. The result is a cinematic event decades in the making.
Directed by longtime collaborators Andy Morahan and David Austin, the film captures a 24-year-old George Michael at a turning point, in complete command of his voice and stagecraft. The restoration reveals the full scope of his original vision, and the performances land with the kind of raw, magnetic force that defined an era. This is George Michael as he was always meant to be seen and heard.
The film opens with an original short by Mary McCartney, offering cultural context for the tour’s significance. Voiceover drawn from a previously unheard interview, unseen photography by Herb Ritts, and behind-the-scenes footage from the Faith music video round out the experience. It is an intimate, richly layered introduction to one of pop’s most consequential moments.
Alongside the theatrical release, George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment will release ‘The Faith Tour’, an 18-track live album of previously unreleased recordings spanning his Wham! and solo catalogues. More details on the album are coming soon.
George Michael: The Faith Tour opens worldwide in theatres later this year. Release dates and territories will be announced soon.