Cover to Cover tour

The Cover to Cover tour was the second solo concert tour by English singer-songwriter George Michael.^[1] The tour spanned 9 months between January and October 1991, comprising 29 shows across the United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan, Canada and the United States.^[1]

Cover to Cover

World tour by George Michael
Tour book cover
Location	Europe South America Asia North America
Start date	15 January 1991 (1991-01-15)
End date	31 October 1991 (1991-10-31)
Legs	3
No. of shows	29
Guests	Elton John Andrew Ridgeley
George Michael concert chronology
The Faith Tour (1988–89) Cover to Cover (1991) 25 Live (2006–08)

The tour was not a proper promotion for Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. Rather, it was more about Michael singing covers of his favourite songs.^[2][3] Among his favourites was "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a 1974 song by Elton John. Michael and John had performed the song together at the Live Aid concert in 1985, and again at Michael's concert at Wembley Arena on 23 March 1991, where the duet was recorded.^[4] The single was released at the end of 1991 and became a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1993, live performances of "Killer", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "Calling You" from 22 March 1991 at Wembley Arena formed part of the hugely successful Five Live EP which again topped the Singles Chart in his homeland United Kingdom. His next tour happened only 15 years later.^[5]

Set list

1. "Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
2. "Victims"
3. "Father Figure"
4. "Fame"
5. "Waiting for That Day"
6. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
7. "Living for the City"
8. "Hard Day"
9. "Calling You"
10. "Lady Marmalade"
11. "Back to Life"
12. "Faith"
13. "Superstition"
14. "Tonight"
15. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"
16. "Why Did You Do It?"
17. "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
18. "Everything She Wants"
19. "Desperado"
20. "Mother's Pride"
21. "What a Fool Believes"
22. "Freedom"
23. "Ain't Nobody"
24. "Suzanne"
25. "I'm Your Man"
26. "Every Breath You Take"
27. "Sign Your Name"
28. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
29. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
30. "Careless Whisper"
31. "They Won't Go When I Go"
32. "Freedom! '90"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and amount of gross revenue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Gross
Europe
15 January 1991	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
16 January 1991
South America
25 January 1991	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Maracanã Stadium
27 January 1991
Asia
6 March 1991	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
7 March 1991
9 March 1991
10 March 1991
Europe
19 March 1991	London	England	Wembley Arena
20 March 1991
22 March 1991
23 March 1991
North America
1 October 1991	Oakland	United States	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2 October 1991	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
5 October 1991	Inglewood		Great Western Forum	27,145 / 27,145	$622,553
6 October 1991
9 October 1991	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
10 October 1991	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
13 October 1991	Denver	United States	McNichols Sports Arena
15 October 1991	Houston		The Summit
16 October 1991	Dallas		Reunion Arena
18 October 1991	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
20 October 1991	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon	10,054 / 14,417	$256,648
22 October 1991	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	14,201 / 14,201	$364,800
25 October 1991	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden	29,031 / 29,031	$752,685
26 October 1991
28 October 1991	Worcester		Worcester Centrum
29 October 1991	Philadelphia		The Spectrum	11,248 / 14,570	$256,955
31 October 1991	Landover		Capital Centre

Wembley Arena, March 19/20/22/23 1991 promotional cassette

A free exclusive cassette was given to audience members at the Wembley Arena concerts between 19–23 March. It contained one previously unreleased track, a cover of "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", which was later released as a B-side to "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".

Cassette tracklisting

1. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (previously unreleased)
2. "Freedom" (Back to Reality mix)
3. "If You Were My Woman" (live at Wembley Stadium, 11 Jun 1988)
4. "Fantasy"

References

1. Careless Whispers: The Life & Career of George Michael: Revised & Updated - By Robert Steele
2. Holden, Stephen (28 October 1991). "Reviews/Pop; George Michael's Tour, From Motown to Disco". The New York Times. from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. Aparicio, Nestor (1 November 1991). "George Michael delivers in final show of U.S. tour". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
4. Moon, Tom (31 October 1991). "George Michael At The Spectrum". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
5. "Demand High For Rare George Michael Tour". Billboard. 19 June 2006. from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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