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George Michael Performs at the Olympics Closing Ceremony

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George Michael performed two songs at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. The first was “Freedom 90” followed by “White Light.”

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George Michael’s performance of “White Light” is available on a Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games (Amazon Ad).

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.

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New George Michael Interview

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The Daily Express has a new interview with George Michael.  Here is a quick recap of what George Michael said.

“White Light”

… as the chorus suggests it wasn’t my time to see that light, so thank goodness for that. What’s strange, though, is that so many people were expecting me to write a ballad about the whole experience. But I thought, how morbid would that be? I wanted the song to be a complete celebration of my surviving it.

Pneumonia

The doctors told me that I’d had untreated pneumonia for like three or four weeks and I’d been singing and doing five shows a week as my lungs slowly filled up with fluid. But strangely enough during all that time I’d actually felt fine.

 Audience

 My audiences are amazing. I can sort of feel their love and gratitude when I’m on stage. On this particular tour I was pretty impressed that they were so patient with the fact that often I was singing numbers they’d probably never heard of, rather than just my own songs.

Twitter

It’s lovely for me to read all the messages that people post because they’re generally very positive.

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.

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George Michael Performing in Olympics Closing Ceremony

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As reported previously, George Michael will be performing in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London, England. The closing ceremony will be on August 12, 2012, at 9 p.m. BST (UK Time) or 2 p.m. EST.

George Michael told his Twitter followers today:

“Hey everyone, how are you. Spending most of the next week rehearsing like crazy for the Olympic closing ceremony…

 

Obviously a bit nervous not having played for nearly a year, but rehearsals sounding great so far!”

The title of the ceremony is “A Symphony of British Music.” It will focus on the huge impact that Britain has had in music and will include some of today’s most well-known entertainers.

George Michael’s performance of “White Light” is available on a Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games (Amazon Ad).

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.

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Concerts

George Michael in Olympics Closing Ceremony

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The Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 12, 2012, will feature Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend alongside Take That, George Michael and Emeli Sande on an all-star bill.

The Mirror article states:

George Michael’s app­­earance will be a glittering return to the stage for the star who last year cut short his European tour after he was diagnosed with life-threatening pneumonia.

He has not sung in public since November.

Organisers said: “George is a global icon and this will be a major comeback. The gig will be a fitting Olympics send-off.”

George Michael’s performance of “White Light” is available on a Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games (Amazon Ad).

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About Melanie

Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.

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Concerts

Rescheduled Symphonica Tour Dates

George Michael has rescheduled tour dates from the Symphonica tour that were canceled because of his bout with pneumonia.

Date Venue Details
Sep 04 Stadhalle Vienna, AT Newly Added! Presales start Mar 21
Sep 06 Stadhalle Vienna, AT Rescheduled from Nov 21/11
Sep 09 Palais Garnier Paris, FR Rescheduled from Apr 29/12 Presales start Apr 02
Sep 14 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, NL Newly Added! Presales start Mar 22
Sep 16 LG Arena Birmingham, UK Rescheduled from Dec 9/11
Sep 17 LG Arena Birmingham, UK Rescheduled from Dec 10/11
Sep 21 Arena Manchester, UK Rescheduled from Dec 12/11
Sep 23 SECC Glasgow, UK Rescheduled from Dec 06/11
Sep 24 SECC Glasgow, UK Rescheduled from Dec 07/11
Sep 29 Royal Albert Hall London, UK Rescheduled from May 02/12
Oct 01 Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, UK Rescheduled from Dec 02/11
Oct 03 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, UK Rescheduled from Dec 03/11
Oct 05 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK Rescheduled from Nov 26/11
Oct 06 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK Rescheduled from Nov 27/11
Oct 09 Arena Manchester, UK Rescheduled from Dec 13/11
Oct 10 Echo Arena Liverpool, UK Rescheduled from Nov 30/11
Oct 13 Earls Court London, UK Rescheduled from Dec 16/11
Oct 14 Earls Court London, UK Rescheduled from Dec 17/11
Oct 17 Earls Court London, UK Rescheduled from Dec 19/11

About Melanie

Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.