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George Michael for first US tour in 17 years

George Micheal

George Micheal

He'll play two nights at Madison Square Garden

George Michael is making his live return in the US and Canada with a tour kicking off June 17 in San Diego.

The former Wham star will bring his ’25 Live’ tour to the continent to support the release of ‘Twenty Five’ which comes out April 1 and is a collection of the singer’s greatest hits as well as six new songs.

Meanwhile, he’s recently made several cameo appearances in US TV show Eli Stone, and this Thursday will make his first major acting appearance in the show.

He will play:

San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena (June 17)
San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (19)
Las Vegasm NV MGM Grand (21)
Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center (22)
Los Angeles, CA Great Western Forum (25)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (July 2)
Vancouver General Motors Place (4)
St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center (7)
Chicago, IL United Center (9)
Dallas, TX American Airlines Center (13)
Houston, TX Toyota Center (14)
Toronto Air Canada Centre (17)
Montreal Bell Centre (18)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (21, 23)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center (26)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (27)
Washington D.C. Verizon Center (29)
Atlanta, GA Philips Arena (31)
Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum (2)
Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center (3)


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