哇哇哇...偶像今年又要開演唱會了ㄝ

想當然爾...我...又要開始規劃...美國之行囉


去年4月到京都賞櫻後...

對日本的美...念念不忘...

本來...預計...今年7月中旬要到...北海道欣賞一大片的薰衣草...


然而...每天都到偶像的官網瀏覽的我...

一看到偶像今年要在美國開演唱會的訊息...

北海道之行...馬上...被我...拋在腦後

雖然...可以預知會有困難...

但是...為了偶像...我一定會排除萬難...勇往直前的...

嘿嘿嘿...我最最最...親愛的偶像...我又要到美國去欣賞你的演唱會囉

等我呦

PS: 剛剛跟bosen學姊通電話...鳴鳴鳴...她提醒我"美簽"粉難簽ㄋㄟ
美國真是一個令人討厭的國家ㄝ

資料來源 : George Michael官網
March 24th, 2008
George Announces 2008 North American Tour!

GEORGE MICHAEL ANNOUNCES FIRST NORTH
AMERICAN TOUR IN 17 YEARS, A NEW ALBUM AND
MAKES AMERICAN ACTING DEBUT

New York, NY (March 24, 2008) — After performing 80 shows in 12 European countries for a staggering 1.3 million fans over the past year alone, legendary superstar George Michael will be bringing his smash 25 LIVE tour to North American Arenas in the summer of 2008 in support of his new retrospective record. This will be Michael's first North American tour in 17 years. The new record, titled Twenty-Five, will be released April 1st and is a 29-song, 2-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with superstars Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige and a song from the hit TV series, Eli Stone) in addition to many of Michael's iconic songs from both his solo and WHAM! career. In addition, a companion 2-disc DVD of 40 videos will also be made available.

The 25 LIVE tour broke several ticket sales records, most notably in Copenhagen. Michael's concert at The Parken Stadium sold over 50,000 tickets in the matter of minutes, shattering the previous ticket sales record at the venue, formerly held by U2. On the 25 LIVE tour, Michael left both fans and critics alike in awe: 

"It was a masterclass in pop genius" — The Observer

"A unique show. The setlist: a journey through time and styles… He moves in his own groovy way and has that golden voice so few artists possess. He impressed with a show worthy of his position as a superstar." — La Derniere Heure 

"He was King George for a night. King of Parken… Simply the best voice… He performed to a record-breaking audience of 50,000" — BT

"George proved he is simply one of the best vocalists this country has ever produced… A stunning performance." — The Sun 

"A tremendous singer, a complete showman, all George Michael needs is a mike, his songs, and the magic on stage is instantaneous" — La Parisien

"Worth waiting for… the show was, in every single meaning of the word, perfect…" — De Morgen

"Highly entertaining… superb vocal performance… astonishing high-tech spectacle of the stage, which glowed and projected images like a cast magic carpet" — Financial Times

"One of the most important artists of contemporary music history" — Metro

"…A simple, beautiful 'Jesus To A Child' and a rapturously received 'I'm Your Man' — you realised that you were in the company of the best soul singer this country has produced in the past three decades" — The Times

"He stays our man… concentrated and with a powerful voice, on a par with Elvis Presley" — Welt Kompakt

"25 years of hits in a nutshell… he proved to be one of the best singers of his generation who easily controls soul, funk, rhythm & blues, but also he's one of the best songwriters." — Het Nieuwsblad/Het Volk

"I'm still your man… George proves it with a brave and gifted performance." — Evening Standard

The North American leg of the 25 LIVE tour will kick off in San Diego on June 17th and will continue through San Jose, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York and several other major cities. The tour will incorporate 22 shows over the course of seven weeks and Michael will perform material taken from the entire span of his career, including some classic Wham! tracks. Michael has recently teamed up with iTunes and Ticketmaster to produce an innovative media package which allows fans rare access to Michael's videos, songs, and tickets to one of his North American 25 LIVE concerts. The package goes on sale on iTunes on March 25th. Tickets to the 25 LIVE tour will go on sale to the general public the weekend of April 6th. 

George Michael has enjoyed one of the most successful and enduring careers in the history of pop music, selling more than 85 million records globally and encompassing seven US No. 1 singles, two Grammy awards, three American Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and two prestigious Ivor Novello awards for songwriting. His record, Faith, has sold over 20 million copies alone. In addition, Michael has garnered 11 British No. 1 singles and seven British No. 1 albums. He recently was declared the most played British artist on radio over the course of the last 20 years. On March 27th, Michael can be seen making his American acting debut on the new hit ABC series, Eli Stone, in which each episode is titled after one of his songs.

For official 25 Live U.S. concert dates, CLICK HERE!





資料來源 : Yahoo!奇摩新聞
睽違十七年 喬治麥可要開北美巡迴演唱
更新日期:2008/03/25 08:29 

（中央社記者顏伶如舊金山二十四日專電）八零年代紅極一時的流行男歌手喬治麥可，睽違十七年之後終於要在北美地區舉辦個人巡迴演唱會。首場演出訂於六月十七日在聖地牙哥開跑，最後一站則是八月三日在佛羅里達州。

他在接受媒體訪問時說，這陣子已經開始節食，並且找來健身教練展開集訓。由於七年前曾經背部受傷，差點導致全身癱瘓，喬治麥可說，現在健身都會聽從教練指示，格外小心謹慎。

喬治麥可當年以流行二重唱Wham! 團體走紅國際樂壇，演藝生涯中的「出櫃」風波曾引發歌迷熱烈討論，他也曾在紐約中央公園公廁被警察以猥褻罪名逮捕，使得形象受到負面影響。

四十四歲的喬治麥可，前一次在北美地區舉辦個人演唱會已經是十七年前的事了。

今年他除了要在四月初發表個人精選特輯之外，也要舉辦北美巡迴演唱。第一場演唱會訂於六月十七日在聖地牙哥舉行，最後一場則是八月三日在佛羅里達州。其他演唱會行程還包括紐約、波士頓、多倫多、蒙特婁、芝加哥、達拉斯、西雅圖、洛杉磯等。970324