A newly restored concert film capturing George Michael at the height of his late-’80s superstardom is headed to cinemas later this year.
George Michael Entertainment announced Tuesday (March 10) that George Michael: The Faith Tour — a previously unseen film documenting the singer’s landmark 1988 tour — will receive a worldwide theatrical release in partnership with Mercury Studios and Sony Music Entertainment.
The film was shot during the European leg of Michael’s Faith Tour at Paris’ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in 1988 and captures the singer during a pivotal moment in his career, shortly after the release of his blockbuster solo album Faith. The footage, assembled from a 14-camera shoot captured on 35mm film across two nights, has been newly restored and remastered for the theatrical release.
Directed by longtime collaborators Andy Morahan and David Austin, the project revives a concert film that had remained largely unseen for decades. The restored footage showcases Michael’s live performance at the peak of the Faith era, widely regarded as the moment he cemented his status as one of pop music’s defining stars of the late 20th century.
The theatrical presentation will open with a short film directed by photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney. The introduction features previously unheard interview audio from Michael, along with unseen photographs by fashion photographer Herb Ritts and behind-the-scenes footage from the “Faith” music video.
Alongside the film, an accompanying live album titled The Faith Tour will be released globally through Sony Music. The 18-track set will feature previously unreleased performances recorded during the world tour and include material spanning Michael’s solo catalogue as well as songs from his earlier work with Wham!.
Michael’s 1987 album Faith remains one of the defining pop releases of its era. Written, produced and largely performed by the singer himself, the album earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and produced four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Faith,” “Father Figure,” “One More Try” and “Monkey.” Michael remains the only British male solo artist to achieve four Hot 100 chart-toppers from a single album.
The album sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and helped transform Michael — who first rose to fame in the 1980s pop duo Wham! — into one of the defining solo stars of the MTV era.
Across his career, Michael sold more than 125 million records worldwide and earned eight No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The singer, who died in 2016 at age 53, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
George Michael: The Faith Tour will open in theatres worldwide later this year, with additional details on release dates and territories expected to be announced soon.
