The vindication of George Michael by new generations of pop does not cease: Taylor Swift and Karol G have recently vindicated his music, and Troye Sivan has also spoken of his influence. Now, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the death of Michael, who died on Christmas Day 2016, his legacy returns to theaters with ‘George Michael: The Faith Tour’, a film that recovers unpublished images of one of his most important tours.
The film will hit international cinemas on November 6 – there is still no information on Spanish dates – and is built from rediscovered images of a concert given by Michael in Paris in 1988, during the tour of ‘Faith’, an album that sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and made George Michael one of the biggest pop stars of the late 80s. The film has been recorded with no less than 14 35 mm cameras and is co-directed by Andy Morahan, also responsible for the legendary video clip for ‘Faith’.
The screening will be preceded by a short film by Mary McCartney that combines unpublished photographs of George Michael taken by Herb Ritts with a previously unheard interview with the artist. An 18-song live album, also titled ‘George Michael: The Faith Tour’, will be released at the same time, the first preview of which is now available.
And while the legacy of ‘Faith’ is put back into circulation, one of the most recognizable objects from that era is also going up for auction. This is the Gretsch Synchromatic 160, the iconic guitar that George Michael played energetically in the ‘Faith’ video, with a sunburst finish and a case that retains the words “Rockabilly Rebel.” Its estimated price is between 60,000 and 120,000 pounds.
The guitar is part of the archive of Siobhan Bailey, Michael’s former personal assistant, who died in 2014 at the age of 56. The auction is now organized through her widower.
