George was playing his last concert of a three year tour. As it would be Melbourne was the location of this event and we with VIP tickets were fortunate to be within a stone throw from George.
There was indeed little need for a seat as we and the entire ground danced and bopped during the duration of the show. George had last been in Australia 25 years ago .....so this was a rare performance. He sang his repetoire from Wham through to his contemporary pieces. Oh yes ...George can still move !!!
When George started this series of concerts his own career was not in good shape, and indeed George's life had been bathed in controversy of drugs and sex scandals. In the meantime the world has shifted and economies are generally in a unhealthy state. As George would sing: "These are the days of the open hands" (from Praying for Time), there is much that is wrong with the world and needs attention.
As George closed the evening with Careless Whispers.......the fact that he started an hour late, or that his voice is not as good as it once was - mattered.
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