In 1985, WHAM! made history as the first Western pop act to perform in communist China. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s concerts in Beijing and Guangzhou were a cultural milestone – East meets West, music meets politics. Now, newly restored footage reveals the untold story of the iconic tour that helped launch WHAM! to global superstardom.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sony Music Vision, Sony Music Entertainment UK, Supercollider, BBC Two
Keywords
- pop music
- archive footage
- concert film
- synth-pop
- 1980s
- communist china
- music documentary
- british pop singer
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Top Cast
George Michael as Self (archive footage)
Andrew Ridgeley as Self
Pepsi DeMacque as Self
Shirlie Kemp as Self
Simon Napier-Bell as Self
Martin Lewis as Self
Lindsay Anderson as Self (archive footage)
Joel Hinman as Self
Top Crew
Mike Christie · Director
Krista Wegener · Executive Producer
Ian Sharpe · Executive Producer
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