25 Live

April 22, 2006

 

George announced his intention to tour for the first time since 1991. Ticket sales in the UK and Europe were brisk. Within two hours of initial sales, 240,000 tickets were snatched up by eager fans.

25 Live was the most commercially successful tour of 2006–2007 in Europe, grossing over $200 million.

 

How Do You Keep The Music Playing?

February 25, 2006

 

George recorded How Do You Keep The Music Playing? at Air Studios in London with Tony Bennett. The song was released that same year on Bennett’s album Duets: An American Classic.

John And Elvis Are Dead Ep

October 3, 2005

 

John and Elvis Are Dead was released as a digital Ep with five tracks – John and Elvis Are Dead, Edith And Kingpin (recorded live), Praying for Time (recorded live), For the Love (Of You) (recorded live) and Precious Box (Shapeshifters Remix). This was a download only single and was therefore unable to chart on the UK. The song marks George’s final single from a studio album.