[4] After receiving a 1988 Brit Award for "Best British Male" at the Royal Albert Hall in London,[5] Michael embarked on a massive sold out world tour which would occupy most of that year.

[7] On 11 June 1988, Michael performed three songs including Gladys Knight's "If You Were My Woman" for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium.

[6] For the first five months, Michael had consulted eight doctors in a variety of countries for throat pain which had caused some concert cancellations.

[6] In August 1988, Michael toured the United States beginning in Landover, Maryland and closing late October in Pensacola, Florida.

In August, in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Michael was joined on stage by Aretha Franklin for a duet on "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".

[13] The concert on 1 July 1989 in Madrid was recorded and broadcast live on the television channel TVE1 in Spain and various European and Latin American countries.