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Wham documentary revisits the band’s 1985 China tour
Wham! 10 Days in China uses archive footage and new interviews to revisit the band’s landmark 1985 visit.
10 Days in China revisits the duo’s brief 1985 trip, when George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley became the first western pop act to play in China. The documentary uses previously unseen archive footage and interviews to show how unusual the visit was and how strongly the two concerts landed with Chinese audiences.
- 1985
- Visit year
- Two concerts
- Concerts
- Simon Napier-Bell
- Manager
- 63
- Age
Why it mattersIt preserves a rare record of a Western pop milestone in China and the conditions around it.
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