Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary!
by Alex Billington
June 24, 2026
Source: YouTube
“People wanted to move… they just didn’t know how to… We were experiencing a whole new world.” 🕺 Trafalgar Releasing has unveiled the official trailer for a music history documentary film titled WHAM! 10 Days In China, hitting theaters worldwide in July this summer. This exciting new film dives back into a specific event to complement the WHAM! doc available on Netflix already. 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 total global superstardom. The George Michael estate adds: “We are proud to be a part of this re-examination of what was a bold, brave foray into unknown territory both political and cultural some 40 years after the event took place. We hope that existing fans of WHAM! and those not so familiar with the China adventure will find this film as fascinating and thought provoking as we did during the making of the film.” This is a fascinating story to tell and actually seems profound in examining how music can really shake up the world. Get a look.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Mike Christie’s doc WHAM! 10 Days In China, from YouTube:
The untold story of the iconic tour that helped launch WHAM! to global superstardom. Using meticulously restored, newly digitized & never-before-seen archive footage, and interviews with those who experienced the tour firsthand, the film revisits this historic moment through the eyes of the band, their team and Chinese audiences encountering Western pop culture for the first time. This is the untold story of WHAM! at a singular moment in history, East meets West, pop meets politics, and two young stars coming of age on the world stage. Offering a fresh perspective on China at a moment of transformation, told through the band’s journey and the voices of fans experiencing pop culture in a new way. WHAM! 10 Days In China is a documentary directed by British doc filmmaker Mike Christie, of the films The Big Art Project, Concrete Circus, Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90, Road to Gymkhana Grid, Space Jump, The Pilgrimage of Gilbert & George, Nick Cave’s Veiled World. Produced by Alice Popplewell. Made by Supercollider (a Zinc Media Company). Sony Music Vision & Trafalgar Releasing will debut WHAM! 10 Days In China in theaters worldwide starting on July 28th, 2026 this summer. For more info and tickets, visit the film’s official site.
