Live at Wembley Stadium 1991

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Live at Wembley Stadium 1991
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Released7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)
Recorded13 July 1991
Venue Wembley Stadium
Genre Rock
Label Petrol Electric
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(2011)
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Live at Wembley Stadium 1991 is a live album recorded by Australian band INXS. It was released in February 2014.

Contents

Background and release

On 13 July 1991, INXS were filmed in concert at Wembley Stadium in London, performing to a sold-out mass of 72,000 fans. This concert was filmed in 35 mm and directed by David Mallet with no less than 17 cameras. [1]

The album was released in February 2014 to coincide with the screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart , an Australian miniseries about INXS that commenced airing on 9 February 2014 and concluded the following week on 16 February on the Seven Network. [2]

A fully restored film edition of the Wembley Stadium performance was released in 2019, with CD and vinyl editions. [3]

Track listing

The album was released as a digital download on 7 February 2014. [4]

  1. "Guns in the Sky" – 3:27
  2. "New Sensation" – 3:54
  3. "I Send a Message" – 3:41
  4. "The Stairs" – 4:59
  5. "Know the Difference" – 3:47
  6. "Disappear" – 4:12
  7. "By My Side" – 3:10
  8. "Hear That Sound" – 3:44
  9. "Original Sin" – 6:17
  10. "The Loved One" – 4:06
  11. "Wildlife" – 3:32
  12. "Mystify" – 3:18
  13. "Bitter Tears" – 4:12
  14. "Suicide Blonde" – 4:32
  15. "What You Need" – 6:30
  16. "Kick" – 3:30
  17. "Need You Tonight" – 2:57
  18. "Mediate" – 5:32
  19. "Never Tear Us Apart" – 3:47
  20. "Who Pays the Price" – 3:39
  21. "Devil Inside" – 7:13
  22. "Shining Star" – 3:40

Personnel

Michael Hutchence – lead vocals

Andrew Farriss – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals

Tim Farriss – guitars, backing vocals

Kirk Pengilly – guitars, saxophone, backing vocals

Garry Gary Beers – bass, backing vocals

Jon Farriss – drums, backing vocals

Charts

Live at Wembley Stadium 1991 was a commercial success, reaching #4 on the Australian iTunes albums chart before peaking at #17 on ARIA Albums Chart. [5]

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 40

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