Unstaged (also known as American Express Unstaged or Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express) is a series of individual concert films sponsored by American Express. The live performances by various artists are filmed by the various directors listed below and are usually streamed live on the artists' official VEVO channel on YouTube.[ citation needed ] In addition, Unstaged has also produced non-concert programs including fashion shows and the Emmy Award winning The Taylor Swift Experience, which gave viewers access to a customizable 360° view of the music video for "Blank Space". Since 2020, instead of being broadcast live, all films have been pre-recorded instead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Title | Director | Release date | Type of show |
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Arcade Fire | Terry Gilliam | August 5, 2010 [1] | Live concert |
John Legend & The Roots | Spike Lee | September 23, 2010 | Live concert |
Sugarland | Kenny Ortega | October 12, 2010 | Live concert |
Duran Duran | David Lynch | March 23, 2011 | Live concert |
My Morning Jacket | Todd Haynes | May 31, 2011 [2] | Live concert |
Coldplay | Anton Corbijn | October 26, 2011 | Live concert |
Mary J. Blige: My Life | Adam Shankman | November 17, 2011 | Live concert |
Jay Z | March 12, 2012 | Live concert | |
Jack White | Gary Oldman | April 27, 2012 [3] | Live concert |
Usher | Hamish Hamilton | June 11, 2012 [4] | Live concert |
Kenny Chesney | Jonathan Demme | June 12, 2012 | Live concert |
The Killers | Werner Herzog | September 18, 2012 | Live concert |
Vampire Weekend | Steve Buscemi | April 28 2013 | Live concert |
Kings of Leon | Fred Armisen | August 13, 2013 | Live concert |
Rebecca Minkoff (ft. Janelle Monáe) | September 6, 2013 | Live fashion show | |
Pharrell Williams | Spike Lee | June 3, 2014 | Live concert |
Tim McGraw | Bennett Miller | September 16, 2014 | Live concert |
DVF (ft. St. Vincent) | February 9, 2014 | Live fashion show | |
The Taylor Swift Experience | Joseph Kahn | November 1, 2014 | Interactive app |
Disclosure | Alex Coletti | September 30, 2015 | Live concert |
Dead & Company | Brett Ratner | November 7, 2015 | Live concert |
Ellie Goulding | Scarlett Johansson | November 11, 2015 | Live concert |
Alicia | Aggressive | September 18, 2020 | Pre-recorded concert |
Sam Smith | October 30, 2020 | Pre-recorded concert | |
Studio 2054 | Liz Clare | November 27, 2020 | Pre-recorded concert |
Wonder: The Experience | Paul Caslin | December 6, 2020 | Pre-recorded concert |
Maroon 5 | Sophie Muller | March 30, 2021 | Pre-recorded concert |
SZA | June 17, 2021 | Pre-recorded concert | |
Lizzo | December 4, 2021 | Pre-recorded concert |
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