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. 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 Arcade Fire Terry Gilliam August 5, 2010 Live concert John Legend & The Roots Spike Lee September 23, 2010 Live concert Sugarland Kenny Ortega October 12, 2010 Live concert Duran Duran: Unstaged David Lynch March 23, 2011 Live concert My Morning Jacket Todd Haynes May 31, 2011 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 Live concert Usher Hamish Hamilton June 11, 2012 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 and 31, 2021 Pre-recorded concert SZA June 17, 2021 Pre-recorded concert Lizzo December 4, 2021 Pre-recorded concert
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