Unstaged

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
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: Unstaged 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
  1. ^ "American Express Announces Partnership with VEVO and YouTube, Unveils "Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express"". About.americanexpress.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Todd Haynes gets 'Unstaged'". Variety. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Jack White to Kick off 'American Express Unstaged' Concert Series". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ ""American Express Unstaged" Puts on Its Dancing Shoes..." Market Watch. May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.