Piano & a Microphone Tour
Appearance
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Final tour by Prince | |
Associated album | |
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Start date | February 16, 2016 |
End date | April 14, 2016 |
Legs | 2 |
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Prince concert chronology |
The Piano & a Microphone Tour was the final concert tour by American recording artist Prince.[1][2] In a December 2015 interview in anticipation of the tour, he said that "I'm doing it to challenge myself, I won't know what songs I'm going to do when I go on stage. I won't have to, because I won't have a band".[3] It was ultimately Prince's final tour due to his sudden death from a fentanyl overdose on April 21, 2016, one week after the last tour date.
Personnel
[edit]- Prince – vocals and piano
Set list
[edit]Setlist of show in Melbourne:[4]
Early show[5]
- "Big City"
- "Ruff Enuff"
- "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
- "The Dawn"
- "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
- "Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
- "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
- "The Ladder"
- "1000 X's & O's"
- "When She Comes"
- "Satisfied"
- "I Love U in Me"
- "Automatic"
- "Sometimes It Snows in April" (contains elements of "Purple Rain")
- "The Beautiful Ones"
- "Raspberry Beret"
- "Starfish and Coffee"
- "Paisley Park"
- Encore
- "Adore"
Late show[6]
- "The Love We Make"
- "Over the Rainbow"
- "Batman Theme"
- "Big City"
- "Ruff Enuff"
- "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
- "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" (contains elements of "Four")
- "The Max"
- "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
- "Do Me, Baby"
- "Sweet Thing"
- "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore"
- "Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
- "The Ladder"
- "The Beautiful Ones"
- "1000 X's & O's"
- "Black Muse"
- "Raspberry Beret"
- Encore
- "Starfish and Coffee"
- "Paisley Park"
- "Purple Rain"
- Notes
- The first show on February 16, in Melbourne, Australia, Prince dedicated performances of "Little Red Corvette", "Dirty Mind", "The Ladder", "The Beautiful Ones" and "Adore" in special tribute to Vanity, who died on February 15, 2016.[7] He also shared memorable heart-felt stories when they were together.[8][9] Prince also performed "The Dawn", an unreleased track from 1984 seemingly in connection with the passing of Vanity.
Shows
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Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
January 21, 2016 | Minneapolis | United States | Paisley Park Two shows |
Oceania | |||
February 16, 2016 | Melbourne | Australia | State Theatre Two shows each evening |
February 17, 2016 | |||
February 20, 2016 | Sydney | Sydney Opera House Two shows | |
February 21, 2016 | State Theatre Two shows | ||
February 24, 2016 | Auckland | New Zealand | ASB Theatre Two shows |
February 25, 2016 | Perth | Australia | Perth Arena |
North America | |||
February 28, 2016 | Oakland | United States | Paramount Theatre Two shows |
March 4, 2016 | Oracle Arena | ||
March 21, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Théâtre Maisonneuve Two shows |
March 25, 2016 | Toronto | Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Two shows | |
April 14, 2016 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre Two shows |
- Cancellations and/or rescheduled shows
April 7, 2016 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre | Rescheduled to April 14, 2016[10] |
December 11, 2015 | Paris, France | Opéra Garnier | Deprogramming for the November 2015 Paris attacks |
Prince was also scheduled to perform in the UK, including the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, Glasgow and Birmingham, however these were cancelled due to ticket touts and the Paris attacks.[11]
Box office score data
[edit]Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
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Perth Arena | Perth | 12,057 / 13,206 (91%) | $1,554,860 |
Paramount Theatre | Oakland | 5,668 / 5,792 (98%) | $1,244,813 |
Oracle Arena | 16,940 / 17,324 (98%) | $2,707,586 | |
Fox Theatre | Atlanta | 9,022 / 9,162 (98%) | $1,811,410 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Prince 'Piano & a Microphone' tour 2016 - Dainty Group". Dainty Group. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Prince To Kick Off North American Solo Piano Tour In Oakland Sunday". Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (November 12, 2015). "Prince: 'Transcendence. That's what you want. When that happens – Oh, boy'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Todd, Nathan (February 18, 2016). "Prince pays tribute to Vanity at his concert in Melbourne". AXS. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Prince Vault - February 16, (early show) Melbourne, Australia
- ^ Prince Vault - February 16, (late show) Melbourne, Australia
- ^ Adams, Cameron (February 17, 2016). "Prince's Private Purple Party". AU News. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (February 16, 2016). "Prince Pays Tribute to Vanity at Piano and a Microphone Tour Opener". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (February 17, 2016). "Prince pays tribute to Vanity at Australia concert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stinchcomb, La-Keya (March 29, 2016). "Prince concert rescheduled for April 14". CBS46. WGCL-TV Atlanta. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Tour postponed as Prince angered by touts". November 13, 2015.