PRINCE THE TOURS 2: The EDIT
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In 1986 Prince was the biggest star in Europe. But, he hadn’t performed there since 1981 when he visited Amsterdam, London and Paris with his Dirty Mind Tour. After playing 11 shows in the US Prince finally announced the one thing Europe craved for: concerts in Europe! Was it really happening?
The first show with the ‘extended Revolution’ (or the ‘Counter Revolution’ as Eric Leeds called it) was played on March 3rd, 1986, at First Avenue in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis. The Parade album hadn’t been released yet, but the set contained a lot of songs off the album. On April 7th, 1985, Prince had announced that he would retire from performing. Within less than a year he was back with a bigger band than ever before and presenting a brand new show.
The recipe for the shows in the US was the same (except for the two New York shows). Shows were announced at the very last minute (at times a day before the actual show). It resulted in the name Hit N Run Tour, even though it was never officially named as such.
The tour was Prince’s first real European tour, followed by his first ever performances in Japan. About 120,000 people witnessed the shows. In Europe it was the start of a lasting affair, whereby Prince increasingly aimed his attention towards Europe, leaving the US behind. The love was completely mutual. Prince’s genius was openly and loudly proclaimed, his record sales were up all over Europe and his music was embraced by all, whereas reactions in the US soured and even were hostile at times.
The last show of the tour also meant the end of The Revolution. On September 9th, 1986, Prince smashed some of his guitars on stage. The band immediately picked up on the meaning and realized an era was about to end. Prince would never perform with The Revolution again.
The Sign O’ The Times Tour was Prince’s first tour following his disbanding of the Revolution in the autumn of 1986. Rehearsals were conducted at his third and last rented warehouse, sited on Washington Avenue in the suburb of Edina, Minnesota.
The Sign O The Times Tour opened just eight months following the Revolution’s final live performance together with Prince. The new backing band comprised: Sheila E who took Bobby Z’s seat on drums; Miko Weaver, member of the Revolution’s extended line-up since 1986 replaced Wendy Melvoin on electric guitar; newcomer Levi Seacer Jr was enlisted in replacement of BrownMark on bass; Revolution’s Matt “Dr” Fink kept his seat on keyboards and was joined by newcomer Boni Boyer. Boyer, Weaver and Seacer were introductions from Sheila’s band in Oakland. The Sign O’ The Times Tour was also Prince’s first to include a dancer in the main line-up, filled by former talent show winner Cat Glover who first met Prince at an LA nightclub and hired as choreographer for Vanity 6. Enlisted to do the same for the Sign O’ The Times Tour, Cat became a fully fledged member of the band in her own right. The neon lit stage set drew inspiration from the theatrical production of Guys And Dolls.
The Lovesexy show is structured like one of those old Warner Bros gangster pictures – in the first half (lucky for us), we see an ‘evil’ Prince, seduced by the sins of the flesh and tempted by drugs, money and criminality, giving him an excuse to dust off Black Album standouts ‘Superfunkicalifragisexy’ and ‘Bob George’.
Then there’s punishment, atonement and spiritual conversion. Yes, y’all, the second half of the show is ‘God stuff’. But if you don’t go along with it, the music is enough of a spiritual experience anyway. Anyway, Prince certainly seems genuinely transported during ‘Anna Stesia’ and ‘I Wish U Heaven’.
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In 1986 Prince was the biggest star in Europe. But, he hadn’t performed there since 1981 when he visited Amsterdam, London and Paris with his Dirty Mind Tour. After playing 11 shows in the US Prince finally announced the one thing Europe craved for: concerts in Europe! Was it really happening?
The first show with the ‘extended Revolution’ (or the ‘Counter Revolution’ as Eric Leeds called it) was played on March 3rd, 1986, at First Avenue in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis. The Parade album hadn’t been released yet, but the set contained a lot of songs off the album. On April 7th, 1985, Prince had announced that he would retire from performing. Within less than a year he was back with a bigger band than ever before and presenting a brand new show.
The recipe for the shows in the US was the same (except for the two New York shows). Shows were announced at the very last minute (at times a day before the actual show). It resulted in the name Hit N Run Tour, even though it was never officially named as such.
The tour was Prince’s first real European tour, followed by his first ever performances in Japan. About 120,000 people witnessed the shows. In Europe it was the start of a lasting affair, whereby Prince increasingly aimed his attention towards Europe, leaving the US behind. The love was completely mutual. Prince’s genius was openly and loudly proclaimed, his record sales were up all over Europe and his music was embraced by all, whereas reactions in the US soured and even were hostile at times.
The last show of the tour also meant the end of The Revolution. On September 9th, 1986, Prince smashed some of his guitars on stage. The band immediately picked up on the meaning and realized an era was about to end. Prince would never perform with The Revolution again.
The Sign O’ The Times Tour was Prince’s first tour following his disbanding of the Revolution in the autumn of 1986. Rehearsals were conducted at his third and last rented warehouse, sited on Washington Avenue in the suburb of Edina, Minnesota.
The Sign O The Times Tour opened just eight months following the Revolution’s final live performance together with Prince. The new backing band comprised: Sheila E who took Bobby Z’s seat on drums; Miko Weaver, member of the Revolution’s extended line-up since 1986 replaced Wendy Melvoin on electric guitar; newcomer Levi Seacer Jr was enlisted in replacement of BrownMark on bass; Revolution’s Matt “Dr” Fink kept his seat on keyboards and was joined by newcomer Boni Boyer. Boyer, Weaver and Seacer were introductions from Sheila’s band in Oakland. The Sign O’ The Times Tour was also Prince’s first to include a dancer in the main line-up, filled by former talent show winner Cat Glover who first met Prince at an LA nightclub and hired as choreographer for Vanity 6. Enlisted to do the same for the Sign O’ The Times Tour, Cat became a fully fledged member of the band in her own right. The neon lit stage set drew inspiration from the theatrical production of Guys And Dolls.
The Lovesexy show is structured like one of those old Warner Bros gangster pictures – in the first half (lucky for us), we see an ‘evil’ Prince, seduced by the sins of the flesh and tempted by drugs, money and criminality, giving him an excuse to dust off Black Album standouts ‘Superfunkicalifragisexy’ and ‘Bob George’.
Then there’s punishment, atonement and spiritual conversion. Yes, y’all, the second half of the show is ‘God stuff’. But if you don’t go along with it, the music is enough of a spiritual experience anyway. Anyway, Prince certainly seems genuinely transported during ‘Anna Stesia’ and ‘I Wish U Heaven’.
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