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A little-known fact is that Prince performed his Purple Rain Concert a month before its first scheduled date in Detroit in a concert hall called "Bogarts" on Sept. 23, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was hinted on the local Urban Contemporary station, WBLZ, but only a few individuals knew that he would
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This box office score data is representative of all 7 shows at the Capital Centre on November 18, 19 & 20 and 26, 28, 29 & 30 respectively.
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were not invited to tour, as by 1985 the group had been depleted, with many of its remaining key members quitting to embark on personal careers.
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This box office score data is representative of all three shows at the Reunion Arena on December 30, 31, 1984 and January 1, 1985 respectively.
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This box office score data is representative of both shows at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center on January 19 and February 3 respectively.
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This box office score data is representative of both shows at the Mid-South Coliseum on January 25 and February 4 respectively.
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The Purple Rain Tour was the first Prince tour to open with brand new material. In this case, it was with the album opener, "
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joined Prince on stage during "Baby I'm a Star" at the February 23, 1985 concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
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was recorded and released on VHS later in 1985, later receiving a remastered audio and video release in 2022.
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to certain parts of the show and often they would join the Revolution on stage for the extended jams of "
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and her band. Despite gaining fame from their appearance in the film and releasing a third album,
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Setlist of November 22, 1984, at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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made her appearance as the new guitarist in Prince's band, taking over for the departed
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actually show up. He played a full set for a crowd of 2,500 as a trial run, and even
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Setlist of November 11, 1984, at the Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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song, "Free". The B-side "God" was often played, followed by a usual sequence of "
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List of 1985 concerts, showing date, city, country, attendance, and gross revenue
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List of 1984 concerts, showing date, city, country, attendance, and gross revenue
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Setlist of February 23, 1985, at The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
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Setlist of December 2, 1984, at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Alex Hahn (2003). "Possessed: The Rise And Fall Of Prince". Billboard Books.
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to jam with him for a 20-to-30-minute rendition of the songs.
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was upset that her opening guitar solo on the show closing "
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At the Landover, Maryland concert, the performance of "
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following up on the success of his sixth studio album
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would pop up. Later in the tour, an instrumental of "
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The tour marked the live debut of the band now named
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