Piano & a Microphone Tour

Piano & a Microphone Tour
Final tour by Prince
Associated album
Start dateFebruary 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
End dateApril 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 11 in Oceania
  • 9 in North America
  • 20 in total
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

Set list

Setlist of show in Melbourne:[4]

Early show[5]

  1. "Big City"
  2. "Ruff Enuff"
  3. "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
  4. "The Dawn"
  5. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
  6. "Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  7. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
  8. "The Ladder"
  9. "1000 X's & O's"
  10. "When She Comes"
  11. "Satisfied"
  12. "I Love U in Me"
  13. "Automatic"
  14. "Sometimes It Snows in April" (contains elements of "Purple Rain")
  15. "The Beautiful Ones"
  16. "Raspberry Beret"
  17. "Starfish and Coffee"
  18. "Paisley Park"
    Encore
  19. "Adore"

Late show[6]

  1. "The Love We Make"
  2. "Over the Rainbow"
  3. "Batman Theme"
  4. "Big City"
  5. "Ruff Enuff"
  6. "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
  7. "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" (contains elements of "Four")
  8. "The Max"
  9. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
  10. "Do Me, Baby"
  11. "Sweet Thing"
  12. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore"
  13. "Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  14. "The Ladder"
  15. "The Beautiful Ones"
  16. "1000 X's & O's"
  17. "Black Muse"
  18. "Raspberry Beret"
    Encore
  19. "Starfish and Coffee"
  20. "Paisley Park"
  21. "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

A makeshift memorial for Prince at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, April 24. The theater was the site of Prince's last performance before his death on April 21.
List of 2016 concerts
Date City Country Venue
January 21, 2016 Minneapolis United States Paisley Park
Two shows
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
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

Box office score data
Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
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

  1. ^ "Prince 'Piano & a Microphone' tour 2016 - Dainty Group". Dainty Group. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Prince To Kick Off North American Solo Piano Tour In Oakland Sunday". Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Todd, Nathan (February 18, 2016). "Prince pays tribute to Vanity at his concert in Melbourne". AXS. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Prince Vault - February 16, (early show) Melbourne, Australia
  6. ^ Prince Vault - February 16, (late show) Melbourne, Australia
  7. ^ Adams, Cameron (February 17, 2016). "Prince's Private Purple Party". AU News. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Stutz, Colin (February 16, 2016). "Prince Pays Tribute to Vanity at Piano and a Microphone Tour Opener". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Kreps, Daniel (February 17, 2016). "Prince pays tribute to Vanity at Australia concert". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ Stinchcomb, La-Keya (March 29, 2016). "Prince concert rescheduled for April 14". CBS46. WGCL-TV Atlanta. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "Tour postponed as Prince angered by touts". November 13, 2015.