Prince announces solo European tour at Paisley Park pajama party

The Current’s exclusive broadcast of “CRAZY 2 COOL,” a live medley recorded by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL last year in France, turned out to be just the kickoff to a weekend-long Chanhassen party that included a James Bond movie screening and the announcement of a solo European tour.

On Friday and Saturday nights, Prince opened the doors of Paisley Park to host “pajama parties” that started with a listening party for “CRAZY 2 COOL” and became live performances, culminating in a Saturday night screening of the new James Bond movie Spectre at the Chanhassen Cinema—which Prince had rented out for the occasion.

Later, news broke that Prince had summoned a group of European journalists to announce a solo tour—featuring only Prince, alone at a piano—that’s tentatively scheduled to begin Nov. 21 in Vienna. The tour news was first published in Spain’s El Pais, which reported that before Saturday night’s performance, Prince talked to a small group of European journalists and shared the news that he’ll be visiting 16 European cities on a solo tour unlike any he’s ever done.

A tour itinerary was handed to the journalists, but Prince’s team later clarified that the dates are not confirmed. Working with a Scandinavian promoter (hence the high density of shows in that region), Prince tentatively plans to play shows in the U.K. (Glasgow, Birmingham, London, and Liverpool), Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden (where Prince will reportedly play four shows). El Pais reports that a Barcelona show is penciled in for Dec. 13, at the Liceo Theater.

• AUSTRIA - Vienna, Konzerthaus - 21 Novembre
• NETHERLANDS - Amsterdam, Koninklijk Theater Carré - 5 Décembre (2 Shows)
• FRANCE - Paris, Opéra Garnier - 11 Décembre (2 Shows)
• SPAIN - Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu - 13 Décembre
• BELGIUM - Brussels, Cirque Royal - 22 Décembre
• UK - Glasgow - Date TBC
• UK - Liverpool - Date TBC
• UK - Birmingham - Date TBC
• UK - London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Date TBC
• DENMARK - 2 Shows, Venues TBC - Date TBC
• SWEDEN - Venue TBC - Date TBC
• NORWAY - Venue TBC - Date TBC
• SWITZERLAND - Venue TBC - Date TBC
• ITALY - Venue TBC - Date TBC
• GERMANY - Venue TBC - Date TBC

Prince told the journalists that he has “various reasons” for undertaking the tour, among them challenging himself. He added that “with the piano, it’s more stripped down, more pure. You can see exactly what you get.” (Translation, from the Spanish, by Luke Taylor.) On Monday morning, Prince tweeted a link to a French blog post about the tour with a corrected version of another quote: “I rarely get bad reviews because this is something that’s been perfected 4 over thirty years.”

According to the French report, Prince played a solo set that included “Starfish & Coffee,” “Something in the Water (Does Not Compute),” “Raspberry Beret,” and “With You” before bringing his electric band onstage to jam. Recently, Prince has been playing with musicians including 3RDEYEGIRL guitarist Donna Grantis, drummer Kirk Johnson, and bassist Dywane Thomas Jr. (a.k.a. MonoNeon). Here’s a video, shared by Prince, recorded at Paisley Park on Saturday night.

The Current’s Andrea Swensson was at Paisley Park on Saturday, and reports that Prince himself was at the theater to enjoy the film with his guests. She also says that Prince told the audience that the previous night (Friday), after everybody left, he just kept playing for himself for three hours.

“I was in the zone,” Andrea remembers Prince saying. “And you know what put me in the zone? Us.”

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Presse 1 (Italie)

Presse 2 - 3 (Autriche)

Presse 4 (Pays Bas)

Presse 5 (France)
Presse 6 (Angleterre)

CRAZY 2 COOL

‘CRAZY 2 COOL’: The Current to play exclusive live medley by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL

When we decided to have a little fun this winter and go all-Prince on our Local Current stream as soon as it snows, we had no idea what Prince himself might make of our little stunt. In fact, he loves the idea, and to help everyone get in the Purple spirit, he’s sharing “CRAZY 2 COOL”: an exclusive live recording that The Current will play this Friday.

The 20-minute recording is a searing medley performed by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL, recorded on June 1, 2014 at Le Zenith in Paris. The Current’s airing of the medley will be the world premiere of this authorized live recording that contains – as Paisley Park puts it – a raucous selection of “hits and surprises.” We’ll play it at 5:00 p.m. CT, and then again at 10:00 CT, this coming Friday, Nov. 6. Fans in our broadcast area can tune in on the radio, and everyone in Minnesota and beyond will also be able to hear the broadcast streaming online. Here’s a sneak preview:

Prince has also announced that on Saturday, he’ll share a live acoustic performance called OUI CAN LUV recorded at Paisley Park. The performance centers on Andy Allo, with Prince filling in as “special guest guitarist.” OUI CAN LUV will stream exclusively on Tidal from 7:00 p.m. CT Saturday night through 7:00 a.m. CT the following morning. Allo’s 2012 album Superconductor, co-produced by Prince, will also be made available on Tidal to coincide with the OUI CAN LUV stream.
Meanwhile, we’ll continue to watch the skies! When MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner certifies that one inch of snow has officially accumulated at Paisley Park, we’ll pull the Prince lever and go all-Prince on our Local Current stream of Minnesota music—available via our website, via the free MPR Radio app for iPhones and Androids, and broadcast via 89.3 HD2 in the Twin Cities. To be alerted via e-mail as soon as we’re ready to go purple, sign up for our Purple Alert.

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Paisley Park Afterdark

Prince organise une soirée afterdark à $40 dans la journée du 6 novembre 2015.

Mot d'ordre : venez en pyjama !!

Après avoir passé l'enregistrement du CRAZY 2 COOL (Paris, Le Zénith du 1er juin 2014 - show #2), diffusé sur la radio The Current 89.3; Prince est monté sur scène avec on groupe (Kirk Johnson à la batterie, Mononeon à la basse, Donna Grantis à la guitare et Adrian Crutchfield au saxophone) pour y interpréter entre autres :

Chanhassen, Paisley Park

6th november 2015

Let's Go Crazy
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (incl. Four)
Xpectation
Use Me
In Time
You Can Make It If You Try
You're The One For Me
Days Of Wild

Prince a invité les spectateurs à venir voir le dernier James Bond, Spectre au cinéma.

Chanhassen, Paisley Park
7th november 2015

If I Could Get Your Attention
Raspberry Beret
Starfish And Coffee
With You (instrumental)
Diamonds And Pearls
Sweet Thing
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
Girls & Boys
♥ Or $
When Will We B Paid
Stratus

Prince on drums

Andy Allo Hello Tour Dates

Andy Allo se produira, entre autres, au New Morning le 18 novembre prochain.

If Eye Could Get Ur Attention snippet

Prince met en ligne un snippet de If Eye Could Get Ur Attention de 21 secondes via son compte Soundcloud. Le titre sera bientôt disponible en entier sur Tidal. La chanson a été écrite par Prince pour le premier album éponyme de Taja Sevelle en 1987;

et reprise par Mayté en 1993.

New tour ?