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The Purple Rain tour, which took place from 1984-1985 to coincide with the
release of his most successful album, Purple Rain, to his most successful
movie, Purple Rain. Sound like a broken record? Well, many people I know broke
their records from playing them too much. Anyways, following is a typical set
list of a Purple Rain Tour concert:
Let's Go
Crazy--Delirious--1999--Little Red Corvette--Take Me With U (sometimes this was
included in the piano medley)--Yankee Doodle Dandy--Piano Medley: Free, Do me
Baby, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore, Temptation (spoken), Let's Pretend
We're Married, International Lover, Father's Song, God--Computer Blue--Darling
Nikki--The Beautiful Ones--When Doves Cry--I Would Die 4 U--Baby I'm a Star (usually
incorporated instrumental portion of An Honest Man and sometimes the chorus
from Ice Cream Castle)--Purple Rain
Baby I'm a Star and Purple Rain could last up to 25 minutes each, depending on
the concert. Additionally, the piano medley sometimes included I Wanna Be Your
Lover, Head, Dirty Mind and even Raspberry Beret and Condition of the Heart
before they were released. Other rare songs played on the tour included Noon
Rendezvous, Head, Another Lonely Christmas, Something in the Water Does Not Compute
and When U Were Mine.
|
Date |
City |
Venue |
Length |
Quality |
Notes |
|
8/3/83 |
Minnesota |
First Avenue |
1CD |
VG+/EX- |
Soundboard; Many Purple Rain songs were debuted here, including Electric Intercourse. One of the best shows he's ever performed! |
|
8/3/83 |
Minnesota |
First Avenue |
1CD |
EX-/VG+ |
Soundboard Rehearsal w/ Electric Intercourse, Africa Talks 2 U |
|
1983 |
|
|
1CD (20 min.) |
EX- |
Soundboard White Girls Purple Rain Rehearsal |
|
1983 |
|
|
1CD |
EX |
Rehearsal: Let's Go Crazy, G-Spot, I would die 4 u, Cruisin' Down the Highway, Electric Intercourse, Purple Rain, The Bird |
|
1983 |
|
|
1CD |
EX |
Soundboard Rehearsal: Let's Go Crazy, Delirious, 1999, LRC, Free, God, America the Beautiful, Computer Blue, When Doves Cry, The Beautiful Ones |
|
1983 |
?? |
|
1CD |
VG+ |
Soundboard "Piano Jam" Rehearsal includes 17 days, strange relationship, a case of u |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD (35 min.) |
EX |
"The Jam" rehearsal...includes "to Be Alive" |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD |
VG+/EX- |
Prince rehearses Desire, Mutiny and Screams of Passion/Bodyheat rehearsal (30 min.) |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD |
VG+ |
Soundboard Rehearsal: Dirty Mind, I Wanna Be Your Lover |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD |
VG+ |
Billy's Sunglasses Rehearsal |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD (35 min.) |
EX |
I Would Die 4 U Rehearsal for 12" |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD |
EX- |
Soundboard "when doves scream" rehearsal: Bedtime Story, Do Me Baby , I Hurt Myself, G-Spot, When Doves "Scream" |
|
1984 |
|
|
1CD |
VG+ |
Soundboard "17 days live" rehearsal (Erotic City, Irr Bitch, 17 days, when we're dancing close and slow, free, erotic city, possessed, all day all night, something in the water) |
|
1984 |
Minneapolis |
|
1CD |
VG+/EX- |
Soundboard rehearsal: Free, Erotic City, Something in the Water, When Doves Cry,Irr. Bitch, Purple Rain, Noon Rendezvous |
|
6/7/84 |
Minneapolis |
The Warehouse |
1CD |
VG+/EX- |
Soundboard "basement rehearsal" setlist: 17 days, our destiny, roadhouse garden, 17 days, our destiny, roadhouse garden, all day all night, free, erotic city, something in the water, irr bitch, when doves cry, possessed |
|
6/7/84 |
Minneapolis |
First Avenue |
1CD |
VG+ |
Great Show...includes Our Destiny, Noon Rendezvous, All Day All Night, Road House Garden, Something in the Water, irr bitch and more! |
|
8/14/84 |
Minneapolis |
First Avenue |
1CD |
VG |
Sex Machine |
|
10/15/84 |
Minneapolis |
|
1CD |
EX- |
Soundboard Rehearsal Incorrectly referred 2 as Los Angeles |
|
10/25/84 |
Minneapolis |
First Avenue |
1CD |
VG |
Sheila E. set with Prince on Too Sexy |
|
10/25/84 |
Minneapolis |
First Avenue, Second Stage |
1CD |
EX- |
Africa Talks 2 u, Erotic City, Mutiny |
|
11/11/84 |
Detroit, Mich. |
Joe Louis Arena |
1CD |
VG- |
Normal Purple Rain tour set minus How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore |
|
11/12/84 |
|
|
1CD |
EX- |
Soundboard Another Lonely Christmas Rehearsal, with several takes on this song |
|
11/22/84 |
Philadelphia |
Spectrum Arena |
2CD |
VG |
Normal Purple Rain tour set |
|
11/28/84 |
Washington DC |
Capitol Center |
2CD |
VG- |
Normal Purple Rain tour set |
|
12/2/84 |
Toronto |
Maple Leaf Gardens |
2CD |
VG+ |
Long piano medley includes Under the Cherry Moon (inst.), take me with u, dirty mind, I wanna be your lover |
|
12/3/84 |
Toronto |
Maple Leaf Gardens |
2CD |
VG |
Includes Sheila E. Opening Act w/ Prince, long piano medley |
|
12/9/84 |
Chicago |
Rosemont Horizon |
2CD |
VG+/VG |
Includes Sheila E. Opening Act w/ Prince; Condition of the Heart in piano medley |
|
12/10/84 |
Chicago |
Rosemont Horizon |
2CD |
VG/VG- |
Baby I'm a Star is cut |
|
12/17/84 |
Buffalo |
Memorial Auditorium |
2CD |
VG |
Long piano medley includes Dirty Mind, Take Me With U; Baby I'm a Star includes Ice Cream Castles |
|
12/18/84 |
Buffalo |
Memorial Auditorium |
2CD |
VG- |
Long piano medley includes Dirty Mind, Take Me With U; Baby I'm a Star includes Ice Cream Castles |
|
12/26/84 |
St. Paul |
Civic Center |
2CD |
VG+ |
includes Another Lonely Christmas |
|
12/28/84 |
St. Paul |
Civic Center |
2CD |
VG |
Something in the Water |
|
12/31/84 |
Dallas |
Reunion Arena |
2CD |
VG+ |
Auld Lang Syne, Something in the Water, Dirty Mind, I Wanna Be Your Lover |
|
1/4/85 |
Atlanta |
Omni |
2CD |
EX+ |
Soundboard, normal Purple Rain tour set |
|
1/7/85 |
Atlanta |
Omni |
2CD |
VG- |
Ice Cream Castle included during Baby I'm a Star; Purple Rain missing from Encore |
|
1/10/85 |
Houston |
The Summit |
2CD |
VG+ |
Ice Cream Castle included during Baby I'm a Star |
|
1/11/85 |
Houston |
The Summit |
2CD |
VG |
Begins at 1999, average show |
|
1/13/85 |
Houston |
The Summit |
2CD |
VG- |
Normal Purple Rain tour set |
|
1/16/85 |
Houston |
Texas Southern University |
1CD |
VG- |
Afternoon matinee show |
|
1/16/85 |
Houston |
The Summit |
2CD |
VG+ |
Includes Blue Limousine |
|
1/29/85 |
Austin, Texas |
Frank Erwin Center |
2CD |
VG+ |
Includes The Bird |
|
2/1/85 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana Superdome |
2CD |
VG |
The Bird |
|
2/14/85 |
Tacoma |
Tacoma Dome |
2CD |
VG |
Normal Purple Rain tour set |
|
2/18/85 |
Los Angeles |
Inglewood Forum |
2CD |
VG- |
Normal Purple Rain tour set |
|
2/23/85 |
Los Angeles |
Inglewood Forum |
2CD |
VG+ |
Bruce Springsteen and Madonna guest; incl. 4 the tears in your eyes, a case of u, when u were mine, rasp. beret |
|
2/24/85 |
Los Angeles |
Inglewood Forum |
2CD |
VG+ |
irresistable bitch |
|
2/27/85 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
2CD |
VG |
Includes When u Were Mine |
|
2/28/85 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
2CD |
VG |
Includes Sheila E. Opening; when u were mine, irresistable bitch, head, with u, ice cream castle |
|
3/1/85 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
2CD |
VG |
Includes a case of you, still waiting, cond. of the heart, head |
|
3/3/85 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
2CD |
vg- |
w/ Sheila E. opening; irresistable bitch, when the saints go marchin' in |
|
3/4/85 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
3CD |
VG+ |
Includes Sheila E. opening, 17 Days, America |
|
3/5/85 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
2CD |
VG |
w/ Sheila E. Opening, Raspberry Beret |
|
3/10/85 |
Long Beach, CA |
Long Beach Convention Center |
1CD |
EX+ |
Soundboard, incomplete (ends at Darling Nikki) |
|
3/17/85 |
Long Island, NY |
Nassau Colliseum |
2CD |
VG- |
starts at Do Me Baby, incomplete. Includes possessed |
|
3/20/85 |
Long Island, NY |
Nassau Colliseum |
2CD |
VG |
opens w/ 17 days; irr. bitch/possessed |
|
3/23/85 |
Long Island, NY |
Nassau Colliseum |
2CD |
VG |
Condition of the heart; rasp. beret, head, America, when the saints go marchin in |
|
3/27/85 |
Hartford, Conn. |
Worcester Centrum |
2CD |
VG |
Possessed, Irresistible Bitch, Noon Rendezvous |
|
3/30/85 |
Syracuse, NY |
Carrier Dome |
2CD |
EX+ |
Soundboard show includes Possessed, Irr Bitch |
|
4/7/85 |
Miami, Fla. |
Orange Bowl |
2CD |
EX+ |
Soundboard show with Sheila E. Opening, last show on Purple Rain tour, Irr Bitch, Possessed |
|
6/7/85 |
Minneapolis |
Prom Center |
1CD |
VG |
Burn it, the Bird, Possessed, more |
|
10/1/85 |
Nice |
|
1CD |
VG- |
Rehearsal: Temptation, Paisley Park, Go, An Honest Man, more! |
|
1985 |
? |
? |
1CD |
EX- |
Soundboard Family rehearsal with Prince on "yes" |
|
1985 |
|
|
1CD |
EX- |
Feline rehearsal |