Prince Concerts That Are Circulating



These are concerts from Prince that are circulating amongst collectors that were played on the Jam of the Year tour 1996-1998. For more information, contact me via my e-mail address.

"Jam of the Year" Tour 1996-1998


This is the U.S. leg of the tour that was done under Prince's "Symbol" name. During this tour, there were a few warm-up gigs played at Paisley Park in 1996, then the tour kicked off in early 1997 and extended through January 1998. In July 1997, the setlist changed and the songs he performed got shorter and shorter, as the tour became a "Greatest Hits" medley tour. By the end of this tour, he was playing little more than one verse from most of the songs he played on it. On the aftershows from this tour, many of the songs played were covers of other classic soul/r&b tracks from the 1970s, and Doug E. Fresh and Larry Graham began to guest on stage more and more as the tour progressed.

The general setlist for the early shows on this tour is as follows: DAT Intro (medley of Prince hits), Jam of the Year, Talking Loud and Saying Nothing (James Brown cover tune), Purple Rain, 17 Days, Get Yo' Groove on/6, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Face Down, The Cross, One of Us, Do Me Baby Medley (includes How Come u Don't Call Me Anymore, Adore, Scandalous, Insatiable), Sexy MF, If I Was Your Girlfriend, The Ride, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?, Take Me With U/Raspberry Beret Medley, Mr. Happy/18 and Over (first verse only), Sleep Around/Take the A-Train, I Feel Alright chant, Johnny

Later in the tour, the setlist evolved into the following : DAT Intro (medley of Prince hits), Jam of the Year, Talking Loud and Saying Nothing (James Brown cover tune), Let's Work, Delirious, Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, I Would Die 4 u/Get Yo' Groove on/6, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Face Down, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, The Cross, (Dreaming about u was sung by Marva King during the 1998 shows from this tour), Do Me Baby Medley (includes How Come u Don't Call Me Anymore, Adore, Scandalous, Insatiable), Sexy MF, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Piano Medley (Diamonds and Pearls, The Beautiful Ones, Darling Nikki), How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?, Take Me With U/Raspberry Beret Medley, Mr. Happy Outro, I Like Funky Music, Baby I'm a Star/1999 Medley

Concerts

Date

City

Venue

Length

Quality

Notes

 

10/25/96

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

VG

Incomplete (30 min): Get Yo Groove on/6, Starfish and Coffee, Face Down jam, The Cross, One of us, Who Knows (parliament cover)

 

10/26/96

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

VG

Incomplete: Joy in Repitition, the Cross, One of Us, Sexy MF, If I Was Your Girlfriend

 

11/12/96

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

EX

Soundboard Emancipation MTV broadcast, includes awesome version of Joy in Repitition and unaired interview session following performance

 

11/20/96

Chicago

Park West

1CD

VG

Chicago Ad-lib jam

 

12/28/96

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

EX

Incomplete: Jam of the Year and Talking Loud only, Soundboard

 

1/7/97

Philadelphia

Tower Theater

2CD

VG-

Includes soundcheck, Mr. Happy, 18 and Over (5 min.)

 

1/8/97

Boston

The Roxy

2CD

VG+/EX-

18 and over, Johnny, Party man

 

1/10/97

Washington D.C.

DAR Constitution Hall

2CD

VG+/EX-

Partyman played during ending medley

 

1/11/97

New York

Roseland Ballroom

2CD

EX-

Includes The Little Groove Maker Me (with Chris Rock)

 

1/13/97

Detroit

Detroit State Theater

2CD

VG

Somebody’s Somebody, The Ride

 

1/18/97

Birmingham, Ala.

Boutwell Arena

2CD

EX-/VG+

The Little Groove Maker Me, Johnny, Alabama ad-lib jam

 

1/19/97

Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta Live

2CD

EX-/VG+

Partyman played during ending medley

 

2/16/97

Honolulu, Hawaii

Blaisdell Arena

2CD

EX-/VG+

Santana Medley, plus Prince teased the audience with a portion of 777-9311 during Face Down

 

4/11/97

Los Angeles

Pantages Theater

2CD

VG

I was there!!! Holy River played during encore

 

4/19/97

San Jose, Calif.

San Jose University Event Center Arena

2CD

VG+

Condition of the Heart, The Holy River, Johnny, Girls and Boys played

 

4/20/97

San Jose , Calif.

San Jose University Event Center Arena

2CD

VG

Carlos Santana guests on Santana Medley

 

4/20/97

San Jose, Calif.

DNA Lounge

1CD

VG+/VG

Aftershow with the Ride, an instrumental and a song sung by a guest female artist (Marva King?) and then Prince left. Show was about 20 minutes long

 

4/28/97

Phoenix, Ariz.

Electric Ballroom

1CD

EX-

Aftershow w/ Santana Medley, The Ride; Sugar Blue guests. He only played for 30 minutes.

 

4/29/97

San Diego

RIMAC Arena

2CD

VG

I was there! Missing Face Down, 17 days, TMBGITW

 

5/18/97

Louisville

Louisville Gardens

2CD

VG

The Ride, Girls and Boys, Mr. Happy

 

6/5/97

Toronto, Canada

The Warehouse

2CD

VG+

Girls and Boys

 

6/6/97

Montreal

Salle Wilfred

2CD

VG+

Girls and Boys

 

6/21/97

Moline

The Mark

2CD

VG

Moline ad lib

 

6/22/97

Deer Creek, Indiana

 

2CD

VG

Includes Baby I'm a Star

 

6/28/97

Chicago

United Center

2CD

VG

 

 

6/28/97

Chicago

Excalibur

1CD

VG

Aftershow (setlist: Talking Loud, Baby I'm a Star, 1999, 18 and over/Johnny)

 

7/23/97

Wantagh, NY

Jones Beach Theater

2CD

VG +

Erotic City, Girls and Boys

 

7/26/97

Philadelphia

Core States Center

2CD

VG

Erotic City

 

8/3/97

Atlanta

Lakewood Ampitheater

2CD

VG

Somebody’s Somebody, Condition of the Heart, Erotic City

 

8/8/97

San Antonio, Texas

Café Hollywood

1CD

VG

Aftershow w/ Doug E. Fresh, Prince sings Skin Tight, I'll Take You There, Come On

 

8/9/97

Dallas, Texas

Club Mirage

1CD

VG

Aftershow w/ Doug E. Fresh, includes 18 and over, somebodys somebody and more

 

8/10/97

Houston, Texas

The Summit

50 min.

VG

from video

 

8/10/97

Houston, Texas

The Roxy

1CD

VG+

Aftershow w/ Doug E. Fresh and Chaka Khan; includes 17, Little Wing, Stomp

 

8/16/97

Miami

Glam Slam Miami

1CD

VG

Aftershow w/ Cloreen Baconskin, Stomp, Push it Up, Shout

 

8/18/97

Raleigh, N.C.

Walnut Creek Ampitheater

30 min.

G/G-

Soundcheck

 

8/18/97

Raleigh, N.C.

Walnut Creek Ampitheater

2CD

VG

Delirious, Cream

 

8/19/97

Raleigh, N.C.

Plum Crazy Club

1CD

VG

Aftershow with Somebodys Somebody, Boogie Oogie Oogie, 18 and Over

 

8/22/97

Nashville

The Arena

2CD

VG+

18 and Over, When Doves Cry, Delirious, Erotic City

 

8/23/97

Memphis

The Pyramid

2CD

VG+

Incl. Alphabet St., Delirious

 

8/24/97

Memphis

New Daisy Theater

1CD

VG+

Aftershow with Doug E Fresh, includes Come On, Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Stomp, Cloreen Baconskin

 

9/5/97

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

VG+

Long jam on Let's Work, The Way you Do the Things You Do, Shout, Jellybean Johnson guests on Face Down

 

9/10/97

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

VG+/EX-

Joy in Repetition, I Like Funky Music

 

9/13/97

Buffalo

Marine Midland Arena

2CD

VG

Erotic City, Sleep Around, Strange Relationship, Delirious

 

9/14/97

Wallingford

Oakdale Theater

110 min.

VG

From video

 

9/16/97

Holmdel, N.J.

PNC Bank Arts Center

2CD

VG

Venus De Milo, When u Were Mine

 

9/20/97

Pittsburgh

Civic Arena

2CD

VG

When Doves Cry, Lets Work as an encore

 

9/21/97

Baltimore

Baltimore Arena

2CD

VG

Venus De Milo, Strange Relationship, Somebody's Somebody played during Piano Medley; partyman played during ending medley

 

9/27/97

George, Washington

Gorge Ampitheater

2CD

VG/VG-

Washington jam; guitar ad lib before When u were mine

 

10/1/97

Sacramento

ARCO Arena

2CD

VG

Sweet Thing, Condition of the Heart, Venus De Milo in piano medley; Kiss, Gett Off played during encore

 

10/2/97

Fresno

Selland Arena

2CD

VG

Chaka Khan guests during encore; Erotic City

 

10/4/97

Salt Lake City

E Center

2CD

VG/VG+

Ad lib Jam with Chaka Khan during Gett Off

 

10/5/97

Denver

Fiddlers Green

2CD

VG

A Case of U

 

10/5/97

Denver

The Church

1CD

EX-

Aftershow with Chaka Khan; the Way You Do the Things U Do, Shout

 

10/10/97

Mountain View, Calif.

Shoreline Ampitheater

2CD

EX-

Santana guests on Santana Medley

 

10/11/97

Hollywood, Calif.

Hollywood Bowl

2CD

VG

I was there! Includes soundcheck, Condition of the Heart, Tom Arnold guests on 1999, 2 songs from Larry Graham Opening

 

10/12/97

Irvine, Calif.

Irvine Meadows

2CD

VG+

Funky encore w/ Sheila E., includes part of Larry Graham set

 

10/24/97

Las Vegas

MGM Grand Garden Arena

2CD

VG-

Includes I like funky music, The Thrill is Gone--lots of blemishes on this cd

 

10/29/97

Las Cruces, NM

Club West

1CD

VG

Aftershow (Johnny, I Like Funky Music, Hair, Thank You Falletin…)

 

10/31/97

Mobile, Ala.

The Civic Center

3CD

VG+/EX-

It's No Secret, Stomp, Alabama jam, Flashlight, Purple House

 

11/8/97

Greensboro, N.C.

Greensboro Coliseum

2CD

VG

Delirious in piano medley, short 777-9311

 

12/10/97

Minneapolis, Minn.

Target Center

2CD

VG

Aud.

 

12/11/97

Minneapolis, Minn.

Paisley Park

2CD

VG+

20 minute version of Days of Wild, Lonely Teardrops

 

12/17/97

Milwaukee, Wisc.

Bradley Center

2CD

VG

Aud.

 

12/31/97

Houston, Texas

The Roxy

1CD

VG

Aftershow includes I'll take u there, shout (45 minutes, incomplete)

 

1/3/98

Little Rock, Ark.

Barton Colliseum

2CD

VG

Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Dreamin' about U, Condition of the Heart

 

1/9/98

Atlanta, Ga.

Fox Theater

2CD

VG

Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Dreamin’ about U, 18 and Over

 

1/13/98

Tampa, Fla.

Ice Palace Arena

2CD

VG

Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Dreamin about u

 

1/13/98

Tampa, Fla.

Millenium Club

2CD

VG+

Aftershow

 

1/22/98

Oakland, Calif.

New Arena

2CD

VG+

ICNTTPOYM, Dorothy Parker, Dreamin about U, Mad Sex

 

1/22/98

Oakland, Calif.

Club Townsend

1CD

VG+/VG

Aftershow, includes 777-9311 w/ first verse sung

 

2/5/98

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

2CD

VG+

Tyrone, Good Life Big City Remix, Come On, Forever in my Life

 

2/14/98

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

VG+

Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Water

 

3/20/98

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

2CD

VG+

Push it Up, Water, In Time, If U Want Me 2 Stay, Good Life Big City Remix, Come On

 

4/4/98

Minneapolis

Paisley Park

1CD

VG+

Full Teddy Bear, Zannalee, Machine Gun, Villanova Junction, A Case of U, Mad Sex

 

4/10/98

New York

Irving Plaza

2CD

VG

Mad Sex played, Chaka Khan, Doug E Fresh and Larry Graham guest

 

4/21/98

Philadelphia

Electric Factory

2CD

EX-

Bambi, 18 and Over, Freaks on this Side, Good Life Big City remix, Alphabet St.

 

5/29/98

New York

Rockefeller Center

2CD

VG+/EX-

Today Show soundcheck and aftershow, incl. Alphabet St. Chaka Khan and Larry Graham guest

 

6/1/98

Indianapolis, Ind.

Indiana Convention Center

2CD

VG+

Alphabet St., Mad Sex, Come On, Bambi; Doug E Fresh, Larry Graham and Chaka Khan guest

 

 

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