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2016 concert tour by Prince
Piano & a Microphone Tour Associated album Start date February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16 ) End date April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14 ) Legs 2
No. of shows 11 in Oceania 9 in North America 20 in total
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.
Setlist of show in Melbourne:
[4]
Early show
[5]
"Big City"
"Ruff Enuff"
"
Little Red Corvette " / "
Dirty Mind "
"The Dawn"
"
Money Don't Matter 2 Night "
"
Waiting in Vain " / "
If I Was Your Girlfriend "
"
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? "
"The Ladder"
"1000 X's & O's"
"When She Comes"
"Satisfied"
"I Love U in Me"
"
Automatic "
"
Sometimes It Snows in April " (contains elements of "
Purple Rain ")
"
The Beautiful Ones "
"
Raspberry Beret "
"Starfish and Coffee"
"
Paisley Park "
Encore
"
Adore "
Late show
[6]
"The Love We Make"
"
Over the Rainbow "
"
Batman Theme "
"Big City"
"Ruff Enuff"
"Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
"The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" (contains elements of "Four")
"The Max"
"
I Wanna Be Your Lover "
"
Do Me, Baby "
"
Sweet Thing "
"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore"
"Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
"The Ladder"
"The Beautiful Ones"
"1000 X's & O's"
"Black Muse"
"Raspberry Beret"
Encore
"Starfish and Coffee"
"Paisley Park"
"
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.
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.
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America
January 21, 2016
Minneapolis
United States
Paisley ParkTwo shows
Oceania
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
North America
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
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
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
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