- Prince (tour)
Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Prince Tour
image_caption=
artist = Prince
location =United States
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type =
album= "Prince"
start_date =November 28 1979
end_date =April 27 ,1980
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows =
last_tour = N/A
this_tour = Prince Tour
(1979–1980)
next_tour =Dirty Mind Tour
(1980–1981)The Prince Tour was the firstconcert tour by Prince, and supported his second album "Prince". The tour started as a headlining club act and played 13 dates before joiningRick James 'Fire It Up Tour as a supporting act for 38 more dates. The tour lasted from late November 1979 [http://books.google.com/books?id=dkgVlMQkBE0C&pg=PA73&dq=prince+1979+tour&sig=rofoaLyKKV1SzLWl8MnlMHXHzng#PPA73,M1] through April 1980 [http://books.google.com/books?id=dkgVlMQkBE0C&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=prince+rick+james+tour&source=web&ots=IqRHXkynCB&sig=sOQ4LO-xQ7VEJQmkXmw9L5cPG2g#PPA79,M1] .History
The tour focused on material from Prince's first 2 albums. As a support act, the set usually contained 7-8 songs, but most extended out so the concert would last about 40 minutes. Towards the end of the tour, Prince sometimes incorporated a newly written song, "Head" into the act. The lewd number conflicted with keyboardist
Gayle Chapman 's religious beliefs and caused her to leave the band. She was later replaced by Lisa Coleman, who provided additional vocals for the song in the studio and in concert and later became a close collaborator with Prince.The Prince Tour stayed within the
United States , but Prince's next tour would see him venture toEurope for the first time..Matt Fink started in this tour wearing a jailbird, black and white striped outfit. It would not be until the next tour for "
Dirty Mind " that he would adopt the Doctor Fink persona.The band
* Prince: Lead vocals and guitar
*André Cymone : Bass
*Bobby Z. : Drums
*Dez Dickerson : Guitar
* Matt Fink: Keyboards
*Gayle Chapman : KeyboardsTypical set list
* "
Soft and Wet "
* "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? "
* "Still Waiting"
* "I Feel for You "
* "Sexy Dancer "
* "Just as Long as We're Together "
* "I Wanna Be Your Lover " "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" was the second track played in these concerts, and would be the same for the next two concert tours. For some reason after that, it would never be played again.References
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