Why did prince not do a around the world in a day tour?

Maybe this is general knowledge but I just want to know?

Maybe it just felt like too much of a rush...

Tame said:

Maybe it just felt like too much of a rush...

I thought you were leaving. . .

SCNDLS said:

I thought you were leaving. . .

SoulAlive said:

Tame said:

Maybe it just felt like too much of a rush...

Exactly.The 'Purple Rain' tour ended shortly before 'ATWIAD' was released.A new tour so soon would have been overkill.

rolling said:

SCNDLS said:

I thought you were leaving. . .

Does this look like the GD forum to you?

Tame said:

Maybe it just felt like too much of a rush...

iirc, the purple rain tour ended soon after the ATWIAD album had been released
when he goes into the part about "this isn't just any kind of temptation, ppl"
i seriously thought he was going to perform "Temptation"
i think a lot of people did
i was surprised he didn't play any ATWIAD songs the whole tour (that i know of, anyway)
he at least could've done "She's Always In My Hair"
[Edited 8/5/08 10:03am]

2 April 1985: Steve Fargnoli announces that "Prince is withdrawing from the live performance scene for an indefinite period of time. Prince's concert on April 7 at Miami's Orange Bowl will be his last performance for an inderterminate number of years. I asked Primce what he planned to do. He told me, "I'm going to look for the ladder". I asked him what this means. All he said was, "Sometimes it snows in April".

7 April: Final performance of the Purple Rain tour at the Orange Bowl.

22 April: Release of 'Around The World In A Day"

Info from Uptown's, 'The Vault'.

langebleu said:

she has a huge camel toe. It's not cameltoe, it's like DINOSAUR TOE =O - Protege
i lime huck OFFA - Myle
she probably has locks in her vagina - Myle

Alej said:

langebleu said:

2 April 1985: Steve Fargnoli announces that "Prince is withdrawing from the live performance scene for an indefinite period of time. Prince's concert on April 7 at Miami's Orange Bowl will be his last performance for an inderterminate number of years. I asked Primce what he planned to do. He told me, "I'm going to look for the ladder". I asked him what this means. All he said was, "Sometimes it snows in April".

7 April: Final performance of the Purple Rain tour at the Orange Bowl.

22 April: Release of 'Around The World In A Day"

Info from Uptown's, 'The Vault'.

No - just a clever marketeer!

Make a business decision, wrap it up in mystique and sell it to the masses. The world's hottest live act at that time, coming off an album that was number 1 for months, then says he's "retiring" from live performance - that's exactly how to peak interest even when its already at it's highest level


Prince is so fucked up

Mindflux said:

Alej said:

No - just a clever marketeer!

Make a business decision, wrap it up in mystique and sell it to the masses. The world's hottest live act at that time, coming off an album that was number 1 for months, then says he's "retiring" from live performance - that's exactly how to peak interest even when its already at it's highest level


Prince is so fucked up

she has a huge camel toe. It's not cameltoe, it's like DINOSAUR TOE =O - Protege
i lime huck OFFA - Myle
she probably has locks in her vagina - Myle

He did quite a few ATWIAD songs at the "Parade" gigs.....Does an artist need to tour every album?

eireboy34 said:

darlingfloor said:

eireboy34 said:

He did quite a few ATWIAD songs at the "Parade" gigs.....Does an artist need to tour every album?

no eire, he doesn't have to. I like Parade better anyway

eireboy34 said:

Snap said:

iirc, the purple rain tour ended soon after the ATWIAD album had been released
when he goes into the part about "this isn't just any kind of temptation, ppl"
i seriously thought he was going to perform "Temptation"
i think a lot of people did
i was surprised he didn't play any ATWIAD songs the whole tour (that i know of, anyway)
he at least could've done "She's Always In My Hair"
[Edited 8/5/08 10:03am]

SO sad to see one go without saying goodbye.

L4OATheOriginal said:

Snap said:

iirc, the purple rain tour ended soon after the ATWIAD album had been released
when he goes into the part about "this isn't just any kind of temptation, ppl"
i seriously thought he was going to perform "Temptation"
i think a lot of people did
i was surprised he didn't play any ATWIAD songs the whole tour (that i know of, anyway)
he at least could've done "She's Always In My Hair"
[Edited 8/5/08 10:03am]

several shows in 1985 included then new songs like raspberry beret and america were played during the shows and parts of the temptation speech

eireboy34 said:

darlingfloor said:

no eire, he doesn't have to. I like Parade better anyway

Nice to see you here daaahling!!

Anyway, ATWIAD is a strange album.....maybe not made for the stage

I always figured that he never toured ATWIAD because it was so soon after the Purple Rain tour and besides, he had already moved on to his next project which was keeping him too busy to tour; ie recording Parade & filming UTCM

Alej said:

langebleu said:

2 April 1985: Steve Fargnoli announces that "Prince is withdrawing from the live performance scene for an indefinite period of time. Prince's concert on April 7 at Miami's Orange Bowl will be his last performance for an inderterminate number of years. I asked Primce what he planned to do. He told me, "I'm going to look for the ladder". I asked him what this means. All he said was, "Sometimes it snows in April".

7 April: Final performance of the Purple Rain tour at the Orange Bowl.

22 April: Release of 'Around The World In A Day"

Info from Uptown's, 'The Vault'.

Prince is so fucked up

Dayclear said:

Alej said:

Prince is so fucked up

Yeah, fucked up all the way to the bank.

she has a huge camel toe. It's not cameltoe, it's like DINOSAUR TOE =O - Protege
i lime huck OFFA - Myle
she probably has locks in her vagina - Myle

A better question would be "Why did he follow Purple Rain with an album like Around The World In A Day?". He could have toured and might have had a pretty decent size crowd since he was still hot from the "Purple Rain" era. However, a lot of folks were pissed at him for making an album like "Around The World In A Day". At least they were here in the United States.

Alej said:

Dayclear said:

Yeah, fucked up all the way to the bank.

If only he'd be fucked up all the way to the shrink

darlingfloor said:

ejnbmore said:

Alej said:

If only he'd be fucked up all the way to the shrink

I love his crazy sexy cool persona. I think several folks may have suggested he seek therapy but his music is his therapy as well as his disease.

she has a huge camel toe. It's not cameltoe, it's like DINOSAUR TOE =O - Protege
i lime huck OFFA - Myle
she probably has locks in her vagina - Myle

vainandy said: