https://www.yahoo.com/music/revolution-reunite-first-avenue-sounds-000000243.html

The Revolution Reunite at First Avenue: This Is What It Sounds Like When Prince Fans Cry

(I've only posted and never started a topic, but this is a great story on Yahoo about the concert at First Avenue with the Revolution and a lot of guests. I hope it's ok to post for us fams who couldn't be there to see some of these great performances.)

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The late Prince’s presence was still definitely felt on this highly emotional evening, from the moment a noticeably choked-up Wendy Melvoin took the stage alongside keyboardists Lisa Coleman and Dr. Fink, bassist BrownMark, drummer Bobby Z, and special guests Dez Dickerson and André Cymone.

You can click on the song and watch them do "Let's Go Crazy" and also "Controversy".

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The most gut-wrenching moment of the night came when Melvoin later asked the audience to be quiet, explaining that the stripped-down song she and Coleman were about to perform was so intense, they needed total silence in order to power through it. That song was “Sometimes It Snows It April,” a grief-stricken ballad that has taken on great weight since Prince died this past April 21. Spectators at First Avenue openly, messily sobbed throughout — and at times, it almost appeared Melvoin herself was about to break down. But she kept it together and delivered a powerful performance that connected with every fan in the room, all of them still in mourning less than five months after Prince’s shocking death.

You can click on the song and watch this 7 minute version. Warning: it's very sad.

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Happy highlights of the night included a real sexy MF, neo-soul sensation Bilal — fresh off his star turn this past June on the BET Awards’ stellar Prince tribute — lending his otherworldly screechy falsetto and sultry stage presence to “The Beautiful Ones,” “Private Joy,” “When Doves Cry,” and “Kiss.” (“That’s a gift,” Melvoin marveled at Bilal’s octave-straddling vocals.)

You can click on the song and watch Bilal do a great version of "The Beautiful Ones".

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From some of the posts on Facebook,

Bilal delivered a beautiful rendition of “The Beautiful Ones” and a delicious reading of “Kiss” (though he’s no Princely dancer). On the latter number, Melvoin finally found her comfort zone on her signature guitar passage.

Now in the right frame of mind, she invited Prince’s extended family onstage — his ex-wives Mayte Garcia and Manuela Testolini, brother Omarr Baker, “Purple Rain” costar Apollonia and ex-fiancee Susannah Melvoin (Wendy’s twin sister) — for a festive “Baby, I’m a Star.”

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Also read that Maya Rudolph went onstage and sang. Also Questlove is there as DJ for the afterparty.