FEBRUARY 17
Press Release:
SOURCE: Prince

{{{One Nite Alone With Prince; A Man and His Music
'If in Resurrection one enters a new level of existence, then Prince's The Rainbow Children shows his ability to transcend his own musical genius. The Rainbow Children expounds Prince's musical breadth and wisdom, traversing myriad genres-funk, jazz, rock and gospel.' -- New York Press NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Music's peerless leader Prince will set out on a national Spring tour giving audiences a show like they've never seen before. Playing opera houses and jazz halls, Prince's
thought-provoking show will attract a hip, mature audience that prefers authentic, good music to glossy lip-syncing extravaganzas. Much of the show will feature songs off his recent album The Rainbow Children which critics have been heralding as ``one of Prince's most challenging and fascinating works to date'' (USA Today), ``easily the richest and most rewarding Prince album in a decade'' (Chicago Sun-Times) and ``a spontaneous-sounding, jazz-oriented work'' (New York Daily News). Simultaneously, Prince's NPG Music Club will enter its second year and, as always, members will receive special rewards exclusive only to them.

With no bungee cords, pyrotechnics or back-up dancers in sight, Prince will present a stripped-down show that allows the music to speak for itself. Catering to a sexy, mature audience, the jazz-tinged show will feature selections that Prince has never before performed (most notably material from The Rainbow Children) as well as classic hits he hasn't played in years. In a performance littered with piano and guitar solos, Prince will take the stage with special guests including veteran saxophonists Maceo Parker and Candy Dulfer. Like all Prince after-shows, nothing will be scripted (including no set list) leaving the audience to enjoy many spontaneous surprises!

2001 marked the inception of Prince's NPG Music Club, where members were connected like ``family'' and enjoyed an unprecedented amount of new music, preferred seating at Prince shows and countless other rewards. With the launch of its second year, 2002 NPG Music Club members can expect even more new music, books, instruments and gear as well as soundcheck access, after-show parties and at least four new Prince CDs. With a $100 sign-up fee, the 2002 NPG Music Club proves that membership actually does have its privileges.

Enter new levels of existence; xperience a man and his music this Spring. }}}

One Nite Alone With Prince:
Friday, March 1st - Saginaw, MI - Heritage Theatre
Saturday, March 2nd - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
Tuesday, March 5th - Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre
Wednesday, March 6th - Detroit, MI - Opera House
Thursday, March 7th - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Theater
Saturday, March 9th - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
Sunday, March 10th - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
Monday, March 11th - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Center
Monday, March 25th - Baltimore, MD - Lyric Theater
Tuesday, March 26th - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Cneter
Thursday, March 28th - Washington DC - Warner Theater
Saturday, March 30th - Washington DC - Warner Theater
Tuesday, April 2nd - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theater
Thursday, April 4th - Miami, FL - Sunrise Theatre
Friday, April 5th - Jacksonville, FL - Times Union Center
Saturday, April 6th - Lakeland, FL - Lakeland Center
Tuesday, April 9th - New York, NY - Lincoln Center- Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, April 11th - Norfolk, VA - NTELOS Pavilion
Friday, April 12th - Atlanta, GA - TBA
Saturday, April 13th - New Orleans, LA - UNO Theatre
Monday, April 15th - Dallas, TX - Music Hall
Tuesday, April 16th - Houston, TX - Compaq Center
Thursday, April 18th - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
Saturday, April 20th - Los Angeles, CA - Kodak Theatre
Thursday, April 25th - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
Friday, April 26th - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater
Tuesday, April 30th - Seattle, WA - Schnitzer Concert Hall
Wednesday, May 1st - Portland, OR - Paramount Theatre
Friday, May 3rd - Concord, CA - Chronical Pavilion
Saturday, May 4th - Las Vegas, NV - TBA

To become a 2002 NPG Music Club member, visit http://www.npgmusicclub.com.

SOURCE: Prince

The Sunrise Show is in Sunrise Fl. & NOT Miami Fl. just a FYI 4 all the Purple Famz

I don't need Prince or his publicist to tell me that I'm sexy and mature.

:p kelleyannemcclure = isaman4sure.

this is gonna RAWK !!!

Looks like he dropped Denver from the tour....Drat...

Anybody have any idea when tickets for the NYC / Avery Fisher Hall show go on sale?????

Hey, what happened to the world tour??? Is it for certain that it will only be national now?

VEGAS!!! How xciting
[This message was edited Thu Feb 21 17:15:48 PST 2002 by purpledarling55]

"With no bungee cords, pyrotechnics or back-up dancers in sight. . ."

Does this mean no Geneva? No arms-like-a-windmill dancing?


". . .the jazz-tinged show will feature selections that Prince has never before performed (most notably material from The Rainbow Children) as well as classic hits he hasn't played in years. . ."


As a bigger fan of his funk and rock work outs, this sentence scares me. Of course, I'll still go, but I fear hours of lite-jazz noodling.

Maceo and Candy will hopefully keep him in check.

I bid Najee a fond farewell. Don't hurry back!

No Nashville. but thats ok.. going to Kentucky. The only good reason to ever enter that god forsaken state

sorry to the people of kentucky that come here.. lol

SEND ME ORG NOTES!

SEND ME ORG NOTES!

SEND ME ORG NOTES!

SEND ME ORG NOTES!

SEND ME ORG NOTES!

Can anyone show us non-members what the t-shirts might look like?
Thanks

All I can say is that one proposed design is a black T with his portrait in black and white and four other designs display the proposed album cover for Xenophobia in both orange T's and black T's

Peace...

p.s. anyone interested in pics, please feel free to emale me
[This message was edited Thu Feb 21 22:40:41 PST 2002 by Pharaoh4TheMuse]

Beautiful, beautiful! Prince is maturing the fine wine he is. Wish he'd come to South Africa though. Draw on some of this country's biorythyms.

I´m happy about this tour,and hope to see him in europe,after touring the states. We wanna have some funk all over the world.Specially in cologne/ germany,his favourite city in germany,because it´s too funkyyyyy in here!!
See u all in the big Kölnarena.
Timur and Isi

cool...

Hey! Non-members!

Join Up - U won't regret it!

I cant wait for this tour!!!!! Its gonna be off the hook!!

I've been waiting for him 2 do a tour like this. The man is so diverse, he just keeps giving and giving.

BRING IT ON!!!

We r going 2 Lakeland and vegas....heeee hawww! I'm pumped!

Looking forward to this one!
Maceo just about tore the roof off at the Park last june,

We're not expecting any snoozer here.....
All going to the Ky show and Atlanta See U there Freaks!
Look for us in the Front!

I'm sexy but immature can i still go?

I just joined the NPGMC. I'm waiting for something fantastic to happen. Ol' Scraggly head better not let me down. I could've bought some books with that money!

Check my t-shirt!

ok ok... i'm a PREMIUM Member of NPGMC_2002 & it seems that u can go EVERYwhere else but NPGMC 2 get Tour In4. why is that?

is there a LEAK in Paisley Park (provided by Prince) or is it that P is just PROMOTING outside of NPGMC?

oh well, as long as he doesn't "X" out the Florida shows

They only provide confirmed tourdates on npgmc, the ones posted anywhere else aren't confirmed, at least, that's what they say...
oh yeah, now check my t-shirt...

Hallo timur,ich bin ganz deiner Meinung.
Prince,we wait for u in germany!!

How 'bout some Europe dates!