(The next issue of Uptown will have detailed tour coverage.)



Prince - Worcester Palladium - 7th November 2000



Stats
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Audience Entry to event - 7.48pm
Billy Sparks on stage to announce delay - 9.40pm
Concert start - 9.54pm
Concert finish - 12.04am
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Band
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Rhonda Smith - Bass (6 string + Electric Double Bass)
Morris Hayes - Keyboards
Kip Blackshire - Keyboards / Vocals
Johnny Blackwell - Drums
Najee - Soprano Saxophone / Tenor Saxophone / Flute
Geneva - Backing Vocals
Prince - Guitar (x4) / Bass / Cow Bell / Organ (shared with Morris and
takeover of Kip at times)
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Stage
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Minimal design
Raised platform to rear, Morris to stage left with Najee above on platform
slightly to right of Morris, Kip to stage right, Johnny above on raised platform slightly to left of Kip
Centre raised platform used as dance area
All Keyboards covered in purple fake fur, drums with "Lava lamp" design (no graphics)
Rear screen white with dual projections (futuristic graphics used with "Matrix" type feel)
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Costumes (Prince)
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Costume #1 - Black long coat, White tunic (a la Nude Tour), Black Pants,
White boots, black scarf (Jacket & Scarf removed after 3 songs)
Costume #2 - Red tunic , Red pants, Red boots
Costume #3 - As before but change tunic for beige mohair sweater
Costume #4 - Purple Suit, Gold shirt, Purple boots with Silver metal fronts
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Setlist
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Intro - Rhonda on electric double bass, Najee on soprano saxophone played from Balcony leading into samples from various hits
Uptown
Controversy
Mutiny
Cream
Little Red Corvette
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Sexy Dancer (Instrumental)
Housequake
Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Latin Instrumental
Najee Solo
Rhonda Solo
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Najee Solo
(Costume Change Prince)
Do Me Baby
Scandalous
Diamonds & Pearls
Beautiful Ones
Nothing Compares 2 U
(Costume Change Prince)
Guitar solo by Prince
Lets Go Crazy
Take me with U
Raspberry Beret
Darling Nikki
When Doves Cry
Computer Blue (Instrumental)
(Costume Change Prince)
I would die 4 U (1st verse lyrics only)
God
Najee Solo
Purple Rain (mostly played with only 5 strings due to one broken half way through)
Speech
When will we be paid
She's always in my hair
U got the Look
Bass solo by Prince
Kiss
Gett Off
Guitar Solo by Prince
Santana Medley
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