Prince has gotten the old band back together, albeit under tragic circumstances.
Months after “Little Red Corvette” singer Prince’s death at age 57, his former group, The Revolution, performed a tribute show for the singer on Thursday.
The show took place at famed Minneapolis club First Avenue, where much of Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain” was filmed.
“I encourage every one of you to take every one of these songs and make them your own,” guitarist Wendy Melvoin told the crowd at the show’s start. Among Prince’s chestnuts performed were “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Little Red Corvette,” “Baby I’m a Star,” “Purple Rain,” “Kiss” and “When Doves Cry,” according to Rolling Stone.
Prince died in April at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota, of what was later determined to be an overdose of the opioid painkiller Fentanyl. His death occurred just days after his plane was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing so the musician could be treated for an overdose of Percocet.
The late singer’s famous Paisley Park estate will open for public tours in October. In a statement, Prince’s family said that the new museum “will offer fans a unique experience, an exhibition like no other, as Prince would have wanted it.”
Dearly beloved, let’s gather here and get through these videos from the show.
Prince 4 Sale: 9 Most Amazing Auction Items From the Purple One (Photos)
A black and white motorcycle jacket worn by Prince in "Purple Rain" will go up for auction June 29 via Profiles in History, with bidding opening between $6,000 and $8,000.
The cone puppet used by Prince in his landmark film "Purple Rain" -- OK, one just like it at least, sold on the Purple Rain tour -- can be yours for a mere $1,495. Plus $14 shipping.
A pair of bejeweled handcuffs worn by the Purple One onstage during the performance of "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" fetched $12,500 at an auction held by Nate D. Sanders in March.
At the same auction, a diamond and amethyst Love Symbol pin worn by Prince took in $12,500.
Played at San Francisco's Cow Palace during the Purple Rain tour, this tambourine commanded $590 on eBay this week.
Also offered up at the Nate D. Sanders auction: A plate from Prince's wedding, which took in $1,875.
Couldn't make it to Prince's final concert in Atlanta on April 14? This ticket stub from the show, as well as a CD that was given away after the gig will put you there -- kind of -- with a current bid of just under $800.
A check written to Prince in 1977 that bears his endorsement signature went for $3,326 at the March auction -- even though the original check was only written out for $100.
Prince is probably the only person in the world who could have pulled off wearing this scarf. But somebody paid $1,250 for it during the Sanders auction anyway.
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The ”Little Red Corvette“ singer may be gone, but pieces of his legacy are still available if you have enough money