Prince's New Zealand and Australia Tour Dates Revealed
Update: These shows have SOLD OUT
The dates for Prince's surprise visit down under this month have been revealed with the pop icon set to perform one show in Auckland.
As detailed in yesterday's announcement, the show is part of his 'Piano & A Microphone Tour' which sees Prince perform a rare solo set with, you guessed it...just a piano and a microphone. The tour will kick off in Australia in a couple of weeks and end up at Auckland's ASB Theatre on Wednesday 24th February with tickets for all dates on sale from next Thursday (11th Feb). Here are the details...
Prince - Piano & A Microphone Tour
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 February, State Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday 20 February, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Sunday 21 February, State Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 24 February, ASB Theatre, Auckland
UPDATE: Prince will perform two shows in Auckland on 24th Feb - one at 6.30pm and one at 10pm.
PRESS RELEASE:
PRINCE
'PIANO & A MICROPHONE' TOUR
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR DETAILS REVEALED!
Prince will bring his Piano & A Microphone tour to Australia and New Zealand this February for 10 exclusive and intimate shows.
Prince will perform 4 shows at Melbourne State Theatre on February 16 and 17, 2 shows at the Sydney Opera House on February 20 and 2 shows at Sydney State Theatre on February 21. Prince will also perform for the very first time in New Zealand at Auckland’s ASB Theatre on February 24.
For those blessed enough to attend, everything about these exclusive performances has been carefully considered to deliver special once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The repertoire will be culled from Prince’s vast 39-album catalogue and each performance will have a unique set-list that evolves in real time, song-to-song. Fans should expect to witness special interpretations of well-known hits alongside rarely performed B-sides and new, never-before-heard material.
Prince’s Piano & A Microphone tour commenced on January 21 at his US recording studio, Paisley Park, where he stunned fans who travelled from all over the world to see him perform two very personal shows. According to a Rolling Stone review of these shows, Prince performed on a stage decorated sparsely with candles and shrouded in smoke. The show was framed by the story of how he mastered the piano and emerged from the shadow of his father, jazz pianist John L. Nelson. “The set moved chronologically (with a few exceptions) through the first decade of Prince’s career,” Rolling Stone reports, “including at least one song from each of his first 10 albums.” In addition to classic songs from albums including 1999, Purple Rain, and Sign o’ the Times the set-lists have also featured covers by Joni Mitchell, Paul Robeson and Ray Charles; songs Prince has written for other acts including The Time, Sheila E. and Vanity 6; and even a Thelonious Monk-style version of the theme to Batman.
Tickets will go on sale for all Australian shows at 12 noon AEDT on Tuesday February 9, 2016 and for the New Zealand shows at 12 noon NZDT on Thursday February 11, 2016.
Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Piano & A Microphone Tour Dates
Melbourne
16 & 17 February
State Theatre
www.artscentremelbourne.com.au or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Sydney
20 February
Sydney Opera House
www.sydneyoperahouse.com or www.ticketek.com.au
21 February
State Theatre
www.ticketmaster.com.au
Auckland
24 February
ASB Theatre
www.ticketmaster.co.nz
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