Act I and II

Act I and II
Tour by Prince and The New Power Generation
Associated album Love Symbol Album
Start date March 8, 1993
End date September 7, 1993
Legs 2
No. of shows 25 in North America
27 in Europe
52 in Total
Prince and The New Power Generation concert chronology

Act I was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince and The New Power Generation promoting his Love Symbol Album, released the previous year. This was Prince's first tour of the United States since 1988's Lovesexy Tour.[1] Act II was the second leg of the tour. After Act I's tour of the United States, Act II was Prince's return to Europe.[2]

History

The first half of the concert focused on Love Symbol Album material and sometimes included a few tracks from The New Power Generation's recently released Goldnigga album. The second half was a greatest hits selection, as well as some rarely played B-sides such as "Irresistible Bitch" and "She's Always in My Hair". This would be Prince's final tour before he would change his stage name to his unpronounceable symbol. The shows were usually given in rooms of medium size, mostly with a capacity of 4 000 to 6,000 people. Prince wanted the rooms sold out, and did not want to take risks for his first real US tour in five years. The show has two parts, exactly as the Lovesexy Tour. In the first part are played the songs on the album "Symbol", with a very elaborate staging. The second part is the one where the main hits are played. The show has basically the story found in the video "3 Chains O'Gold", but in a much more theatrical. The decor is a little Arabian Nights, with the curtain of stars of the tour "Diamonds And Pearls", which will be reused on several laps later. The musicians are relegated to the sides of the stage, leaving Prince, Mayte and Game Boyz ample space to dance and express themselves on stage.

Following up on Act I's heavy promotion of the Love Symbol album, Act II minimized the album promotion and instead focused on Prince's greatest hits. The songs which required rap were dropped from the set or handled by Prince alone. The encore section premiered many newly written songs that would end up on future albums like Come and The Gold Experience. Of course the tour incorporates many elements of the US tour, but it is however quite different as it was announced as the last tour under the name Prince and the promotional campaign for this tour even indicated that it was hearing for the last time live hits like Raspberry Beret which of course was only a technical yet to pocket as much money. The show always starts with My Name Is Prince, but Prince is not on stage: it is Mayte, wearing a long coat and a cap with strings, which mimics the song into a gullible public until she lets her appear pink bikini ... The tour was an opportunity for Prince to showcase its new name as the symbol that accompanied it until 2000.

Set list

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America—Leg 1[3] ACT I
March 8, 1993 Sunrise United States Sunrise Musical Theatre
March 9, 1993
March 11, 1993 Atlanta Fox Theatre
March 12, 1993
March 15, 1993 Fairfax Patriot Center
March 16, 1993
March 17, 1993 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
March 19, 1993 Richmond The Mosque
March 21, 1993 Worcester The Aud
March 22, 1993
March 24, 1993 New York City Radio City Music Hall
March 25, 1993
March 26, 1993
March 29, 1993 Montreal Canada Montreal Forum
March 30, 1993 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
April 1, 1993 Detroit United States Fox Theatre
April 2, 1993
April 4, 1993 Chicago Chicago Theatre
April 5, 1993
April 6, 1993
April 10, 1993 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
April 11, 1993
April 15, 1993 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre
April 16, 1993
April 17, 1993
Europe—Leg 2 ACT II
26 July 1993 Birmingham United Kingdom National Indoor Arena
27 July 1993
29 July 1993 Edinburgh Meadowbank Stadium
31 July 1993 London Wembley Stadium
1 August 1993 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
2 August 1993
5 August 1993 Johanneshov Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
6 August 1993 Gothenburg Scandinavium
7 August 1993 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
9 August 1993 Den Bosch Netherlands Brabanthallen
10 August 1993
13 August 1993 Cádiz Spain Estadio Ramón de Carranza
15 August 1993 Lisbon Portugal Estádio José de Alvalade
17 August 1993 Santiago de Compostela Spain Auditorio do Monte do Gozo
19 August 1993 Gijón Hipódromo de las Mestas
21 August 1993 Madrid Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
22 August 1993 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
25 August 1993 Vienna Austria Donauinsel
27 August 1993 Munich Germany Alter Flughafen
28 August 1993 Wegberg Flugplatz Wildenrath
29 August 1993 Zurich Switzerland Hardturm
31 August 1993 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
1 September 1993
3 September 1993 Lüneburg Germany Flugplatz Lüneburg
4 September 1993 Ghent Belgium Flanders Expo
5 September 1993 Mainz Germany Flughafen Finthen
7 September 1993 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena

References

  1. ↑ [1993 prince-live.com|ACT I Tour]
  2. ↑ ACT II Tour 1993|prince-live
  3. ↑ Prince Tour History
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