Two months after he dropped his surprise album via Tidal, singer Prince is giving his fans yet another surprise and doing two back-to-back shows this Sunday.
Alice Radio reported that Prince’s Piano and a Microphone tour will kick off this weekend at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California. The Purple Rain star will do two concerts, which are both scheduled for Feb. 28. One is set for 7 p.m. and the other is set for 10 p.m.
Prince will perform his classics tracks like “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Raspberry Beret” and “Little Red Corvette” but also, as the San Francisco Gate noted, will sing some singles off his new HITnRUN Phase II album.
During a recent performance in Australia, Prince dedicated an entire set to his friend, Vanity, whose real name was Denise Matthews. The Vanity 6 frontwoman died from kidney failure and an abdominal illness on Feb. 15.
"Her and I used to love each other deeply. She loved me for the artist I was, I loved her for the artist she was trying to be,” he told the audience. “She and I would fight. She was very headstrong cos she knew she was the finest woman in the world. She never missed an opportunity to tell you that."
The tickets for this Sunday's shows are on sale now and range in price from $99 to $275.