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Prince 'Piano & A Microphone' Australasian Tour Details Revealed!

06 February 2016 - 1 Comment

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

http://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/ or http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/

 

Sydney

20 February

Sydney Opera House

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/ or http://www.ticketek.com.au/

 

21 February

State Theatre

http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/

 

Auckland

24 February

ASB Theatre

http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/

 

SPECIAL TICKETING ARRANGEMENTS

To address ticket-scalping concerns, the following procedures will be put in place to ensure that Prince fans are able to purchase tickets to these performances, and NOT scalpers. Ticket purchases for the show will be limited to two (2) tickets per person via the venues and ticketing companies noted above. No tickets will be distributed. At the time of purchase, the purchaser's name will be recorded and a corresponding receipt issued. Physical tickets will only be available for collection from noon on the night of the concert. Photo ID will be required to match the name previously advised and individuals will be wrist-banded before entering the auditorium. 


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Comments

Shade 11 Feb 2016 13:32:43
Update 11 Feb 2016

Due to the massive demand of Prince’s legion of fans, both Auckland shows of Prince’s 'PIANO & A MICROPHONE' tour have now SOLD OUT!

For those blessed enough to have purchased a ticket to one of the 2 shows on February 24 today, you will enjoy a special once-in-a-lifetime experience with Prince very soon.



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